From: William Snowden, Butterbowl Gardens, Farnley, Leeds.
TOM Richmond (Yorkshire Post, February 25) expressed surprise that “the BBC’s political correctness police” had “approved” Jeremy Paxman’s comments about the British Empire. But why wouldn’t they? Mr Paxman is, after all, a BBC insider, and his statement was not contentious; merely a truism.
Moreover, it was advance publicity for his forthcoming BBC TV series about the British Empire. I suspect that the programme (like the book) will reflect Mr Paxman’s acerbic and provocative style.
