That's the conclusion I've come to Paul. What I think might have happened is that in the last 24 hours someone's explained to her what constitutes racial bullying etc and she's now conceeded that, that's what she was guilty of. A lot of people seem to labour under the delusion that you have to be quoting from the BNP manifesto to qualify, which isn't true of course.
Barbara Ellen writing in today's Observer is probably the closest thing I've seen committed to print yet that sums up my own feelings. More tellingly she puts Goody's "back to slums" out burst in the context I saw it as, (class, privledge and humility) and points the finger at the Lloyd-O'Meara axis as being the much more overtly racist.
Clearly Channel 4 are coming out of this very badly, and with Goody now blowing the main stay of Andy Duncan's defence out of the water, tomorrows board meeting might make for interesting viewing were they to extend the true spirit of the 'fly on the wall' broadcasting. Ch4 I think have sought to blame Goody, and she by contrast has now blown apart their defence. If it's apparent to Jade Goody that racial bullying was taking place, then Andy Duncan with all of his years of broadcasting experience and greater intelligence, is going to be hard pressed to say he didn't see anything. The Car Phone Warehouse spotted it for crying out loud.
David Putnam was interviewed on Ch4 on Friday, and didn't look to pleased to put it mildly. Although he refused to get drawn into it ahead of Mondays meeting it was reasonbly clear he held a strong opinion. Looking at some of the other names on Ch4's board I'm not sure Mr Duncan is going to be congratulated on a ratings coup tomorrow some how :lol:
I'm sure that if a transcript, broken down in context was ever produced, then Goody's mum, and Danielle Lloyd would be the two who would be in the dock, along with Andy Duncan. My gut reaction is that the latter might find himself seriously struggling tomorrow, as the search for scapegoat is definately on, although the press are quiet on the prospect.
