The BBC finally respond...

Further to this and previous, the BBC have finally responded and it's the old brush-off.

NewsOnline Complaints	26 Oct (2 days ago)
to me

Mr Goat,

Thank you for your email. We're sorry you appear not to have had a response.  Jeremy Bowen did not "choose" this date; he is very busy and it was the earliest day he could fit this event into his schedule. He has acknowledged this in his tweets to you. However, this will not be the only such event with him, so there will be other opportunities for those who may consider they were excluded to take part.

 This was not a debate but a question and answer session so there is no question in our view of it being biased.

Best wishes,

BBC News

http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/handle-complaint/

I have replied:
'Your explanation of why that day was allocated is not believable or acceptable. An unbiased Middle East Editor would have Rosh Hashonah noted in his diary and accordingly would not schedule a Q&A for that date. The bare fact is that the BBC's Middle East Editor held a Q&A session on one of the holiest days in the Jewish calendar when the vast  majority of Jews would not be able to take part. This decision disenfranchised the vast majority of Jews from taking part. Jeremy Bowen would not dream of scheduling such an event for a Friday during Ramadan. As to your glib comment that 'this will not be the only such event with him, so there will be other opportunities for those who may consider they were excluded to take part.', I find that offensive. Should Jews be satisfied that at some unspecified future date we will be allowed to contribute to a Q&A with the BBC's Middle East Editor? Muslims and Jews every time but Jews only occasionally? Do Jews not pay the BBC licence fee? I want to take this complaint further, how do I do so? Regards NotaSheep MaybeaGoat'

I have left the mistake in my surname go uncorrected.