Reply #15: Certainly it has.

[LeftishBrit]

The Disasters Emergency Committee is a joint group of very mainstream charities, which collects money for relief for all sorts of disasters - from the Tsunami to the Congo war. The BBC normally broadcasts their advertisments.

The BBC also broadcasts charity campaigns and events from Live Aid and Comic Relief, etc, and have their own annual Children in Need appeal.

So this is an unusual decision. It does not come from the government, and is probably some individual(s) in the BBC being bloody-minded.

For anyone who wants to donate, the link is:

www.dec.org.uk