Huw Edwards scandal feels like a 'betrayal' of British public's trust

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"To have this person come into your home but also to know that you’re paying that person is understandably extremely shocking."
People often feel "morally scolded" by the BBC so the Huw Edwards scandal feels like a complete "betrayal" of trust, says Compact Columnist and sociologist Ashley Frawley.
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@peterdowdall8972 Ай бұрын

I am 64 year's old grandfather this man has five children and maybe have grandchildren he is not just a evil creature how can he do this to his family

@lolly9080 Ай бұрын

Why did he walk such a distance showing his lifted face surrounded by police he almost looked as though he was proud of himself even normalising it

@MJ-qb5ph Ай бұрын

Totally. He is a narcisst - they refuse accountability

@user-xh4bw2zc4g Ай бұрын

Wearing glasses to hide the anger in his eyes at being caught. Vile creature.

@MJ-qb5ph Ай бұрын

Or the behaviour of an entitled arrogant contemptuous narcisst

@50sense50 Ай бұрын

I disagree I think the shades are an attempt to hide his shame and fear he will get a rough ride in prison

@Jack-hy1zq Ай бұрын

Stop with the "very young" euphemism - they are CHILDREN.

@deannelson1388 Ай бұрын

Sickening isn't it, they are desperate to normalise such vile practices.

@IggyGoesPop666 Ай бұрын

I do wish that more journalists would look into the issue of boomer men who fly over to Thailand 3 timers a year to hang out with the street kids as its all covered up

@David-hl6mr Ай бұрын

A good point, but is there a journalist who has looked into the grooming gangs in THIS country?

@Bluepillphil-d1w Ай бұрын

And the many who move there.

@heatherstephens9295 Ай бұрын

When I holidayed in Thailand I was shocked at the amount of Englishmen holding hands with Thai children. It made me sick!

@hmao4466 Ай бұрын

@@Bluepillphil-d1wimplying that anyone who lives in Asia is there for perverse reasons is wrong. Some yes...all? Simply not true.

@Bluepillphil-d1w Ай бұрын

@@hmao4466 of course. It would be pretty weird if they all were. But it’s instinctive to suspect because of the connotations attached.

@SoundSista222 Ай бұрын

It creeped me out when he covered April Jones disapearence in Wales now I know why Edwards seemed off because hes a bit of a wrongen and unwell

@artbargestudio Ай бұрын

I don't feel great about paying ,by means of my license fee, his astronomic salary for months after he was ousted! Heads need to roll ! The BBC is supported by public money! The whole thing smacks of Mr Fix It!

@cawstongreenway Ай бұрын

Haven't paid it for about 15 years now. No law that makes you pay it, just the empty threat 😂

@artbargestudio Ай бұрын

@@cawstongreenway Up to you. I prefer to live within the law myself. The point is that running a national TV service costs money. Because you’re not paying it means that I and thousands of others have to pay more. Whatever: I should not have to pay for his four months salary. That was my point.

@cawstongreenway Ай бұрын

@@artbargestudio it's not breaking the law though.

@artbargestudio Ай бұрын

@@cawstongreenway Only if you're using it....not much worth watching anyway in my opinion.

@leighclift612 Ай бұрын

I bet there's alot more people behind the TV screens that's involved in this type of behaviour ..tip of the iceberg my friends !

@deannelson1388 Ай бұрын

Without a doubt, it seems to be a requirement.

@David-hl6mr Ай бұрын

Maybe interview Emily Matliss about her comment that The Sun should compensate Edwards for their journalism.Or Owen Jones about his "sympathies" for Edwards about the allegations made against him.

@heathercooper6043 Ай бұрын

Oh no they are so righteous, their comments will be forgotten with the aid of mainstream media and no doubt they'll find someone on the 'far right' to blame!!!

@mannylikestoanimate Ай бұрын

@@heathercooper6043the far right and far left are equally as bad as each other.

@hezkyden Ай бұрын

Not only Jones. Peter Tatchell, the 'gay' rights advocate, also spoke up for him, but that's not surprising considering Tatchell's support for adult-child sex in the past.

@Redsleather Ай бұрын

Owen Jones is still droning on about foreign wars but has absolutely nothing to say about Huw Edwards. Funny that 🤔

@davidswift9120 Ай бұрын

Do want to be in my gang, my gang, my gang?

