BBC: “Nick Clegg not executed on stage until 1320”

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BBC: “Nick Clegg not executed on stage until 1320”

By The Voice | Wed 8th October 2014 - 1:15 pm

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That was the rather startling tweet from BBC South-East reporter Louise Stewart:

Nick Clegg not executed on stage until 1320 #libdem14

— Louise Stewart (@BBCLouise) October 8, 2014

But it turned out to be a typo rather than a stay of execution:

Apologies for my previous tweet – I meant of course Nick Clegg not EXPECTED on stage until 1320 – blame predictive texting

— Louise Stewart (@BBCLouise) October 8, 2014

Delighted (and relieved) that Lib Dem press office have a sense of humour – apparently amused by my predictive text error

— Louise Stewart (@BBCLouise) October 8, 2014

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7 Comments

Robin Wilde 8th Oct '14 - 1:21pm

Might have improved their poll standing a touch.
James Hardy 8th Oct '14 - 1:46pm

Wow, I know some aren’t happy with him, but I don’t think we are quite at the show-trial stage yet
Robin Bennett 8th Oct '14 - 2:47pm

Leadership problem solved. Labour, please copy.
Steve Way 8th Oct '14 - 4:06pm

BBC will do anything to improve ratings…
Tony Miller 9th Oct '14 - 9:52am

I thought this was an obscure reference to the birth of Watt Tyler in 1320, and heralded a new Peasant’s Revolt. Was it just a predictive text failure, or further evidence of developing intelligence in the machine?
Suzanne Fletcher 9th Oct '14 - 11:08am

the cardboard cutout at the glee club ended up with him being cut off at the knees as he jigged along with the singing.
Simon Banks 11th Oct '14 - 9:17am

I thought there was something odd about the guy, but I didn’t suspect he’d been dead for nearly 700 years.