David Leigh
@davidleighx.bsky.social
Journalist.
Author of "Investigative Journalism: a survival guide" ( Palgrave) http://bit.ly/2lLQhSy.
Was Guardian Investigations Editor; ex-IMPRESS.
Posts are news not endorsements.
Author of "Investigative Journalism: a survival guide" ( Palgrave) http://bit.ly/2lLQhSy.
Was Guardian Investigations Editor; ex-IMPRESS.
Posts are news not endorsements.
Reposted by David Leigh
But that is not enough. No.10 should never have been in a position to install Gibb in the first place. It shouldn't control the board membership, the DG appointment, or the purse strings. What's required is genuine independence for the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
But that is not enough. No.10 should never have been in a position to install Gibb in the first place. It shouldn't control the board membership, the DG appointment, or the purse strings. What's required is genuine independence for the BBC.
Reposted by David Leigh
instead you have Craig Oliver rather calmly and rationally questioning his role at 7.45am the morning after two very dramatic top level resignations
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
instead you have Craig Oliver rather calmly and rationally questioning his role at 7.45am the morning after two very dramatic top level resignations
Reposted by David Leigh
If, as several people are suggesting this morning, the DG and News CEO were prevented from issuing an apology re Panorama last week by the board, it seems extremely urgent that the chair of the board clarify what happened
November 10, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If, as several people are suggesting this morning, the DG and News CEO were prevented from issuing an apology re Panorama last week by the board, it seems extremely urgent that the chair of the board clarify what happened
Reposted by David Leigh
It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?