@JamieHayward-fw1bb Ай бұрын

He should be forced to pay back every penny of his salary. He will get a poultry sentence and retire on his millions.

@hezkyden Ай бұрын

A poultry sentence, eh? Is that one where the convict gets to look after the chickens?

@ellisburton8733 Ай бұрын

To a point yes... But be sure his wife's divorce lawyer will carve a nice slice of that and he's not a young man so the likelihood of a deeply isolated end to his life, possibly with zero family or friends is chilling (if not completely his own fault).

@waheex Ай бұрын

Owen Jones and Jon sopel defended edwards big time..I wounder how they feel now

@perryvalton3296 Ай бұрын

They need to as well investigate who knows what groups they are part of.

@deannelson1388 Ай бұрын

@@perryvalton3296💯

@user-lx8qn3jn8l Ай бұрын

This man was in possession of Class A (Which is the very worst type of CSEM) materials and yet the BBC only stopped paying him his 400k three months ago? Amazing.

@alst4817 Ай бұрын

If you were accused of a crime but not yet convicted do you think it’s fair your job should treat you as if you have been convicted? Bizarre world view mate

@billsmith-hl8rk Ай бұрын

The British love paying for high profile pedophiles & wrong uns. Saville, Glitter, Royalty, Harris and now this man. It's beginning to look like interfering with your children is a national pastime in the UK.

@cawstongreenway Ай бұрын

And the BBC wonders why people are cancelling their licence fee in such huge numbers 😂

@deannelson1388 Ай бұрын

@@billsmith-hl8rk And watch this space mate..there have been rumours about a much loved celebrity for a long time.. though I have a feeling the truth on that won't come out until he's brown bread like Savile!

@hezkyden Ай бұрын

@@alst4817 Not at all. It would appear to be common company practice, especially in high-profile cases. GB News got shut of Dan Wootton after the revelations in ByLine Times even though he wasn't charged by the Met.

@ellisburton8733 Ай бұрын

The more you learn the deeper it hurts. He's technically a news journalist, how on earth did he think that he wouldn't get caught...

@perryvalton3296 Ай бұрын

How did he get to know the other people on the WhatsApp group?

@angelaM-wv9xe Ай бұрын

And he didnt even delete them!

@hmao4466 Ай бұрын

Sick as f***

@buntyclara Ай бұрын

Couldn’t stand the gimmicky way he always leant sideways on the desk when reading the news - even the Queen’s death. I would shout ‘sit up ffs’.

@grantwallace1882 Ай бұрын

I hope he goes to prison.

@darrenhenderson6921 Ай бұрын

It’s crazy, just when I used to watch the bbc news channel from my cell in prison, I distinctly remember him, he had all the persona of an authority in the business, to think I was in prison and this guy had actually done so much worse is beyond me, life is trippy sometimes.

@diane5891 Ай бұрын

He must go to prison

@shakeymay Ай бұрын

BBC , we all know what that means in adult sites haha

@buntyclara Ай бұрын

Why was he paid near on half a million quid anyway?

@Redsleather Ай бұрын

Nurses turning to food banks and selling their annual leave just to survive, but there’s enough money to pay this creature almost £500,000 to read an autocue? It’s absolutely disgusting

@ThinWhiteDude Ай бұрын

BBC. The BBC never changes...

@lauramarlo8108 Ай бұрын

And Brits have to pay a BBC tax every year? Just asking.

@andylucas6962 Ай бұрын

You don't have to pay

@stephenblanchard8973 Ай бұрын

....how much tax do Murdoch and his businesses pay in the UK...I'll give you a clue....it's a figure between...NOTHING and F all...?

@PedroMiguel-if3ll Ай бұрын

@@andylucas6962Exactly! It's optional, but Brits like to complain all the time about it. Most European countries with Public TV add their tax on the electric bill, so people have to pay no matter if they watch it or not. So in fact, the system in the UK is more fair.

@SoundSista222 Ай бұрын

We don't actually it's a choice

@knightsnight5929 Ай бұрын

Nope, we don't.

@Zerpentsa6598 Ай бұрын

Disgusting BBC. Jimmy, Bashir, Edwards, etc.

@judith3218 Ай бұрын

The definition of "making" images should be irrelevant. If a person, in this case a CHILD, is injured or killed during the commission of this particular crime, then ALL those who have participated in the crime, on any level, should be charged with the same degree of culpability. Whether a person created, distributed, or viewed images, all contributed to and perpetuated the reprehensible abuse of children.

