British Press has a meltdown over baseless "BBC Scandal"

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We have learned that the behaviour of the Sun newspaper is, shall we say, strange. As many baffled former tabloid editors have pointed out, it has not provided any detailed evidence to back up its allegations, no blurred photos, receipts, bank statements etc. It has been asking the BBC to do what it was not prepared, or able, to do, and no Sun representative has made themselves available for interview. The solicitors for the young person at the centre of the paper’s allegations say they are “rubbish”. We have learned that social media puts great pressure on the mainstream media to continue to speculate when they have little or nothing to say. We have learned that BBC News has done an admirable job in scrutinising its own organisation, but has become almost obsessive about the story, giving it greater prominence than it should have.

https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...istic-scrutiny

What the **** is wrong with British people?

Why is this worth having major newspapers and journalists provide live coverage for days on what was on its face a clearly extremely dubious and outright defamatory article? Is it reasonable for the Prime Minister have to respond to questions about this while he's abroad negotiating military alliances?

Why are people expected to think that it's horrible and serious crime to receive naked images from a 17 year old while its perfectly nice and legal to be pounding away at the 16 year old boy next door against his parents wishes?

I can only hope that he sues The Sun and The BBC for this atrocious invasion of privacy. What a ******* disaster.

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