"THE BBC has been attacked by the Scottish Executive for presenting "simplistic" and "outdated stereotypes" of Scotland.
In a thinly veiled attack against the country's "heather and Highlands" portrayal on TV, ministers claim that Scottish viewers have been "disadvantaged" because too many programmes are commissioned from London.
In a submission to the BBC's charter review, the Scottish Executive says the BBC needs to do more to show "authentic" images of modern Scotland, as opposed to hackneyed cliches of the country."
Apparently, no mention of the pitiful 'Reporting Scotland', full of earnest young men wearing suit jackets with all three buttons duly buttoned, young women waggling their hands about and so-called investigative reporters noted only for their incredible pomposity. Nobody would watch it but for Heather the Weather. Whereas Holyrood Live makes a fairly good job of reporting the Scottish Parliament (although it could profitably devote more attention to the committees).
And is the Executive in any position to point the finger? They seem content to call on kilts and shortbread when it suits them...
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