Well Gareth, I'm a bit less terrified now but as a socialist I find it very difficult to have any time for a man who has introduced more right-wing policies than most tory governments! And yes, I know Gilligan is a slimey little toad, and to be honest I see the feud between him and Campbell as nothing more than two slimey little toads battling it out. Whatever the result of that, whether it's in the BBC's favour or in the government's, it's clearly alienated the public who have got to the point where they couldn't give a toss, which is exactly what Andrew Campbell intended it to do, presumably.

I'm by no means of the imagination backing the BBC here, rather saying that as far as I can see it the whole argument over sexing up seems to have been put forth by the spinners to divert attention from the WMD's. So I really have no idea where this death is going to take it.

I guess Rod Liddle was sacked because the BBC discovered they had a lefty in a fairly influential position. Gilligan is just a boring little blob wandering from newsroom to newsroom, i guess, and where it not for this he would have no influence whatsoever.