What the British media commentators are saying...

Emily Bell, in The Guardian, wonders whether there is more to the growling of the Tories about the level of the BBC's funding than meets the eye, reminding us that their leader, David Cameron, was once a PR for Carlton Television which wasn't noted for its championing of the BBC. Similarly, Steve Hewlett also asks Why is Cameron so hard on the BBC? At The Independent, columnist Stephen Glover suggests that the best editor for the Daily Telegraph would be Andrew Neil. Back at The Guardian, Cristina Odone takes a sympathetic look at the plight of the Daily Mirror. (Via media.guardian and independent.co.uk)