[Luc]

I find the departure of Sangita Myska to be a bit of a storm in a teacup really. If they wanted Vanessa Feltz over her and were able to get her, of course they were going to do that. Feltz is a far bigger name, Myska was arguably lucky to get the gig being much more low-profile on The BBC than others they've poached. And let's not forget that presenters have been let go unceremoniously for years on LBC - Farage, Maajid, Steve Allen, Andrew Castle, possibly a few others as well. I think Myska's fans have lost sight of both that and the fact that LBC is privately owned, so they really have no obligation to keep a presenter if they don't want to - they're not publicly funded like The BBC.

Think it's a little unkind to say she was 'lucky' given the likes of Ben Kentish, Tom Swarbrick, Ali Miraj etc aren't particularly big names themselves (Feltz hasn't actually replaced her in her timeslot either). I imagine the reason for the huge social media reaction was probably a combination of her popularity (no-one really cared when Castle and Allen disappeared and Farage and Nawaz were essentially sacked for off-air behaviour and statements), the silence from both parties creating an inevitable vacuum and a few people putting two and two together from the Israeli spokesman interview.

Also LBC may be a commercial operation but it's accountable to its listeners for its performance and radio presenters as always enjoy a pretty unique bond with their audience. It never goes unnoticed how completely undiverse its line-up is either.