BBC workers protest ‘one-sided’ Hutton Report
About 200 staff took to the streets outside Television Centre in west London, while further demonstrations took place in Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne, Manchester and Cardiff.
Many were angered at the departure of Greg Dyke, who resigned as director general last week after the BBC was criticised in the report into the death of weapons expert Dr David Kelly. Mr Dyke, who said he was forced to quit by the corporation’s governors, revealed he would return to his former job if asked.
Many protesters carried placards proclaiming “Hands off the BBC” and stayed for two hours from midday, despite being drenched in the rain.
National Union of Journalists representative Brid Fitzpatrick said: “We are protesting against what we see as the attack on the BBC’s editorial independence.We feel the Hutton Report was very one-sided.”
