Tuesday, February 03, 2004

It's after the weekend and Mark has appeared on the Frost programme. Looking serious and determined he affirmed his determination to keep the BBC on track and to raise its journalistic standards. In response to a question from Frost about Gilligan's report being mostly right, Mark responded,"Almost isn't good enough for the BBC."
I'm beginning to wonder what effect Greg's appearances are having on the acting DG's job. Mark, as well as Blair, wants to draw a line under the events of last week and move on. Greg and the country are still have many questions about Hutton, WMD and the influence the government is having on the BBC, threatening its independence.

On the subject of WMD there is to be an inquiry into the intelligence on which the war was based. I heard a comment this morning that this was like Hutton all over again. Jack Straw announcesthe terms opf reference for the inquiry later this morning . President Bush has begun something similar in the US. What happened to the WMD both Bush and Blair were convinced were there? I wonder if the BBC and Greg Dyke will receive an apology from the government if the outcome shows that there never was a threat?

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