End of the GB News Saga

The home of cancel culture cancels another presenter

The whole saga that led to Laurence Fox, myself and Dan Wootton being sacked from GB News has finally come to an end. Ofcom, the arms-length state censorship quango has discontinued its investigation into Dan’s former show on GB News: Dan Wootton Tonight, which the three of us appeared on before being removed from the channel.

One day you will get the full behind-the-scenes story of what happened at GB News. But the short story is it all could have been avoided.

Laurence said something inappropriate and could have been reprimanded in some way if it broke the channel’s code of contact. But to sack him at the behest of a woke mob spearheaded by Carol Vorderman was reprehensible.

Dan nervously smirked, and could have provided more challenge to Laurence. But there was no need to suspend him. His producers should have taken it as a learning experience and worked on way of preventing similar situations in the future.

Neither Laurence nor Dan should have lost their jobs.

I said it at the time and I will say it again, you cannot call yourself “the home of free speech” and fire people over someone saying something people may find offensive. If you do not have the right to offend, you do not have free speech.

I got my marching orders for saying that. The channel that promoted itself as the answer to cancel culture, “No one will be cancelled,” ended up becoming the home of cancel culture.

Last week they got rid of another presenter for saying hurty words.

Ofcommunists are not the biggest threat. You can provide evidence for their investigations and you can appeal their verdicts.

The real problem is fear.

Fear of the woke mob. Fear of Ofcom. Fear of losing advertisers. Fear of what other people think. Fear of not being liked. Fear of not getting a job elsewhere. Fear of not being included in the industry with the rest of the MSM. Fear of not being invited to fancy award ceremonies. Fear of being labelled Far Right.

Fear is weak and feeble.

Appeasement never works. Once you feed the crocodile it will keep coming back for more. The woke mob only has power over you if they grant them that power.

Once it became clear you could be sacked for what you said, naturally people started being more careful about what they said. The channel veered to the centre. Fewer people were willing to challenge the narrative, and instead they pump out “climate crisis” content like everybody else. They became the very thing they set out to destroy.

The answer is to be strong. To stand up for the principles you claim to have. To be a team, and to support your employees/colleagues.

GB News had potential. It is a shame it is dying a slow death. Constant lay-offs, consistently low ratings, a lack of new investors, few advertisers. They have not managed to climb back out of the hole they made for themselves.

The viewers responded to the channel’s lack of strength by turning over.

Independent media is the way forward.

Dan Wootton

now has his own platform,

Dan Wootton Outspoken

, which I appear on as a regular contributor. Laurence and I have our own show, ‘Fox & Father’, every week on Reclaim the Media. I still have my Common Sense Crusade, which is now over at Lotus Eaters.

I have recently ressurected my YouTube channel, where I plan to produce more content in the future. I shared my two-hour conversation with Tommy Robinson, for those who had not seen it behind the paywall.

We were freed from the grips of Ofcom, but also from that toxic environment of fear.

There are many other great independent outlets, including Mahyar Tousi TV, Urban Scoop, New Culture Forum, visegrad24, etc.

Find a host or a platform bold enough to speak the truth at any cost, and back them. Avoid the mainstream media and those who want to become legacy media.

Avoid establishment shills. Support independent broadcasters.

And on that note, thank you for subscribing to my Common Sense Crusade here on Substack.

We now have some fantastic merchandise available for those who would like to own a piece of the Crusade, over at the Lotus Eaters Shop UK/USA. I partnered with some outstanding Catholic designers to create unique designs. Chris Lewis from BARITUS Catholic Illustration did the amazing mugs/t-shirts with St George, the Patron Saint of England, and Our Lady of Walsingham, since England is Our Lady’s Dowry. My friend Caleb Mitchell from the Catholic Pipe Company designed our limited edition pipes with St Bede’s Cross on one side and the Celtic Cross on the other. It does not get more Anglo than that.

All for the greater glory of God.

“Cry God for Harry, England, and Saint George!”