[Humphrey Hacker]

This was a disaster for the BBC, putting aside what the tweet was about, the BBC had introduced a policy and did not enforce it fairly or correctly. G.L should have been suspended for a time as he did break the policy. But others who allegedly broke it in the past two years since it was introduced were not. Had they enforced it from the time it was introduced, this never would have happened. Now the leadership of the BBC has lost confidence and I can't help wonder if this whole affair will isolate the BBC from vast areas of the population. If the BBC is to move on, the leaders will have to change very soon, or else it will linger. I do not see a long term future for G.L at the BBC and would suggest that come 2025 his contract is not renewed. There was an element of devil may care to his behaviour as there was on the BBC side in regards to their handling of it, the top has to go, and so does he in the long run to restore confidence for all.

I think disaster is too strong a word. Yes the BBC should have clamped down on this at the start which shows a lack of courage but the idea that the corporation has been fatally wounded is ridiculous. Yes there will have to be changes not just in management but also in how the people who work for them are regarded.