BBC Question Time Audience Producer is apparently Vote Leave, Britain First supporter

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7. For completeness, a few more media reports

MSM:

Question Time producer is rapped by the BBC after she shared post by far-right party Britain First on social media

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The BBC confirms that the bosses of Question Time, which is presented by David Dimbleby, have spoken to Ms Fuller Pedley about her online activities.

'The BBC has clear impartiality guidelines covering the use of personal social media,' a spokesman says.

'This freelance producer and the rest of the programme team have been reminded of their responsibilities.'

A source tells me: 'Alison has reassured her managers that the posts were shared unwittingly and she was unaware of their wider context.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-4007866/SEBASTIAN-SHAKESPEARE-Question-Time-producer-rapped-BBC-shared-post-far-right-party-Britain-social-media.html

Campaigner Jack Monroe cancels TV licence over 'Britain First supporting' BBC Question Time producer

Anti-poverty campaigner Jack Monroe says she has cancelled her TV licence in disgust over claims an BBC Question Time producer expressed support for a far-right group.

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But the BBC insist she did so "unwittingly" and does not share the group's views.

The corporation say they have "reminded" the programme's staff of the need to be impartial at work and on social media.

But writing on Twitter last night, Ms Monroe had little time for the BBC's argument.

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"You cannot be responsible for researching 4,000 political character profiles a week, & claim to be 'unaware of the context of Britain First'"

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/campaigner-jack-monroe-cancels-tv-9417135

Bella Caledonia blog:

BBC Question Time Cosy Friends Update

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Today a new angle has emerged with the news that when BBC Question Time was broadcast from Sutton Coldfield in September it was at the behest of one local Councillor Paul Long.

... the local newspaper Coldfield Observer revealed:

“Sutton Coldfield town councillor Paul Long (Sutton Vesey) was instrumental in persuading programme producers to come to the town, on the back of it forming the UK’s largest parish council. Cllr Long said: “Back in November I had the idea of seeing if BBC Question Time could come to the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield to mark the formation of the UK’s largest town council. “Fortunately, I knew the audience producer, Alison Fuller-Pedley, and she was very keen to see what she could do.”

... who does Councillor Long stand for? Why he’s the UKIP Communications Manager for the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield.

http://bellacaledonia.org.uk/2016/12/07/bbc-question-time-cosy-friends-update/

Sutton Coldfield Observer story here: http://www.suttoncoldfieldobserver.co.uk/sutton-coldfield-to-host-bbc-s-question-time-programme/story-29633999-detail/story.html

Paul Long now identifies as an "Independent", but at least as recently as May 2015 did indeed serve as UKIP Sutton Coldfield's press officer.


Huffington Post:

BBC Question Time Staff Reminded Of Impartiality Rules After Producer's Britain First Posts Revealed

The BBC has reminded staff on its flagship Question Time programme of the need to be impartial at work and on social media after a producer was found to have shared posts from the Facebook page of far-right party Britain First.

The corporation was forced to act after an audience producer’s Facebook profile was found to include posts from the hate group, which has long-used messages of support for armed forces and veterans to increase its reach on social media.

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/bbc-question-time-producer-britain-first_uk_5846dfabe4b019db8c11add0?