The corporation has also been accused by a construction boss of showing “no serious interest” in business and the economy. BBC NI announced internally last month that it would be stopping the business news slots during Good Morning Ulster (GMU) in future, after at least 25 years of the bulletins as a fixture. Public relations specialists and businesspeople have reacted with dismay, saying that the slots are a crucial forum for business news. There are usually three bulletins during the 180-minute programme. Sir David Sterling, who stepped down as head of the NICS in August 2020, expressed his disappointment on LinkedIn. “The…
