GB News critics want to limit free speech to metropolitan liberal elite, ex-Ofcom chief says
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Critics of GB News are attempting to limit free speech to the metropolitan liberal elite, an ex-head of Ofcom has claimed.Lord Michael Grade recently departed from the chair of the British media watchdog and said he welcomed the arrival of the People's Channel in the name of "plurality".In an interview with the Guardian, Lord Grade stated that a long-term lack of "the white majority a voice in the debate" would damage social integration within the UK.The Conservative peer said: "The fact is, what people don't like is the fact that there is a television station giving voice to a strong body of opinion in this country which has been ignored for years.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "They just don't like the idea that there's any voice or any agenda, news agenda, which is different from the kind of liberal, Islington consensus.Lord Grade was appointed to his role by Boris Johnson's government in 2022.When questioned about Ofcom's approach to regulating GB News, Lord Grade spoke of a...
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A: GB News critics want to limit free speech to metropolitan liberal elite, ex-Ofcom chief says.
B: Critics of GB News are attempting to limit free speech to the metropolitan liberal elite, an ex-head of Ofcom has claimed.Lord Michael Grade recently departed from the chair of the British media watchdog and said he welcomed the arrival of the People's Channel in the name of "plurality".In an interview with the Guardian, Lord Grade stated that a long-term lack of "the white majority a voice in the debate" would damage social integration within the UK.The Conservative peer said: "The fact is, what people don't like is the fact that there is a television station giving voice to a strong body of opinion in this country which has been ignored for years.
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