1 July 2025, 21:42 | Updated: 2 July 2025, 01:00

By Lord Walney

For decades, the BBC has been recognised as one of Britain’s great institutions—publicly funded, globally respected, and deeply influential in shaping how the nation sees itself and the world.

That proud heritage is precisely why its recent failures to confront antisemitism cannot be dismissed as mere editorial oversights.

At Glastonbury, it was not simply a technical lapse that led to Bob Vylan’s performance being broadcast live while the act shouted “Death to the IDF!”, attacked a “Zionist” record executive, and chanted “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.”

It was a grave editorial misjudgement—one that reflects a deeper malaise damaging the integrity of the corporation.

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