‘Public discourse, poisoned by social media, is ever more inclined to regard anybody with a different view as not just wrong, but evil,’ says broadcaster
He added: “It survives, even prospers in a modest way, despite the temper of the times. In the wider world – and, it has to be said, in some parts of the BBC – more and more is being put off limits, things that cannot possibly be said, new orthodoxies that are beyond challenge. I do think freedom of speech is seriously under threat.
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