This is a straightforward lie from Andrew Neil.
Have I robustly criticised him? Yes: for hiring the Holocaust denier David Irving, and for chairing a magazine which publishes racism and praises Nazis.
I have never, ever called for him to be sacked.
Have I robustly criticised him? Yes: for hiring the Holocaust denier David Irving, and for chairing a magazine which publishes racism and praises Nazis.
I have never, ever called for him to be sacked.
https://twitter.com/afneil/status/1281572584933535745
I'm sure @afneil didn't like being criticised for hiring a Holocaust denier, or for chairing a magazine which churns out racism and apologia for Nazis.
But in a democratic society, I have a right to challenge him on that. Yet he defends himself by hiding behind "cancel culture".
But in a democratic society, I have a right to challenge him on that. Yet he defends himself by hiding behind "cancel culture".
This all kicked off after I wrote a column about Andrew Neil in 2018, the point of which was not to "cancel" him, but rather to underline the point that the claim the BBC has a left wing bias is ludicrous. (Which remains the case today). theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
The false claim by @afneil, which led to a deluge of abuse including fantasies of violence, still hasn't been withdrawn.
I've never called for him to be sacked, as I said at the time:
Lies like this have dangerous consequences and he needs to retract.
I've never called for him to be sacked, as I said at the time:
https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/984152297625341957
Lies like this have dangerous consequences and he needs to retract.
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