@Escape2FreedomAsap Ай бұрын

Usual suspects 😢

@tonylawlor8833 Ай бұрын

Did the BBC learn nothing from the Saville enquiry. I typically like the BBC but the display of how arrogant the BBC are is disguising.

@erongi233 Ай бұрын

Certainly the feeling of being conned again and again by someone fairly obnoxious working for this self righteous and pretentious organisation .

@ellisburton8733 Ай бұрын

Spare a thought for the horrified Welsh, this guy was a national hero, not only a massively successful news reader but his father was famous and he did countless series for Welsh TV. A huge chunk of a Celtic nation are wounded, grieving and in a state of despair...

@womble321 Ай бұрын

Wrong he didn't ask for illegal pictures. He immediately told the person not to send them. If I sent you illegal pictures to your email address your a criminal. Remember that.

@SoundSista222 Ай бұрын

Sure

@knightsnight5929 Ай бұрын

Simply not true. Either delete them immediately and block the sender, (don't engage in conversation and ask for additional material), and / or report the sender to the police and provide evidence.

@jessc2064 Ай бұрын

He should have reported him to the police. However, he didn't presumably because he didn't want to expose his sexual interest in other men and young teenagers.

@lindamorris8706 Ай бұрын

@@jessc2064 I have never been able to understand, why grown men do these things. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️ It actually sickens me to think what pleasure they would get from it 🤦‍♀️

@jessc2064 Ай бұрын

@@lindamorris8706 me too. I can't believe the original post blamed lockdown boredom for what he did. I remember taking up Sudoku and online solitaire. Never crossed my mind to look at anything like that.

@Conorguill Ай бұрын

The jibe about the BBC having 'right-on' opinions was a weird little detour & also objectively not true

@simonallchin7436 Ай бұрын

It’s very simple . We are all fallen human beings as the Bible so correctly says , no matter how famous we have become or how high we have climbed the social ladder …

@erongi233 Ай бұрын

Not many of us are as fallen as that.

@simonallchin7436 Ай бұрын

@@erongi233 yes and no , but it’s true that the higher you climb the further you fall !

@brucedickinson12 Ай бұрын

The bible condones slavery yes nice book

@mozartnoyon Ай бұрын

what did BBC do wrong? They're not allowed to not pay sick leaves, or not give a blanket pay rise to certain individuals just cause they've been arrested ! every time they talk about BBC, the other guy keeps saying I don't understand why. Well, then do some research and understand before you open your mouth ! isn't that your job?

@themole1944 Ай бұрын

Do like me and thousands of others STOP paying your Tv licence fee and how many others are the BBc hiding

@cawstongreenway Ай бұрын

Yes, this ☝️

@lindamorris8706 Ай бұрын

Thought you had to pay the licence x

@cawstongreenway Ай бұрын

@@lindamorris8706 if you don't watch BBC live broadcasts you sign a declaration to say you don't, and are then exempt.

@mannylikestoanimate Ай бұрын

That man is disgusting. What's worse is that it took several years before it was brought to light. Disgraceful behaviour.

@michaelfrankie8443 Ай бұрын

All part of the BBC organisation for many years now it's what they represent ☝

@metalicminer6231 Ай бұрын

Statues on show to prove how sick they are.

@rayakusu-fosterB Ай бұрын

"CONSCIENCES FREE @ LAST." ❤🇬🇧❤

@Madders23 28 күн бұрын

I really liked this man. He is just one in a long line of famous people. Rolf harris, bill cosby eyc that has betrayed my trust

@PedroMiguel-if3ll Ай бұрын

Really?? The public has more things to worry about than an arrogant autocue reader!

@heathercooper6043 Ай бұрын

but it nicely detracts from the stabbings, I mean they can't keep blaming the 'far right'

@buntyclara Ай бұрын

There ARE two things. Things is PLURAL ffs.

@paul66990 Ай бұрын

Another BBC broadcaster with alternative tastes gets thrown under the bus; how many more are there?🧐

@sidewaysaction9983 Ай бұрын

Erm erm erm erm erm erm erm erm erm erm !!!!!!

@heathercooper6043 Ай бұрын

Trust and BBC news are not two words that go together for a lot of the public. Ditto that for politicians. Oh how shocking everyone says, how could it have happened, well all our institutions need cleaning out and then we may see what else lurks within.