Yes I agree with your first sentence. “This has happened, we need to understand the facts before we can say for certain what caused this.” would have been the correct way to go. (View Post)

This is something media organisations have been doing for years. “We don’t know details BUT” [insert supposition based on what you’ve been told so far]. It is a peeve of mine because it is a clear sh… (View Post)

But don’t worry, I’m sure BBC Verify are on the case….. (View Post)

There’s a lot of Mandy Rice-Davies Applies with the quotes on this story, I’m afraid to say. (View Post)

The BBC is having a bad war. In fact, the BBC are just having a bad time of it generally at the moment. It is of their own making though so I have limited sympathy, just depressing to see its standar… (View Post)