The BBC is failing to ensure diversity in its employment practices, broadcasting watchdog Ofcom said yesterday as it called for a “step change” across the industry.
The regulator said the broadcaster “should lead the way” in reflecting the make-up of society but was failing in a number of areas.
Just 6 per cent of senior jobs at the BBC are held by people from an ethnic minority background.
Women’s fight against violence and legal erosion is central to building a democratic and just Iraq, says Dr SALMA SAADAWI
Claims that digital media has rendered press power obsolete are a dangerous myth, argues DES FREEDMAN
As extremist hate spreads and disillusion deepens, the labour movement must offer more than resistance — it must offer a future, writes MATT WRACK, general secretary of NASUWT – The Teachers’ Union
JAMES NALTON takes a look at the German league’s move to grow its audience in Britain, and around the future of football on TV in general


