Here is the news, well, a version of how we see it

I still trawl the Newsnight blog, but only rarely watch the programme (other than on the PC) as it really, really seems to be losing the plot.

Which is a pity, as it is... was... one of the few serious news programmes left to actually challenge plain wrong things being said or done by plain wrong folk.

Sadly, they seem to have decided that if you can't beat 'em it's worth joining 'em. And objective news reporting has suffered as a consequence.

How to win a by-election and still lose your deposit

In reply to two posters who seemed less than thrilled :

Didn't catch the slot, but thank you both for what I believe to be better reporting of a news event than I can now ever expect from the national broadcaster.

'But what clearly happened was that an over-arching strategy was decided before filming as to the sort of output they wanted, and then the filming was arranged to suit that strategy.'

If true, an interesting way for objective information to be shared with the public, though not really how I like my reporting and editorial served up.

Maybe a topic for future coverage. With apostrophes* all correctly placed, of course. Must maintain standards.

*The blog a few days ago decided it was worth obsessing about this key topic as there was so little else to discuss of late.