Growing distrust of the Beeb

Is the Beeb’s reputation in tatters after Manuelgate?  Sure looks like it, if Politics Home’s latest PHI5000 Index is anything to go by.  I quote from their findings:

The PoliticsHome Phi5000 Public Opinion Tracker, powered by YouGov, consists of a politically balanced panel of 5000 voters across the UK who are asked their opinion on a range of issues every working day. For over six months, PoliticsHome has tracked public perception of a variety of institutions on a daily basis. Since records began, the BBC has been the country’s best loved institution, with an average net approval rating of 30.

The BBC’s approval rating, however, has plummeted this week as the Ross/Brand affair has dominated the media.  In just four days, it has fallen a huge 24 points to only 6…

…This places the BBC for the first time below ‘Broadsheet newspapers’ and the NHS.You can bet the suits at Broadcasting House will have their fingers crossed that the general public aren’t inspired to ask awkward questions about, say, partiality and value-for-money.