Editing Michael Grade (section)

===Ofcom===
The government appointed Grade to a four-year term as chairman of [[Ofcom]], effective from 1 May 2022.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/24/government-picks-tory-peer-michael-grade-to-chair-ofcom|title=Government picks Tory peer Michael Grade to chair Ofcom|work=The Guardian|last=Waterson|first=Jim|date=24 March 2022|accessdate=25 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Following misinformation preceding the [[2024 United Kingdom riots]], Grade received criticism for Ofcom's failure to properly respond to rule-breaking behaviour by outlets such as GB News, "while continuing to enforce [rules] against less partisan media."<ref name="MonbiotGuardian">Monbiot, George (06 August 2024) [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/06/riots-thuggery-14-years-tory-race-baiting "These riots are more than thuggery: they’re the outcome of 14 years of Tory race-baiting"]. ''The Guardian''. Retrieved 07 August 2024.</ref> Noting Grade's public approval of [[Laurence Fox]], an actor and right-wing political activist, appearing on the BBC's [[Question Time (TV programme)|''Question Time'']],<ref name="PearsonHalliganTelegraph">Allison Pearson, Liam Halligan, and Rhys Gunter (25 February 2021), [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/02/25/rarely-cheer-television-cheered-laurence-fox-question-time-says/ "I rarely cheer at the television, but I cheered Laurence Fox on Question Time, says former BBC Chairman"] ''The Telegraph''.</ref> concerns were raised about Ofcom's impartiality under his leadership.<ref name="MonbiotGuardian"/>