'The BBC has dropped plans for Planet Relief, a TV special on climate change.
In recent weeks BBC executives have been stating that it was not the corporation's job to lead opinion on climate change.
But the BBC said the decision not to proceed with the Comic Relief-style day of programming was not related to the criticisms ... Last month, Newsnight editor Peter Barron said it was "not the corporation's job to save the planet".'
It could also be said that it is not the BBC's job to be a megaphone for the official version of reality, except that this has been its role since it was created.'
