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I was reading about the Today presenters this morning.
Jon Humphrys is the only one who wasn't privately educated. The other day the sports guy was doing the football news, and one of them started moaning about when the rugby was going to be on.
When these are the best people at holding the government to account (and the opposition doesn't seem to be, and the mainstream media can't really be), it's no wonder we've dropped to 40th in the world today for press freedom.
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Yes, I recall when Nick Robinson took on his Today role, he replaced Jim Naughtie (who was a far more rigorous interviewer), and there was some strong suggestion that the Conservatives had brought about the change. During that period Cameron and Osborne were making public comments (i.e. threats) about potential changes to the BBC, and whenever they were on a programme such as Today, they would make a point of talking derisorily about it being a radio 'show'.
That said, they've since taken on Mishal Hussain, and she's highly impressive.