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Asked if the Prime Minister thought that broadcasters should be more careful about the kind of things that they screen given the row that has erupted from Big Brother, the PMOS said that as it was not his role to offer a running commentary on programmes on Channel 4 or elsewhere, that is a matter for OFCOM to reach judgement. However, clearly everyone, broadcasters, newspapers and so on, do need to be aware of the sensitivities involved in these kinds of issues. It is for the proper regulatory authorities to reach judgements on such cases, not for the Government as such. Put to the PMOS that the current furore didn’t help the Respect agenda much, the PMOS said that the Respect agenda allowed dialogue between local communities and the police, and it is a matter that is better for people to talk about, but how it is handled and broadcast is a matter for the regulatory authorities to enforce.
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