🔗 Share this article Previous BBC Advisers Face Members of Parliament's Questioning Following Assertions of Bias in Unauthorized Document We start with queries from Conservative MP the committee chair, that leads the committee. She initiates by providing context to the leaked memo authored by Michael Prescott and printed in the Telegraph. "I don't want the British Broadcasting Corporation tilting this way or that way, My only wish is for it straight, unbiased and fair," he declares. In response to a query if he thinks the British Broadcasting Corporation is systematically partial, the adviser responds: "No, I do not. To be clear, tons of stuff the BBC does is world class - both factual and entertainment content." However, he continues: "There exists real work that requires attention at the BBC." A further former external British Broadcasting Corporation consultant examined by the group, Caroline Daniel, remarks she views the British Broadcasting Corporation with great importance and that it maintains a "continuous process and active debate" on evolving and intricate subjects. "Whether the BBC was prepared to conduct a genuine discussion and debate and take action?" she reflects. "In my view, yes they were."