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Originally Posted by Chris
A bizarre conclusion.
She wanted to influence BBC reporting of an unfolding scandal affecting her company, played the anonymous briefing game and lost. As did the BBC, for trusting her. Hence apologies all round earlier this week.
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Presumably the BBC had a second source? Or do the rules only apply to reporting in some cases but not others. If there’s no second source why do we have to take their word for how it’s been reported on the basis of one - anonymously.
They’ve played fast and loose with their own rules and got their journalist and source burned. An error so egregious one can only question whether it was intentional - either on behalf of Farage, or the Government who are out batting for Farage.
The state broadcaster going out their way to further Government and their cronies interests is something more worthy of Putin’s Russia than a democracy. Optics that can be only damaging to “global Britain”. Your investments and commercial decisions are only good so long as with a nudge and a wink the right people get the right outcomes.