Video: https://twitter.com/GBNewsSpin/status/1706998621567066463
Non-Twitter link: https://nitter.salastil.com/GBNewsSpin/status/1706998621567066463
Archive: https://archive.ph/5sFGt
I know the link is to a fierce critic of GB News but it's the only account I can see that posted the full context, most only played a clip. Any footage has been memory holed from YouTube.
For context, a journalist for JOE appeared on the BBC to mock and ridicule an MP who asked for a Minister for Men to balance out the existing appointment of a Minister for Women. On Dan Wootton Tonight, Laurence Fox blasted the journalist by decrying her as a modern day feminist that no-one unless they were a "cucked little incel" would sleep with. He states further that no self-respecting man would engage in a date with her and asks "who'd wanna shag that?".
Ofcom are now investigating the channel and the Metropolitan Police have been contacted regarding Fox's comments and whether they would be in breach of section 127 of the Communications Act - speech that causes "gross offence", the same law that got Count Dankula a fine of £800 for his pug prank on his girlfriend at the time. If the Police do investigate and press charges, Ofcom will likely revoke their broadcast licence there and then. They have a zero tolerance attitude to law breaking on the air.
Both Fox and Wootton are now suspended and the channel is in damage limitation mode fearing for its survival. Those going against GB News and have sensed blood will not stop with them if they succeed in their goals, they will go for Talk TV next.
The UK is ahead of most western countries in that the institutions are crumbling and they are lashing out even more desperately in their death throes to cling onto power.
The key to surviving if you are targeted is don't apologise, don't give any ground and remain resolute. You do that and you can outlast them as they don't have the strength left for a long protracted fight. If they even went full scorched and shut down GB News the audience there won't go back to BBC or mainstream so it's just a losing fight so long as you remain firm.
Giving Laurence Fox credit, he is not apologising and he is standing firm in what he has said. What is happening here is that individuals and an news organisation are being cancelled because of a statement he made about a woman that has caused gross offence and could potentially land Fox in big trouble.
If they succeed, we're in dangerous territory where we will have unequal treatment of men and women in terms of consequences of criticising someone of the other sex (and having it classed as an illegal, grossly offensive and sexist act one way but not the other).