13-03-2023, 01:41 PM
(13-03-2023, 01:15 PM)LDN Wrote:(13-03-2023, 12:14 PM)Milkshake Wrote: So it's storm in a tea cup and been a complete waste of time.. Everyone got away with it by blaming the idiots that created the ambiguous rules over social media.
It's a tried and tested strategy (especially in government, regardless of party!) for dealing with dreadful situations of your own making:
[*]Find a way to blame the previous guys for the problem
[*]Announce an inquiry to kick the problem down the road and deal with it later
[*]Issue an apology (on behalf of the organisation, of course; after all, you personally have nothing to apologise for)
[*]Insist that you've acted appropriately throughout
[*]Hope the whole thing blows over before anyone asks questions about your own stupid decisions, and all the many ways they made everything much, much worse.
Tim Davie is, to put it bluntly, balls-deep in that strategy.
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And it's surprising how often it works. Some new scandal will pop up soon enough to capture the limited attention span of the British public, everyone will be furious about something else, and the poor judgement and feeble leadership of BBC senior management will be allowed to fester on.
That Jimmy Saville drama now suddenly find itself with a slot in the schedules.