
Rescuing the BBC From Itself
In recent years the BBC has come to nurture right-wing populism and sideline the Left. But with just a little imagination and effort it could easily reclaim its radical democratic roots.
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Dan Hind is an author and doctoral researcher at the University of York. His 2019 report, The British Digital Cooperative: A New Model Public Sector Institution, is copublished by the Next System Project and Common Wealth.
In recent years the BBC has come to nurture right-wing populism and sideline the Left. But with just a little imagination and effort it could easily reclaim its radical democratic roots.
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