BBC response to Bob Vylan’s IDF chants at Glastonbury ‘not good enough’, says minister | Glastonbury 2025
A minister said that the warnings were not “good enough” on the screen published by BBC about the discriminatory language during Bob Vylan’s Glastonbury set.
After BBC, Punk-Rap duo Bob Vylan’s musician Bobby Vylan, faced questions-Festivalin West Holts Stage “Free, Free Palestine” and “Death, Death, IDF [Israel Defense Forces]”On Saturday.
Keir Starmer said that there was no “excuse ve for the hymn, and the company said that during the flow of the set, it showed a warning about“ very strong and discriminatory language ”.
Bob Vylan set was shown live in a spill flow, but the images have been removed from the flow services of the BBC since then.
Although the Minister of Equality Jacqui Smith didn’t believe that the BBC was prejudiced to the war in Gaza, a line passed during the scope of Glastonbury.
Sky News said in a statement on Monday, “These were open comments that cross the sign. I was surprised to continue publishing them when the BBC was open.
Bob Vylan, who went by Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan, two members, played on Saturday just before his kneeling. The BBC decided not to publish the second live in the midst of the group’s support for Gaza in previous concerts.
Bobby Vylan, who describes himself as a “violent punk ,, said on the stage:“ Sometimes we should meet our message strongly because unfortunately this is the only language in which some of them speak. ”
Smith said on Monday that BBC’s warnings are not “good enough”. Times told Radio: “I guess [the BBC] He made a mistake here. On the screen is not good enough to say that this is a dangerous language. It was far beyond that and should not be broadcast live. And I think it would be possible for the BBC to stop it. “
In the festival, Smith added that “he remembered the music festival in Israel on October 7, 2023, that young people were caught, kidnapped and killed and would want to reflect it”.
Dorothy Byrne, a former news and up -to -date job chairman in Channel 4, said that BBC wanted to be more determined on the publication, technically possible.
BBC Radio 4’s Today program, Bob Vylan said that there is questions about research: “When something really goes wrong in the gallery, they must be a political producer ready to advise them.
“I would expect an alternative feed because things could go wrong, and there were many other actions at that time. I was surprised that they left with a warning instead of cutting because it is wrong to call everyone.”
Glastonbury said that the scope of the scope should not have the same standard about the impartiality expected of news programming. However, the scope of the BBC, “when we need to discuss the events in Gaza,” he added that the focal point of the discussion, he added.
Bobby Vylan released on Instagram on Sunday: “I said what I said” and “change in foreign policy”.
“As we get older and our inflammation begins to decrease under the drowning of adult life and all responsibilities, it is incredibly important for us to encourage and inspire the torch transferred to us to the next generations.
“Let them show them in a loud and visible way when we want change and need change. Let’s see that we walk on the streets, campaign at the ground level, organize online and shout at every stage offered.”
