On the Today programme this morning the main report, immediately after the eight o'clock news, looked at Roma migration into Sheffield.
Later an organisation called Stand Up To Racism (sic) tweeted that the BBC was "whipping up hostility to Roma people" and urging their followers to complain to the BBC.
I listened to the report on the Today programme and far from whipping up hostility the BBC actually gave a voice to the voiceless. John Humphrys was on a street in Sheffield interviewing an official from a diversity-awareness organisation who was blandly repeating the usual pro-immigration platitudes. In the middle of this interview (which was in one of the areas affected by the immigration) a group of ordinary people came up and intruded into the discussion, insisting that the diversity-awareness official was not telling the truth.
The diversity-awareness official turned to these people and in a lordly way told them "you will be able to speak later" (basically she was saying shut the fuck up).
To his great credit John Humphrys allowed the people to give their side of the story and many valuable insights were gained that otherwise would have been suppressed.
We know that the pro-immigration lobby operates on the basis of lies and bullying (screaming "racist racist racist" at anyone who tries to discuss the subject) but seldom has such a blatant example come to light.
All credit to the BBC for managing this so well.
Later an organisation called Stand Up To Racism (sic) tweeted that the BBC was "whipping up hostility to Roma people" and urging their followers to complain to the BBC.
I listened to the report on the Today programme and far from whipping up hostility the BBC actually gave a voice to the voiceless. John Humphrys was on a street in Sheffield interviewing an official from a diversity-awareness organisation who was blandly repeating the usual pro-immigration platitudes. In the middle of this interview (which was in one of the areas affected by the immigration) a group of ordinary people came up and intruded into the discussion, insisting that the diversity-awareness official was not telling the truth.
The diversity-awareness official turned to these people and in a lordly way told them "you will be able to speak later" (basically she was saying shut the fuck up).
To his great credit John Humphrys allowed the people to give their side of the story and many valuable insights were gained that otherwise would have been suppressed.
We know that the pro-immigration lobby operates on the basis of lies and bullying (screaming "racist racist racist" at anyone who tries to discuss the subject) but seldom has such a blatant example come to light.
All credit to the BBC for managing this so well.
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