The BBC and Gaza

Ricard Burden MP contiues to campaign against the BBC decision not to publish the Gaza appeal. He sent us the text o his early day motion in parliment which goes:

‘That this House is astonished by the refusal of the BBC and Sky to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committee Gaza Crisis Appeal; considers that the explanation given for this decision by BBC spokespersons are both unconvincing and incoherent; and draws attention to the fact that people wishing to contribute to the Gaza appeal can contact the DEC by visiting www.dec.org.uk.’

Mr Burden, a member of the International Development Committee and Chair of the Britain-Palestine All Party Parliamentary Group, said:

‘The fact that well over 100 MPs from different parties have signed this Commons motion shows the breadth of concern about the position which the BBC and Sky are taking. The arguments that BBC managers have been putting forward in defence of their refusal to screen this appeal have shown themselves to be even more even unconvincing and contradictory as time has gone on.