BBC in the clear
10/05/04 11:42 Media
issues
So there we have it -
the BBC is in the clear
and its inquiry suggests the editors of the Today
programme, no matter what Lord Hutton thinks,
followed established procedures.
Which is what an internal BBC inquiry would say, you'll want to point out, and you'll have a point. Except that Lord Hutton was apparently bemused at the resignations that followed his wretched document, presumably having failed to understand the nature of the language he'd used in it.
This is looking increasingly messy. I'll tell you what would be rather fun, though - if Hutton himself thought Greg Dyke was wrong to resign as director general of the BBC, why doesn't he simply apply to Michael Grade for his old job..?
Which is what an internal BBC inquiry would say, you'll want to point out, and you'll have a point. Except that Lord Hutton was apparently bemused at the resignations that followed his wretched document, presumably having failed to understand the nature of the language he'd used in it.
This is looking increasingly messy. I'll tell you what would be rather fun, though - if Hutton himself thought Greg Dyke was wrong to resign as director general of the BBC, why doesn't he simply apply to Michael Grade for his old job..?
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