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When is the BBC going to square up to Huw Edwards?

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teddyandgypsy · 19/09/2023 11:42

I gather HW is still in hiding in some convenient private facility whilst he waits for the BBC and the public to forgive and forget. I hope this is not going to happen and I would like to know how much longer the taxpayer-funded state broadcaster is going to keep the guy on full salary, yet suspended from duty. For me this is a matter of public concern.

I have no interest in whether HW has committed criminal acts - I rather suspect he is far too buttoned-up to do anything other than look - but he is suspended pending an investigation into behaviour incompatible with his position and that has brought his employer into disrepute. The BBC seem to be locked in limbo on this one but it needs an end.

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KimberleyClark · 19/09/2023 11:54

You want him publicly punished and humiliated even more than he already has been do you?

MarathonBarbie · 19/09/2023 11:53

Seems like an employment issue to me, his employer will have far more far more information on his condition than the ‘interested’ public and can treat the issue under their own policies without having to make everything public.

CantThinkOfANameAtAll · 19/09/2023 11:49

So you want an employer to badger someone who is in a medical facility??? 😱

CwmYoy · 19/09/2023 11:48

You're the type who knitted at the guillotine, OP. It isn't a good look.

Slothlikemum · 19/09/2023 11:47

He's sick so entitled to be treated and paid subject to his contract and related policies. And any follow up will then be conducted in line with those relevant policies. Public opinion (yours) doesn't trump employment rights and due process.

BIossomtoes · 19/09/2023 11:46

Matter of public concern my arse. How telling that you have zero interest in whether he’s guilty or not.