A tragedy for the BBC and for free speech in this country
Ah, the old "free speech" chestnut...
With the right to free speech comes responsibility. That responsibility is multiplied a thousandfold for a global news organisation like the BBC.
They broadcast an inaccurate report that contained unfounded allegations of the most serious kind. You might expect that from the gutter Press, but not the BBC. I think it's a shame that Dyke's had to go, but as the DG he has the ultimate responsibility for this catastrophic failure of journalistic standards.
Them's the breaks. Sometimes, it's *not* good to be the king.
This is a total disgrace. Although not the BBC's biggest fan, I have a lot of respect for Greg Dyke, and it's clear that he has a lot of energy to broadcasting and brought a lot to the BBC and formerly LWT.
The amount of blame Hutton put on the BBC is disproportional and still Blair and his cronies get away scot free. We must not return Blair at the next election. Blair may be beaming away on TV today, but the British public aren't stupid, and I just hope they have long memories come the next election. A national disgrace.
I think Dyke has actually performed a master stroke by resigning - he's now made himself a martyr. BBC staff are clearly unhappy about it, public opinion seems to be in his favour and general opinion is that the BBC have been unfairly treated in this case and the government have got off scot free.
Seeing Blair walking away from a question about Greg Dyke's resignation was possibly one of the biggest blunders he has ever made.
If it was the government that was blasted over the hutton report, I think they might actually have come out better than being exhonerated.
I don't believe for a second that this matter is over - it's only just beginning. It wouldn't surprise me at all if over the coming weeks Blair's position because untenable through lack of support. I do think it's more on the cards than ever that Blair will be gone within the next few months.
A tragedy for the BBC and for free speech in this country
Ah, the old "free speech" chestnut...
With the right to free speech comes responsibility. That responsibility is multiplied a thousandfold for a global news organisation like the BBC.
They broadcast an inaccurate report that contained unfounded allegations of the most serious kind. You might expect that from the gutter Press, but not the BBC. I think it's a shame that Dyke's had to go, but as the DG he has the ultimate responsibility for this catastrophic failure of journalistic standards.
Them's the breaks. Sometimes, it's *not* good to be the king.
They broadcast one live report which was wrong and which they apologised for. 99% of what was broadcast was accurate. How many newspapers could claim such a record.
The government lead us to war on a false claim and there are no such resignations.
They were cleared by a law lord appointed by the Prime Minister
Total cover UP. They must not be allowed to get away with this
I think Dyke has actually performed a master stroke by resigning - he's now made himself a martyr. BBC staff are clearly unhappy about it, public opinion seems to be in his favour and general opinion is that the BBC have been unfairly treated in this case and the government have got off scot free.
Seeing Blair walking away from a question about Greg Dyke's resignation was possibly one of the biggest blunders he has ever made.
If it was the government that was blasted over the hutton report, I think they might actually have come out better than being exhonerated.
I don't believe for a second that this matter is over - it's only just beginning. It wouldn't surprise me at all if over the coming weeks Blair's position because untenable through lack of support. I do think it's more on the cards than ever that Blair will be gone within the next few months.
Indeed the report was so onesided that no one can believe it was not a gigantic cover up. The back lash will be massive
The amount of blame Hutton put on the BBC is disproportional and still Blair and his cronies get away scot free
Where is your evidence that "The amount of blame Hutton put on the BBC is disproportional"?
Or is it really just a case that you've got a feeling that Blair *ought* to be guilty and the BBC *ought* to be innocent and you're upset that a highly experienced Law Lord (with, I might add, a track record of ruling *against* the government), after carefully examining all the evidence, came to a different conclusion?
Or is it really just a case that you've got a feeling that Blair *ought* to be guilty and the BBC *ought* to be innocent and you're upset that a highly experienced Law Lord (with, I might add, a track record of ruling *against* the government), after carefully examining all the evidence, came to a different conclusion?
I think a lot of people's howls of cover-up come down to disappointment that the truth is less exciting than conspiracy theories.
They broadcast one live report which was wrong and which they apologised for. 99% of what was broadcast was accurate
Well, that's all right then - it doesn't matter that the 1% that was wrong represented a spectacular failure of journalistic practice unparalleled in the BBC's history, does it?
The government lead us to war on a false claim and there are no such resignations
Prove that the government knew it to be false, then.
They were cleared by a law lord appointed by the Prime Minister
Total cover UP. They must not be allowed to get away with this
Sheer sour grapes. The inquiry came to a conclusion that you don't like, so it's *obviously* a cover-up...
A tragedy for the BBC and for free speech in this country
Ah, the old "free speech" chestnut...
With the right to free speech comes responsibility. That responsibility is multiplied a thousandfold for a global news organisation like the BBC.
They broadcast an inaccurate report that contained unfounded allegations of the most serious kind. You might expect that from the gutter Press, but not the BBC. I think it's a shame that Dyke's had to go, but as the DG he has the ultimate responsibility for this catastrophic failure of journalistic standards.
Them's the breaks. Sometimes, it's *not* good to be the king.
They broadcast one live report which was wrong and which they apologised for. 99% of what was broadcast was accurate. How many newspapers could claim such a record.
The government lead us to war on a false claim and there are no such resignations.
They were cleared by a law lord appointed by the Prime Minister
Total cover UP. They must not be allowed to get away with this
The sad fact is that unless events take a very unexpected turn, Blair will win the next election. The only hope is that Gordon Brown unseats Blair sometime this year.
