BBC still perceived to be 'skewed towards middle class' and 'London-centric', new report saysA report has outlined its findingsView Image (Image: Jose Sarmento Matos/Bloomberg via Getty Images)The BBC is still perceived to be “skewed towards the middle class” and “London-centric”, according to a report. ‌The corporation must improve the way it connects with working-class audiences and those based outside the capital and the south of England, according to an independent review of portrayal and representation in BBC content, commissioned by the BBC board. ‌The power in the organisation still lies in the UK capital and more key decision makers should be located outside London, it said. “The genres which bear most strongly on UK portrayal and representation and have the greatest impacts for audiences would be the most appropriate to move to these locations. “The BBC has not been making full use of the data it holds to keep track of this issue.