Sweet Revenge?

As we approach the new year, most broadcasters are preparing reviews of the year. The BBC is no exception, a large portion of its portal (front page) today is taken up with asking "How was it for you?" referring, I suppose, to 2004.

The BBC had a terrible year. They recently lost a chairman and a director-general because a government inquiry found them culpable in a case which questioned the veracity of supporting evidence for the Iraq war. And this year they had to settle for an unpopular choice as their new DG.

Could there be any coincidence that the BBC chose a picture of a tearful, not-a-minister-anymore David Blunkett as the centre image for its end of year review collage? The BBC and the media at large pushed the Blunkett story quite healthily. Is there a subtext behind the subtitle How Was It For You?

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