Notting thrill for Today programme

Does the BBC have a Conservative bias? Moving the Today programme from Broadcasting House to Shepherds Bush could have just that effect, thinks Today presenter James Naughtie. He told the Ariel, the BBC's in-house magazine: "If you're a cabinet minister you can't get back from W12 to Westminster in time to catch all the morning meetings. Some do - and thank God it's a Notting Hill set around David Cameron, because they often come in. I hate to admit it, but if you're chancellor of the exchequer, it's probably not sensible to come in to Shepherds Bush at 8am. Oddly enough, we're all supposed to be moving back in a few years' time. I'll say no more ..."