There had to be more to the BBC's incredible failures over the Gilligan affair than just the corporation's inbuilt slackness and political biases. Norm quotes an extended chunk of an article by Tom Mangold that suggests that Greg Dyke was pursuing a personal leftwing vendetta with his erstwhile friend, Tony Blair. It makes sense to me, and shows how our national broadcaster has become the plaything of ideologues. (via Andrew Sullivan).