To: Tony Hall, Director General of the BBC
BBC: Question Time Needs Diversity Now
Put a stop to stale, white, elite panels.
Why is this important?
Question Time is BBC's flagship political programme. If, like me, you grew up with a passion for politics, or a little bit worried about the state of the world around you, you might have tuned in on a Thursday. You might also have expected it to represent the views of people in the UK.
But it doesn't.
*Black women have appeared just 16 times in five years, and 12 of those appearances have been made by Diane Abbott.*
Please read this David Lammy article - he puts it better than I could:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/04/question-time-britain-ethnic-minorities-bbc-diane-abbott-chuka-umunna
But it doesn't.
*Black women have appeared just 16 times in five years, and 12 of those appearances have been made by Diane Abbott.*
Please read this David Lammy article - he puts it better than I could:
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/04/question-time-britain-ethnic-minorities-bbc-diane-abbott-chuka-umunna
