He has resigned. Perhaps he has reigned in disgust, but if so he did not say it. Instead he said he believes that his resignation is in the best interest of the country. Clearly the BBC are pleased, anticipating as one of their journalists outside 10 Downing Street said, for them it will be a busy summer ahead. At least some BBC jobs will be secure for the summer from the BBC redundancy programme.
Is this media led pantomime how the UK will now be governed? The search for conflict, the lack of interest in solutions seems to be the new norm. What about normality, delivery and rationality? Ask yourself these questions?
- When did you hear a deep analysis of the other point of view? About the Russia/Ukraine conflict and historic comparisons, eg the Cuba crisis?
- The cost cost of changing Prime Ministers? We have lots of unearthed evidence since Cameron walked away from his responsibilities.
- How do we square defending the UK and Europe and pay for more welfare spending without extinguishing entrepreneurial initiative?
- What is the Iran regime point of view on the Trump led cease-fire?
An important part of the BBC’s charter and reason for their licence fee is to ‘inform’. It is not about tabloid headlines, or sofa gossip about celebrities, or about our point of view whilst ignoring our enemies points of view. These are important omissions. But it is worse. The BBC have power to change Uk governments. And I am compelled to fund their unelected advocates of conflict, of ignorance and trivia. - This requirement is one I resent. If the BBC cannot return to its Reith made roots it taxing powers need to be abolished, and I for one will look elsewhere.
Ian Campbell
- 22 June 2026 @ 10.43 am
