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Nor · 29-01-2004, 22:05

You feel sorry for Greg Dyke ? Its more his fault Kelly died than anyone elses. You want to believe its the govt but... Gilligan lied about what Dr Kelly had told him, Dyke then defended Gilligan saying his story was 100% accurate, this is what led to the stand off, the enquiry, the death of Dr Kelly and the subsequent Hutton Enquiry. If Dyke had actually done his job properly and checked if Gilligans story was correct instead of blindly defending him none of this would have happened.

Its laughable that you can say you feel sorry for someone who caused it all. By all accounts he was one of the best DG the BBC have had in decades, but it doesn't excuse his major role in this and his failings. Some people just wanted the Hutton Report to confirm their prejudiced views and when it didn't its automatically a whitewash.

29-01-2004, 22:05	#15
Nor Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Scotland Age: 51 Posts: 1,028	Re: Hutton Report: Dyke Quits You feel sorry for Greg Dyke ? Its more his fault Kelly died than anyone elses. You want to believe its the govt but... Gilligan lied about what Dr Kelly had told him, Dyke then defended Gilligan saying his story was 100% accurate, this is what led to the stand off, the enquiry, the death of Dr Kelly and the subsequent Hutton Enquiry. If Dyke had actually done his job properly and checked if Gilligans story was correct instead of blindly defending him none of this would have happened. Its laughable that you can say you feel sorry for someone who caused it all. By all accounts he was one of the best DG the BBC have had in decades, but it doesn't excuse his major role in this and his failings. Some people just wanted the Hutton Report to confirm their prejudiced views and when it didn't its automatically a whitewash.