BBC Director of Nations Rhodri Talfan Davies has taken to waving the Charter at those who question his decision to cut back local programming after 2pm weekdays on 39 radio stations around England.
The word local only appears once in the Charter, on the first of six 'Public Purposes':
To provide impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them: the BBC should provide duly accurate and impartial news, current affairs and factual programming to build people’s understanding of all parts of the United Kingdom and of the wider world. Its content should be provided to the highest editorial standards. It should offer a range and depth of analysis and content not widely available from other United Kingdom news providers, using the highest calibre presenters and journalists, and championing freedom of expression, so that all audiences can engage fully with major local, regional, national, United Kingdom and global issues and participate in the democratic process, at all levels, as active and informed citizens.
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