as an ‘execution’, longtime Biased BBC reader Dave T pointed out that this (ab)use of the word ‘execute’ is contrary to the BBC’s own BBC News Styleguide (PDF), where, if Robin turns to page 69, Troublesome words, he will find:
Execute means to put to death after a legal process.
Terrorists or criminals do not execute people, they
murder them.
I’ve yet to hear from Robin or any other Beeboid in defence of Robin’s poor choice of description. Come on guys, we know you’re out there!
Midweek 2nd April 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0CZpARpMPg Looking but can’t see this story on the BBC despite it being everywhere else…even in the Guardian….as Glasgow is…