03 Save Inside Out


savings by cuting the regional current affairs series Inside Out and regional Sunday politics shows must be stopped.


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Staff on the 11 regional Inside Out programmes have been told to stop


he BBC has to find savings of £125 million because of the effect of Covid-19 alone, but plans to make easy


filming for September while a review is carried out of its future, which is due to report at the end of the month. Meanwhile, there are fears that the regional Sunday politics programmes, which have been cut to one England-wide show because of Covid-19, will not return. Jobs are expected to be lost on both and the BBC will lose award-winning programmes which tackle issues at


a local and regional level and play an important role in democracy at local council and constituency level, undermining the BBC’s claim to be the premier public service broadcaster across the UK. A leter signed by more than 100 celebrities, including Stephen Fry, Lennie Henry and Alison Steadman, urged BBC management to save the programmes. Michelle Stanistreet, general secretary, said: “Make your voice heard and tell the BBC that these local programmes must not be cut. Contact your local politicians and ask them to support the campaign.”


NUJ Extra


otingham branch has set up set up its own emergency


fund for members who are experiencing hardship. Di Peasey, branch chair said: “So far we have paid the membership of one member and have appealed to others to contact us if they need help. We have already donated £300 to NUJ Extra and will probably make another donation later in the year.”


Chris Wheal, chair of the union’s welfare charity’s trustees said: “I’d like every branch officer to try to find a member who needs NUJ Extra’s help but who has not yet applied. We know that there are many NUJ members out there who have been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis. Tey may not have been ill, but they may have seen shiſts cancelled or rotas cut or simply seen their workload dry up as our industry retrenched and cut back. My message to branches is, please help us find them so we can give them that litle bit extra.” www.nuj.org. uk/work/nuj-extra/


Branch action


Write to your MP/mayor asking them to


tell the BBC not to cut regional journalism. Use this model leter: htps://www.nuj.org. uk/documents/mp-leter-inside-out-and- sunday-politics/


Tweet your support using the hashtag #savebbcinsideout


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