James O’Brien shared one of the downsides of being on the BBC and people loved it

Poke Staff. Updated February 28th, 2022

To the Observer, where Miranda Sawyer wrote an enlightening piece about the challenges BBC News faces in hanging onto its biggest names following last week’s departure of Emily Maitlis and Jon Sopel to LBC owner Global.

We only mention it not only because it’s a right, riveting read, but because it includes this gem from erstwhile Newsnight presenter James O’Brien – now ensconced at LBC of course – about the downsides of being on the BBC.

It went viral after it was highlighted on Twitter by journalist and author Richard Williams.

Got to love ⁦@mrjamesob⁩ (from story in today’s Observer) pic.twitter.com/NOIsF5yjJC

— Richard Williams (@rwilliams1947) February 27, 2022

And just in case that’s tricky to read …

Sounds like one for Toby Young’s Free Speech Union.

If you ever find yourself in a position where you can't call Toby Young a twat you need to re-evaluate.

— Kevin Thomas (@onelittlerobot) February 27, 2022

“Do I really want to be in a position where I can’t call Toby Young a twat?” 🤣👍🏻 @mrjamesob you are a treasure, sir! https://t.co/P0cZEfBoYz

— Simon Jarrett 🇿🇦🇱🇺🇺🇦 (@SimonJarrett72) February 27, 2022

And you can find Miranda Sawyer’s Observer piece here.

Source Twitter @rwilliams1947