Roger Mosey's reply to Peter Donaldson's reasonable stand against the BBC's thought police (We used to call them wankers in my day) is so typical of modern tv journos. Anyone who criticises the ruling News and Current Affairs "junta" and who is over 50 can see it as a career threatening move. For God's sake Roger !! When I worked with you , you were a good journo who would have done exactly what Peter did. I look at the guys who I enjoyed coming to work with only a decade a go. Steve Mitchell, Mark Byford,Richard sambrook, Roger Mosey, Kevin Marsh etc. Marsh apart (he is unsaveable!) you seem to undergo a brisk brainwash at White City ,or did the start with the creep Birt? Why can't Peter who has oodles of experience with News and other programmes express asensible partisan  view without being abused by you Roger? Sometimes it would be better to zip it and take a bit of criticism. I'm not worried about Peter, he can look after himself. I am concerned at the influence of you senior PC tossers on good young journo's of the future. Advice :Can it mate,stop being a plonker and get back to the real world.

Mike Farman ex BBC BH and Southampton now New Zealand.