Trust in the BBC has significantly declined among both left and right-wingers as data reveals a shift in public sentiment. BBC's director general, Tim Davie, emphasized the corporation should embrace progressiveness, sparking mixed reactions among staff and commentators. The leaked recording of Davie's remarks has stirred debate on the BBC's stance in the culture wars and its perceived 'woke' image, leading to concerns about alienating the working class audience.
In a leaked recording BBC boss Tim Davie has told staff to be proud to be progressive as he doubles down on the alienation of the working class following new polling that found they are turning off the BBC because they find it too ‘woke’. Go woke, go broke! #DefundTheBBC
'You have to speak this way or you're a bad person!' Bev Turner hits out at 'woke' Left as BBC boss says he's proud to be 'woke' https://t.co/ubwOux49SC
‘I think this use of the word woke is dangerous, nobody can define what it is.’ Former BBC Executive and Presenter, Roger Bolton, responds to the BBC's Director General stating that the BBC is 'proud of its progressiveness.' https://t.co/ud6XMsLCV2
'The BBC risks the accusation of being institutionally woke, not helped by the words of their leader.' @mrmarkdolan on the BBC 'walking a joyous tightrope' of the culture wars after Tim Davie's comments that the organisation should be 'proud to be progressive'. https://t.co/uWXttRvBRs
"Being progressive" is something staff "should be proud of", according to BBC Director General Tim Davie in a newly leaked recording. https://t.co/kttWKUC8d2
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Supposedly Tory DG Tim Davie of the BBC has gone native. He's seen here in an i/v said the “joyous tightrope of the culture wars..being progressive” was something staff “should be proud of”. As BBC journo Robin Aitken noted, “A progressive groupthink dominates the BBC, including… https://t.co/ZmQQM4SGhk
‘Why don’t people think before they speak?!’ Nicholas Owen reacts to Tim Davie reportedly telling staff at the BBC that the corporation should be proud to be progressive. https://t.co/1YfOigO44e
🔴 The BBC’s director general told staff the corporation should be proud to be progressive, The Telegraph can reveal. Read the full story ⬇️ https://t.co/QGFeNwqsQH https://t.co/bVYCV5pnXS
Exclusive: Leaked recording of BBC director general tells staff corporation should be proud to be progressive Tim Davie said the BBC walked a “joyous tightrope of the culture wars”, and said “being progressive” was something staff “should be proud of”. Robin Aitken, a former… https://t.co/MSGd60Tr42
Brits have fallen out of love with the BBC. Data shows trust in the BBC has plunged dramatically amongst both left and rightwingers. https://t.co/EgV8Hri73f