Thursday, January 22, 2004
Andrew Gilligan is furious about last night's Panorama special and probably understandably so, as it did suggest that his carelessness was what started the whole ball rolling in the first place. But there was little new to anyone that had followed the trial, even the unscreened interview with Doctor Kelly wasn't that exciting. Gilligan started the ball rolling but Ali C was guilty as hell for mobilising the Government to effectively fight to clear HIS name, following the Mail on Sunday article where Gilligan said Kelly named Campbell as the reason for the changes. This was Campbell's own vendetta against Gilligan, including the BBC due to previous skirmishes. He went far beyond any conception of what his role was supposed to be and the fact that he was never rebuked for this was shameful. I don't think there's much for Tony Blair to personally worry about, I think he'll wriggle free on this one, but combined with the row over soldiers dying because they weren't properly equipped I don't think Geoff Hoon should start reading any particularly long government reports right now.
