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The BBC has acted appallingly again. Out of touch, out of control, and increasingly out of chances, writes Nick Ferrari

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01.07.2025

30 June 2025, 08:13 | Updated: 30 June 2025, 18:22

By Nick Ferrari

Just when you think the BBC might be getting a grip, it finds a way to plumb new depths.

Only two months ago, Director-General Tim Davie pledged a crackdown on antisemitism. And yet, somehow, things seem to be getting worse.

Take the latest fiasco. The BBC live-streamed UK punk duo Bob Vylan's performance uninterrupted. Frontman rapper Bobby Vylan, real name Pascal Robinson-Foster, led chants of "free, free Palestine" and "death, death to the IDF [Israel Defense Forces]".

He followed the chant, which was repeated by the audience, with 'From the river to the sea, Palestine… will be free' – regarded by many Jews as a call for Israel’s........

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