July 23, 2003

Everybody's doing it!

First the revelation that Andrew Gilligan kept a weblog while he was in Baghdad covering the war for the BBC.

Then today the Telegraph publishes what looks like an extract from Andrew Marr’s blog.

Andrew, who is the BBC's political editor and a nervous fellow at the best of times, seems worried by talk of resignations close to home. He was ok when it was politicians being called on to resign but the thought of journalists losing their jobs has made him skittish.

Everyone should resign. Tony Blair; Geoff Hoon; Alastair Campbell; Alastair Campbell's missus; all spin doctors; the BBC governors; Gavyn Davies; Greg Dyke; Andrew Gilligan; Andrew Marr - indeed, everyone called Andrew at the BBC - the foreign affairs select committee; the editor of The Times; the Madonna of the Pinks... all these people must, for the sake of the nation, go.
If anyone has a link to Andy’s blog drop by and wish him luck. He could do with some right now.

Thanks to Tony Blyth for the link in today’s round-up of views from the Telegraph over at Biased BBC.