🔗 Share this article Previous BBC Advisers Face Members of Parliament's Questioning In the Wake of Claims of Partiality in Unauthorized Document We begin with inquiries from Conservative MP the panel's head, who leads the committee. She opens by giving background to the disclosed memorandum authored by Michael Prescott and printed in the Telegraph. "It is not my wish for the BBC slanting in any particular direction, I just want it straight, impartial and equitable," he declares. Upon being questioned whether he considers the British Broadcasting Corporation is institutionally biased, the adviser responds: "No, I do not. It is important to note, a great deal the BBC does is top-tier - both factual and entertainment content." Nevertheless, he states: "There exists real work that must be undertaken at the BBC." A further previous consultant British Broadcasting Corporation specialist examined by the committee, Caroline Daniel, remarks she regards the British Broadcasting Corporation very seriously and that it operates a "ongoing system and lively discussion" regarding dynamic and complex issues. "Whether the BBC was ready to conduct a thorough dialogue and debate and act accordingly?" she reflects. "In my view, indeed, they were."