Letter: New man at the BBC

Friday 25 June 1999 23:02 BST

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Letter: New man at the BBC

Sir: I have a suggestion for a simple, fair and non-controversial method for selecting the next Director-General for the BBC. It should be through a vote system. The BBC is financed by those who use its services, the viewers and listeners, so why should not they elect who runs it? After all, the system works well enough for building societies, governments and most clubs.

BARRY FANTONI

London SW4

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