https://twitter.com/DinahGLRoseKC/status/1638470053216567298And because they don't have any clear evidence he deliberately misled parliament, they will have to rely on "well you must have known", to which he will respond, po faced with his palms outwards, "I genuinely didn't, that was my view, and I'm sorry I got it wrong"
https://twitter.com/AlexanderHorne1/status/1636979503065968640I have said all along that I think Johnston’s statements to Parliament were quite careful so it may not be possible to show he is in contempt for making them. The danger to him is not correcting the record in good time
https://twitter.com/AdamWagner1/status/1633823103225823233The BBC might want to reflect on whether their objectivity has been comprised less by @GaryLineker’s tweet than the fact that they have succumbed to government pressure to suspend him
https://twitter.com/hoffman_noa/status/1633810685154021376... @GaryLineker is not a news journalist and isn't speaking on behalf of the BBC, and I don't see why he shouldn't be able to use his Twitter platform (not the BBC) speak out on moral grounds against an immoral government policy which he very obviously is.
https://twitter.com/NewsmanDan/status/1632316991494037504For example, their "project fear" narrative which has been a major part of their coverage throughout the pandemic. Are there other messages where people are discussing the use of fear/hope narratives in a more nuanced way? We have no way of knowing.
https://twitter.com/kerushton/status/1632322909774520320?s=20
https://twitter.com/jamieklingler/status/1631791411224821761The text messages are very revealing but so far I think the basic points I make in #EmergencyState are being proved right, rather than being undermined. The dangers of opaque and little scrutinised decision making by a totally dysfunctional group of 5 men
https://twitter.com/RMCunliffe/status/1631583911657590784What about lawyers moving into government? What about politicians moving into private industry? Presumably Sue Gray will have signed confidentiality agreements, and is bound by her professional standards? The objections to this appointment sound to me a little fuzzy