Alternative take

Tonight, BBC DG Tim Davie has put himself at odds with many of his News staff.  

This is his summary of the Ken MacQuarrie report into the re-hiring of Martin Bashir.  “I would like to thank Ken MacQuarrie for his report. It finds the recruitment process was targeted to find the right person for the role and it was conducted in good faith."

Notwithstanding the irony of 'good faith', if both Mr MacQuarrie and Mr Davie were made to re-read the full report, I suspect they might agree a reasonable alternative summary would include the words 'stitch-up'.  And how many other important appointments have been handled this way ?