The BBC's has responded in The Guardian that this was a routine editorial decision, but also that it was made on legal advice. Those two explanations don’t fit together.
The edit was made at the last minute, after editorial approval and four weeks after the live recording. A standard editorial edit doesn’t require days of high-level legal review or the involvement of many people at top level.
The truth is that the sentence wasn’t inaccurate – it was removed because of legal fears. And that’s exactly the concern my lecture raises: when institutions start censoring themselves out of fear of those in power.
Read it (without that one sentence...) here: https://t.co/6n9TmNxkDl
Yes, this is fascism.
For years, historians and experts were cautious about using the f-word to describe today's events. But that hesitation is gone now. 🧵
We're back at Longmeadow this week where the weather has been glorious! Join Monty and Ned for an hour of Easter delights this Friday at 8pm on @BBCTwo, 9am on Saturday or whenever you like on @BBCiPlayer. It's a joy from start to finish 😎 #GardenersWorld#Gardening
Volgens klimaatadvocaat Roger Cox kan het positief uitvallen dat de VS uit het Klimaatakkoord van Parijs zijn gestapt: “de VS gooide sinds het begin al veel drempels op voor ambitieus klimaatbeleid.” #Buitenhof
The great thing about money is that people can spend it on things they need instead of things that other people ('experts') think they need.
Amazing talk by @RoryStewartUK on the power of cash to eliminate extreme poverty.
Worth 13 mins of your time -->
Politicoloog Tim 'S Jongers schreef een boek waarin hij armoede uitlegt aan mensen met geld. Maar wanneer hebben we het eigenlijk over 'armoede', en om hoeveel mensen gaat het dan? #SophieEnJeroen
Wow, what a milestone – I think this will be the way in which we'll end factory farming. We CAN develop cheaper and healthier alternatives that taste just as good, or better.
What we need right now is more talent + capital to make it happen as soon as possible.
Denver gave homeless people $1,000 a month, no strings attached. A year later:
*45% secured housing
*Taxpayers saved $590k because of fewer visits to the hospital, jail and shelters
*People used the money on groceries, rent, hygiene, clothes and transportation
*Mental health improved and they could spend more time with their kids and grandkids
Amazing what happens when you give people a chance
Tesla shareholders just approved a $56 billion pay package for CEO Elon Musk (net worth $200 billion) and cheered him at their meeting.
Just two months ago Tesla laid of 10,000 people.
We have lost our way when we cheer on corporate greed over regular people having jobs.
Wow, Dutch IT-firm Afas (600+ employees) is introducing a 4-day workweek. Staff will receive the same salary, but the office will be closed every Friday starting next year.