BBC privatisation gets go-ahead

BECTU has been warned by Culture Minister Tessa Jowell that she intends to approve the sale of BBC Technology to Siemens.

In a fax received by the union today (September 24) Jowell says she is satisfied that a list of concerns raised by the union had been properly considered by the BBC, and consequently she had "no legitimate reason" to block the sale.

For more details see the main BECTU site.