Please don’t offend
I don’t imagine that many will be unduly distressed by the departure of Carol Thatcher from the One Show, and most right minded people would not dream of uttering the word that she used. Nevertheless, there are some worrying issues here .
There is the question of the BBC’s inconsistency between their treatment of this incident; which involved a remark made in a private conversation; with the Brand-Ross affair, in which a harmless old man was publicly humiliated using vile and scurrilous language.
There is also the matter of the the breach of the principle of free speech. Here we have yet another example of pussyfooting political correctness driving a coach and horses through one of our greatest freedoms. I may not agree with what you say but I will defend to the death your right to say it.
I’ve said it before, but it bears endless repetition; sticks and stone may break my bones, but words can’t hurt me.
I hope you’re not offended but if you are………get over it!