The coalition recommends contacting the BBC and your local ambassador primarily by postal mail or fax. For some reason, people in power tend to pay more attention to a letter if it comes in on paper and dismiss e-mails. The suggested saluation for all the people listed below is "Sir:".
BBC World Service
- Mark Byford, Director
- Fax number: +44 20 7557 1254
- Postal address:
BBC World Service
Bush House
Strand
London WC2B 4PH
United Kingdom - Web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/
- Jerry Timmins, Head, Americas Section
- Fax number: +44 20 7557 1254
- Postal address:
BBC World Service
Bush House
Strand
London WC2B 4PH
United Kingdom - Web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/us/
(The fax number has changed slightly as of 20 June; the 7557 1258 number that was posted here seems to have been disconnected. 7557 1254 still works. If you still have problems, one reader of the site suggests using the fax number for the program Write On: +44 20 7436 2800.)
When writing Messrs. Byford and Timmins, remember that people within Bush House itself contacted by coalition member Rich Cuff suggest we emphasize the differences in how we use shortwave versus FM and Online in our letters of protest, as Mr. Byford "...believes that the Internet delivers equivalent audio to affluent American homes...". We need to convince him that the truth is otherwise.
BBC
- Greg Dyke, Director General
- Fax number: +44 20 7580 7725
- Postal address:
BBC
Broadcasting House,
London W1A 1AA
United Kingdom - Web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/bbc/index.shtml
- Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman
- Fax number: +44 20 7580 7725
- Postal address:
BBC
Broadcasting House,
London W1A 1AA
United Kingdom - Web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/bbc/index.shtml
Foreign & Commonwealth Office, London
- BBC World Service Section
- Fax number: +44 20 7270 6013
- Postal address:
BBC World Service Section
Public Diplomacy Department
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
King Charles Street
London SW1A 2AH
United Kingdom - Web site: http://www.fco.gov.uk/
Embassies, High Commissions and Ambassadors
Some listeners have reported sympathetic and encouraging responses from their nearest consulates, so you may wish to contact them as well.
Debrett's has information on how to properly address UK ambassadors and high commissioners in person and by letter on their Correct Forms of Address page. (Thanks Tim Manwell for posting this link in the swprograms mailing list.)
United States
- His Excellency Sir Christopher Meyer, KCMG, Ambassador of the United Kingdom
- Fax number: +1 (202) 588-7870
- Postal address:
British Embassy
3100 Massachusetts Avenue N.W.,
Washington DC, 20008
United States - Web site: http://www.britainusa.com/
- Consulate addresses: http://www.britainusa.com/consular/locate.asp
Canada
- His Excellency Sir Andrew Burns, British High Commissioner
- Fax number: +1 (613) 237 7980
- Postal address:
British High Commission
80 Elgin Street
Ottawa Ontario
K1P 5K7
Canada - Web site: http://www.britain-in-canada.org/
- Consulate addresses: http://www.britain-in-canada.org/FAQs/locations.htm
Australia
- His Excellency Sir Alastair Goodlad, British High Commissioner
- Fax number: (02) 6273 3236
- Postal address:
British High Commission
Commonwealth Avenue
Yarralumla, ACT. 2606
Australia - Web site: http://www.uk.emb.gov.au/
- Consulate addresses: http://www.uk.emb.gov.au/CONTACT/contacts.htm
New Zealand
- His Excellency Mr Martin J Williams, CVO, OBE, British High Commissioner
- Fax number: (04) 473 4982
- Postal address:
British High Commission
44 Hill Street
Thorndon
Wellington
New Zealand - Web site: http://www.brithighcomm.org.nz/
- Consulate addresses: http://www.brithighcomm.org.nz/office.html#bcg
- E-mail: bhcpress@xtra.co.nz
Politicians
- Tony Blair, Prime Minister
- Fax number: +44 20 7839 9044
Constituency Fax number: +44 1429 880950 - William Hague, MP, Acting Leader Conservative Party
- Constituency Fax number: +44 1609 778172
- Charles Kennedy, MP, Leader Liberal Democratic Party
- House of Commons Fax number: +44 20 7219 4881
- Jack Straw, MP, Foreign Secretary
- Constituency Fax number: +44 1254 682213
- Tessa Jowell, MP, Minister of Culture, Media and Sport
- Fax number: +44 20 7219 2702
- Postal address:
Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP
House of Commons
London SW1A 0AA
United Kingdom - E-mail: jowellt@parliament.uk
