Poor old Auntie!

It seems at the moment that the BBC cannot do right for doing wrong.  They do seem to have a habit of putting their foot in it, don't they?  The management of such a huge organisation must be fraught with difficulties, but from what you read and hear, it seems that they simply don't talk to each other, which is always going to be a recipe for disaster.  For what it's worth, I think the original decision to not go ahead with the Newsnight programme on Savile was, given what was known or suspected at the time, a reasonable one - you can argue whether it was right or wrong, and given what has come to light since it was clearly wrong, but at the time it was a decision which a reasonable man on the evidence (or rather, lack of it) could have made.  The other Newsnight programme on the other hand was a mistake, and one which basic research could have avoided.  What's fascinating is to see the way BBC news is reporting what's going on - a bit like watching a snake swallowing its own tail.