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The first general comment to make is that all our stocks will go up and down and our expectations of them should take that into account. We should not get too excited about the ups and downs.The position on nephrops on the west coast is that the outcomes are partly affected by the methodological change that we touched on in relation to the North Sea.
Neither the audience council nor the trust will relax in its attempt to hold us to account on the issue. There will be a regular survey of the audience and interrogation of the issues.
If it comes from Government, does that have implications for editorial freedom and responsibility? To whom are broadcasters accountable at the end of the day? Are they accountable to the funding source or to Ofcom, as the media regulator?
We should try to dig more deeply into this—part of the problem is that the Government can lay down the regulations in black and white, but it is how they are interpreted that matters.
So you have personally always worked under that working together framework. Absolutely. I presume that it lays down guidance on time frames and the integrity of engagement in every issue.