It also misunderstands the eagerness of Mr Johnson and his chief adviser, Dominic Cummings, to fight culture wars, especially when their own incompetence means things are going badly elsewhere. Mr Johnson has real crises on his plate this week. But Mr Johnson is a master of distraction. On Thursday Mr Davie went to Cardiff and made his first speech to BBC staff. Faced with a prime minister who has never cared about journalistic integrity and who would happily allow Mr Murdoch to loot the BBC, Mr Davie has a fight on his hands.

Source: The Guardian September 03, 2020 17:48 UTC