Biography

I am Director of BBC Global News, married with two children. This is my personal blog - any views are my own and not endorsed by the BBC.

(The BBC's guidelines on employees weblogs and websites are here)

Interests

International affairs, Journalism, Technology, Movies, Music, Photography, Tennis and Liverpool FC.

And the blog's title? Well, The Guardian may have appropriated the first part of C.P.Scott's famous quote. But I actually prefer the rest of it:

Comment is free, but facts are sacred. "Propaganda", so called, by this means is hateful. The voice of opponents no less than that of friends has a right to be heard. Comment also is justly subject to a self-imposed restraint. It is well to be frank; it is even better to be fair. This is an ideal. Achievement in such matters is hardly given to man. We can but try, ask pardon for shortcomings, and there leave the matter