BBC is pretty much MI7- all (or most of the staff go through the same routes- early media, politics / political coverage & important posts). So BBC and Bashir would be perfectly compatible. (another rabbit hole, BBC journo's last careers)
Bashir (confirm needed) is a mason and would be likely just saying whatever they currently need him to say to stay alive (at personal cost it seems, but he could do a disappearing act if he needs to- relocate, re-face + print etc with their assistance- without it he's dead- that's why the media report he's not well- it's likely a threat to Bashir- 'look, we said he was unwell shortly before his ''heart attack'' '). If you catch my drift...
BBC is pretty much MI7- all (or most of the staff go through the same routes- early media, politics / political coverage & important posts). So BBC and Bashir would be perfectly compatible. (another rabbit hole, BBC journo's last careers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Bashir
Bashir (confirm needed) is a mason and would be likely just saying whatever they currently need him to say to stay alive (at personal cost it seems, but he could do a disappearing act if he needs to- relocate, re-face + print etc with their assistance- without it he's dead- that's why the media report he's not well- it's likely a threat to Bashir- 'look, we said he was unwell shortly before his ''heart attack'' '). If you catch my drift...