Nothing at all at the BBC website about Guardian contributor Kia Abdullah’s crass and heartless twitter comments on the tragic death of three British students in a road accident in Thailand.
‘Is it really awful that I don’t feel any sympathy for anyone killed on a gap year?’
‘I actually smiled when I saw that they had double-barrelled surnames. Sociopath?’
All across the twitterverse and blogosphere within hours and hitting the dead tree press by Sunday even the Guardian had to do a nifty piece of sidestepping.
But the BBC obviously felt the story wasn’t worth covering.
I wonder why?
Weekend 24th January 2026
Some great comments on Guido – saves me typing, but all great stuff! https://order-order.com/2026/01/25/andy-burnham-blocked-from-standing-in-gorton-and-denton-by-election/ (Apols as not exactly about bBC…