The Panorama programme was broadcast in October 2024, Ivonne, just before the last US election. The internal memo, written by Michael Prescott, a the BBC's independent external adviser on editorial guidelines, which criticised both the programme and the indifference of BBC Management, has only recently come to light, which is why it was published in today's 'Telegraph'. A sweeping but not an unreasonable generalisation, Michael. A survey conducted in 2019 showed that 92% of senior journalists at the BBC had university degrees. A YouGov poll suggests that the percentage of graduates voting for left wing parties (i.e. Labour, Lib Dems and the Greens) in 2024 was 66%. 66% of 92% is over 60%. So, yes, it is likely that a clear majority of senior BBC News journalists, are left leaning.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Trump Derangement Syndrome	04/11/25 19:14:00	Steven Rose
Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	04/11/25 20:11:00	Michael Brigo
Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	04/11/25 20:18:00	Robert Wheeler
Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 11:07:00	John Hawkes
Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	04/11/25 20:33:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 01:39:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 10:24:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 10:30:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 10:36:00	Barbara Stevens
Reply	05/11/25 10:55:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	05/11/25 11:29:00	John Hawkes
Reply	05/11/25 11:43:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	05/11/25 12:40:00	John Hawkes
Reply	05/11/25 16:42:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	05/11/25 11:39:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	05/11/25 12:04:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 12:03:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 14:28:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 15:07:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 16:09:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 16:48:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	05/11/25 17:13:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 16:27:00	John Hawkes
Re:Re:Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 16:31:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Trump Derangement Syndrome	05/11/25 16:24:00	John Hawkes
Reply	05/11/25 16:39:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Reply	05/11/25 18:09:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Reply	05/11/25 19:07:00	Ivonne Holliday
Reply	05/11/25 18:23:00	Michael Ixer
Re:Reply	05/11/25 19:10:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Reply	05/11/25 20:49:00	Sue Hammond
Re:Re:Re:Reply	05/11/25 20:56:00	Ivonne Holliday
Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	05/11/25 21:38:00	Steven Rose
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	05/11/25 23:07:00	Gerry Boyce
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/11/25 10:01:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Reply	06/11/25 11:06:00	John Hawkes
Reply	06/11/25 11:18:00	Sue Hammond
Reply	06/11/25 11:33:00	Sue Hammond

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