It is an interesting idea, which my hon. Friend can put to this inquiry. I think the key is—I am biased, as I worked in ITV for many years—that you do need strong, independent television to give people a choice of news. I have made many mistakes in my life, and I think one of them was agreeing, briefly, that it was a good idea to move the ““News at Ten””. I think it was a very bad decision, and a proper plurality in news is very important.
Public Confidence in the Media and Police
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 20 July 2011.
It occurred during Debate on Public Confidence in the Media and Police.
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