Maybe, although I might add many Bbc employees are in a position to exert their political persuasion on output. And they represent an extreme range of political views.
The idea of there being a wizard of oz-type character dictating an overarching political stance is bullshit.
As a one-time employee I can assure you That if anything, the BBC bends over backwards to do the opposite. Managers were hyper aware of diversity and obsessed with recruiting a wide range of people.
Also , re the editing mistake, it was likely down to careless editing in a rush to get the...