John Humphrys: ‘Stonewall continues to influence the BBC’
from The Christian Institute:
Veteran broadcaster John Humphrys has warned that the BBC remains under the influence of LGBT lobby group Stonewall.
The former BBC journalist, who presented Radio 4’s Today programme for over 30 years, made the comments after current presenter Justin Webb was investigated for saying “trans women” are “in other words male”.
The BBC Executive Complaints Unit claimed Webb gave “the impression of endorsing one viewpoint in a highly controversial area”, during a discussion about men who claim to be women competing in women’s chess tournaments.
‘Dangerous waters’
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Humphrys said Webb speaks for “an awful lot of people” both inside and outside the BBC.
“I suspect Stonewall still has rather more influence within the BBC than it does in the outside world, even since the management decided to end the formal arrangement.”
An anonymous email seen by the newspaper told BBC director-general Tim Davie: “If the BBC is to censure journalists for being factual we are slipping into very dangerous waters.”
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