# STEPHEN DAISLEY: I know how the SNP bully broadcasters… I was a victim myself. And this is why they should NEVER have power over what we watch on TV

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/stephen-daisley-i-know-how-the-snp-bully-broadcasters-i-was-a-victim-myself-and-this-is-why-they-should-never-have-power-over-what-we-watch-on-tv/
- Published: 2026-11-15T20:04:22+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T20:19:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16294637/STEPHEN-DAISLEY-know-SNP-bully-broadcasters-victim-NEVER-power-watch-TV.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Holyrood voted 70 to 48 for devolved broadcasting powers.
- BBC Scotland is planned to become digital-first.
- The columnist warns against political control of broadcasters.

## Summary

Holyrood voted 70 to 48 to call for broadcasting powers to be devolved from Westminster, with SNP politicians arguing that Scottish broadcasting should better reflect life in Scotland. The columnist sees the proposal as a bid for political influence over broadcasters, warning that it could threaten their independence.

The debate followed plans to move BBC Scotland from a linear television channel to a digital-first service on iPlayer; the article says the evening news will end and redundancies are expected, although more people already watch the channel on iPlayer than on television. The writer criticises BBC management’s cuts while arguing that the SNP should not control broadcasting policy, citing his account of being removed from a combined editorial and commentary role at STV after two SNP MPs objected to his journalism.

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