Former Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden went on the Today programme this morning, and argued that his process to appoint a new Chair for Ofcom was independent, because, well, its decision was overturned. He said this second running is because there was not a wide enough field first time round. He could, of course, have made this plainer earlier. There were reportedly just nine applications, which may have had something to do with the fact that, as repeated by many Tory MPs back in January, there was already a preferred No 10 candidate. Applications closed on 26th March first time round; news of the re-run first came on 27th May.
MP Steve Baker just bluntly told Sophy Ridge that Paul Dacre is being put in charge of OFCOM because he wants UK News to be censored by "conservatives". When fascism arrives it will come in a smart suit.....
— Simon Gosden. Esq. #fbpe 3.5% 🕷🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴☠️🦠💙 (@g_gosden) January 31, 2021
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