By Nick Ferrari

So, Tim Davie has gone.

The BBC Director General’s resignation may satisfy those calling for accountability, but if history is any guide, you can cut off as many heads as you like, but if you never deal with the arms and legs, nothing will really change.

The crisis gripping the BBC runs far deeper than one office on the sixth floor of Broadcasting House. It’s cultural, not personal. A revolving door of bosses won’t fix an organisation where the real power lies in the newsrooms, edit suites and morning meetings that decide what millions see and hear.

This latest drama comes at the end of a dreadful week for the corporation. Accusations of bias have dominated headlines, after a Panorama documentary about the Capitol attacks edited Donald Trump’s words to suggest he planned to “fight like hell” alongside rioters. A small detail, with no attempt to mislead the audience say some BBC insiders, but one that distorted the truth of one of the most consequential events in modern history. Add to that criticism of its reporting on Gaza, allegations of anti-Israel bias on BBC Arabic, the complaints about its Glastonbury output and a backlash over trans coverage, you........

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