Listen. I've defended the BBC through budget cuts, political interference, and countless scandals over the years.
But watching them broadcast "death, death to the IDF" chants from Bob Vylan at Glastonbury — then take five bloody hours to pull it from iPlayer — feels like watching your favorite uncle get arrested for something unforgivable. You keep thinking there's been some mistake, but the evidence is right there on your screen.
When the Chief Rabbi Says You've Screwed Up This Badly...
Sir Ephraim Mirvis doesn't mince words often. So when he calls something a "national shame," you know someone's career is about to end. His statement yesterday was surgical: "Airing of Jew-hatred at Glastonbury and the BBC's belated and mishandled response, brings confidence in our national broadcaster's ability to treat antisemitism seriously to a new low."
That's the kind of quote that gets framed and hung in journalism schools as an example of how to destroy someone professionally without raising your voice.
Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman didn't bother with surgical precision. She went straight for the jugular: "The Chief Rabbi is right. The Director-General needs to go." Ex-Attorney General Sir Michael Ellis piled on, declaring "heads must roll" and specifically calling for Tim Davie to pack his bags.
Five Hours Too Late
Here's what really gets me — and I've been covering media scandals since 2019 — it wasn't like this happened at 3 AM with skeleton staff. This was Glastonbury. The BBC's biggest music event of the year. They had producers, editors, compliance officers, probably catering staff who could've spotted this trainwreck.
Five hours. That's how long antisemitic death chants sat on Britain's national broadcaster's streaming service. I've seen faster responses to copyright claims on YouTube videos of cats playing piano.
Meanwhile, Israeli survivor Mazal Tazazo — who lived through the Hamas massacre at the Nova music festival — had to watch this garbage from her hospital bed (metaphorically speaking) and tell these idiots: "Don't speak before you understand the cost of your words."
Bob Vylan's Damage Control Disaster
The band's statement yesterday was peak 2024 activism — all the moral certainty with none of the accountability. "We are not for the death of Jews. We are for dismantling a violent military machine," they said.
Right. Because chanting "death, death" at a music festival is exactly how thoughtful people discuss complex geopolitical situations.
It's like setting someone's car on fire then explaining you were just trying to warm up the engine. The intent might be different, but the damage is done.
Starmer's Awkward Loyalty
Number 10's response was predictably spineless. PM Sir Keir Starmer apparently has "full confidence" in Tim Davie, which in political speak usually means "we're giving him two weeks to find another job."
Reform UK's Richard Tice summed it up perfectly: "Someone has to be held responsible." But knowing how these things work, the only person who'll get fired is probably some 22-year-old intern who was told to "just press the upload button."
The Real Cost
This isn't just about one festival or one band's stupidity. It's about Britain's national broadcaster — the institution that's supposed to represent our values to the world — becoming a platform for hate speech because nobody in charge had the spine to hit the kill switch.
I keep thinking about Mazal Tazazo watching this unfold. Imagine surviving a terrorist attack at a music festival, then seeing another music festival broadcast calls for more violence against your people. On the BBC. In 2024.
That's not just a "national shame." It's a national disgrace.
And Tim Davie's still got his job this morning. Go figure.
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