Thank you Felicity. It has nothing to do with 'nice' reason at all. If you genuinely consider that her delivery has always been excellent then you plainly haven't seen all her news reading episodes/deliveries have you? I have seen more that enough of this to prompt me to rewind and go back to what she said i.e. came out of her mouth. I also called my wife to come and listen to her poor diction and trouble with pronouncing words that are staring at her from the autocue, and it was nigh impossible to understand what she was saying, unless you played it back and listened to the relevant parts. They appeared to be those with more that 3/4 syllables. I have an 'O' level in knitting, and also attended Durham university, but so what? She can have all the qualifications in the world, but when your job with the BBC, or any other news outlet for that matter, is in front of a camera, seen by millions of people, your prime duty is surely at least, to be able to read an autocue? Yes? Can't be that difficult can it? On occasions, she has not possessed those essential qualities, and should not therefore be in that job. With regards to Sudan, I have tried, and failed abysmally I might add, to discover where and to whom all the money goes. The audit trail just fizzles out. I can guess why, but why didn't she pursue this huge problem? Perhaps you could enlighten us, and explain exactly where all this overseas aid goes to in Sudan, and numerous other countries? If she possesses this unparalleled expertise, qualities and qualifications, why is she not on TV regularly as an expert in her field, as and when required, say on Newsnight or other plentiful news outlets for example? All I can see is that she is a newsreader, no more no less, and a not very good one. I suspect the BBC must also think that she is not quite up to scratch in that respect, together with other channels, and the rest of us. I am not talking about unfamiliarity with an accent, that's totally irrelevant. It's to do with clarity of speech, or can't you understand? Perhaps you could explain why she is never seen on our mainstream media channels as there must be a good reason for this, of which I and many others are not aware? Also perhaps you could explain why, in their infinite wisdom, the BBC paid Huw Edwards that bastion of probity, £437,000.00 back in 2023, while at the same time being suspended from work?
Brian Coyle ● 55d