2025-12-17
Did the BBC always suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome?
Well, it probably does now. The Donald is suing them in Florida for defamation, and potentially for trying to influence the outcome of the 2024 presidential election. For $Billions. Nobody can say how much just yet as it may include punitive damages if sufficient intent is proven. Which doesn't seem unlikely to me.
Of course whatever damages are awarded, getting that much money out of the BBC might be an international issue, and affect whether the BBC can survive in its current format. If uptake of the licence fee is any indication, the Great British Public is already voting by closing their wallets, so finance is likely an issue.
"For perhaps the first time, the BBC will face a legal process in which discovery is compulsory. Panorama producers and editors will have to surrender emails, messages, ... "
Of course, it's open to the UK press and media to not bother to cover the case of the century - after all, who is this jumped-up president who doesn't even seem to be in charge of his own political party half the time?
Still, in this age of too easy / too much communication, I suspect that the details will out ...
