Lots of important news broke during and right after the election. UKIP got the 3rd highest number of votes, but won just one seat. Labor lost and went into a self-pitying meltdown, cheered on by the Guardianista, who supported Labor and themselves with articles basically saying voters were too dumb to know what's best. Meanwhile, the Lib Dems stared into oblivion before jumping in.
However, it was the Tories that won, and David Cameron has appointed his new cabinet. One intriguing choice was John Whittingdale as Culture Secretary. John will be responsible for reviewing the BBC's charter when it next year. He has already described the licence fee as "worse than the poll tax". The shockwave of the appointment clearly rattled the arrogant BBC heads who immediately put out this tweet before deleting it again moments later.
By coincidence a Twitter campaign to "Save the BBC" and "encourage it to flourish" appeared shortly after the news. The Twitter account is strong in urging supporters to join up and send out positive message about the BBC service.
I have challenged Peter (the person behind the account) to a formal, public debate. Perhaps on debate.org, perhaps on radio or some other platform. Peter at #saveourbbc has very kindly accepted. More details to come.
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