🚨personal news🚨I’ll be leaving the BBC at the end of May. Newsnight in its current format will end then, so most posts will go. I decided not to apply for other BBC jobs. Working there for 35 yrs has been life defining: an eyewitness to history collaborating with such brilliant colleagues. But it’s time for a change
@MarkUrban01 Dear Mark — you’ll be deeply missed. I always looked forward to your Newsnight reports, and always learned from them. Your war reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan was magnificent, and very brave. I do hope we’ll hear and see plenty of you in future.
@JohnSimpsonNews John that's quite something coming from you, so thank you. Our paths crossed in many a dusty place and we always tried to come up to your standard
@JohnSimpsonNews @MarkUrban01 That's really nice x
@JohnSimpsonNews @MarkUrban01 You establishment shells look after each other don't you.
@JohnSimpsonNews @EHChalus @MarkUrban01 They've thrown the baby out with the bath water as my Pa used to say....such a waste.
@JohnSimpsonNews @NanaVupNorth @MarkUrban01 Praise from the absolute top.
@JohnSimpsonNews @MarkUrban01 Mark's reports from Iraq will stay with me as some of the most striking news reportage of my life. There is a deep compassion in Mark. He will be deeply missed.
@JohnSimpsonNews @MarkUrban01 Can only say hear hear.Thank you mark and best wishes for everything in the future.may it bring everyting your talent deserves.