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After a week of madness, finally a shockingly sensible response. A 12-week suspension for Jonathan Ross feels, oddly, about right. Suspension without pay actually claws back some of the money the nation is constantly asked to be outraged about paying him. He gets to lie low and stay out of trouble, but can't go and work for any other broadcaster. He can come back after Christmas and, you never know, we might be a bit more grateful to have him back. Will the BBC be renewing his contract at anything like the same level next year? No. But he survives on "a final warning". He's not only too expensive to sack, he's too valuable to every rival the BBC has. But Lesley Douglas is sacrificed, despite Russell Brand's best attempts to take one for the team by resigning himself.Finally, light dawns and we can understand the justification... [read full story]
