Sir: Charles Moore’s insinuation (Spectator’s Notes, 7 July) that following Alan Johnston’s release the BBC would now report Hamas more sympathetically is baseless.
Beeb remains unbiased
Sir: Charles Moore’s insinuation (Spectator’s Notes, 7 July) that following Alan Johnston’s release the BBC would now report Hamas more sympathetically is baseless. If he needs evidence he should consider that during the time that Alan was in captivity the BBC continued to report Gaza objectively — despite the incarceration of one of our own. Thankfully Alan is now free and, as ever, the BBC will report the region with courage and integrity.
Adrian Van Klaveren, Deputy Director
BBC News & Controller, London W12
Arresting issue
Sir: Nobody wants The Spectator to be consistent, or to follow any party line. Its readers expect (and in my case hope) to disagree with many of the opinions expressed in its pages. But until your leading article of 7 July (‘Hearts and Minds’) The Spectator possessed two rare and valuable qualities.
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