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Post by vandamme on Oct 28, 2009 10:02:17 GMT
Hobnobgate"BBC1 show This Week threw bosses into a panic yesterday after host Andrew Neil light-heartedly compared MP Diane Abbott to a chocolate HobNob biscuit. Corporation chiefs, terrified of a race backlash, immediately removed all trace of the episode from its websites and iPlayer on-demand service following 15 complaints from viewers. " "Last night, politicians and lobby groups accused the BBC of being ' institutionally politically correct' and ' paranoid'. Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe said: 'The BBC are totally paranoid about some things and utterly dismissive of other incidents. " Touchy!
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Post by Teddy Bear on Oct 29, 2009 22:41:56 GMT
Thankfully they couldn't remove it from everywhere, but would if they had there way.
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Post by beness on Nov 1, 2009 8:37:33 GMT
The BBC are paranoid but this monster is of their own making.
They will hopefully dissapear up their own rear orifice before to long.
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