The BBC squirms

Well, well, who'd ever have believed that the BBC would ever mislead? The Queen today, Jenin yesterday; indeed, pretty, much everything to do with Israel.

Well, well, who'd ever have believed that the BBC would ever mislead? The Queen today, Jenin yesterday; indeed, pretty, much everything to do with Israel.

I'm loving this latest incident, watching the panjandrums squirming and trying to defend the clearly indefensible.

And how revealing it is in other ways, too. John Humphrys introduced an interview with an operative called Peter Fincham and Sir Michael Grade thus:

"The BBC gets lots of public money. It doesn't have to grub around in the market place..."

There you have it. The authentic voice of BBC liberalism: profit is nasty, and tax funding is the only moral form of income.

One day we'll no longer be forced to hand over a cheque to the BBC on pain of imprisonment. Until then, enjoy watching it squirm.