Submitted on Wednesday 6th February 2019
Rejected on Thursday 21st February 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: duplicate (see below for details)
Hold a judicial inquiry in to the BBC receiving EU funding and loans.
A recent Freedom of Information Request (RFI20101570) revealed that the BBC received funding from the EU and loans from the European Investment Bank. Due to the possibility of this creating bias in BBC reporting regarding the EU and Brexit, an inquiry should be held to determine if this is the case.
FOI request: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/eu_funding?fbclid=IwAR1fjwt0fvk2D75PVH76Kq_16DIjsnQ-q_HfP_KFIcKbieSDRuokxG0BjG0
EU funding typically comes on the condition that the receiving organisation agrees to promote the EU. Clearly such an undertaking is grossly inappropriate for a taxpayer-funded national broadcaster, so it is crucial that a judicial enquiry is held in order to establish exactly what undertakings and agreements the BBC signed up to in order to receive EU funding.
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