The BBC is right to diversify outside the capital – but its radical relocation plan is being badly managed
Just over a week ago, the BBC made an announcement, to its staff and to the press. It was a big’un. Over the next few years, trumpeted the Beeb, it will move various parts of its huge operation to different locations across the UK, so that by 2027, more than 50% of BBC spending will be outside London.
That is, of course, completely right. Even the most kombucha-sozzled media elitist will agree that our national broadcaster should represent everyone who pays its licence fee. The BBC, which employs thousands of people, needs to spread not only its spending across the country, but also its focus and culture. The move out of London is the right one.
