Minder ?

As the BBC reflects on what happened to Huw Edwards, there are a number of question marks over safeguarding and care. 

Even before Huw went public with depression issues, there were many who knew he had 'black dog' episodes. In the management team, he had confidantes, who would listen and try to restore his fragile confidence. Normally, talent at that level has a News executive as a semi-nominated minder, to have regular coffees, lunches, to talk about future plans etc. Huw was clearly deeply concerned about 'what happens next'  on an almost daily basis throughout his career. The churn in BBC News management may have disrupted that tradition - but surely someone would have been delegated to keep an eye and ear on an expensive talent who'd told the world that sometimes he'd been so miserable he couldn't get out of bed ?

The rebirth of Huw as a 'silver fox' with a love of expensive sharp suits and leisure wear on Instagram (it was almost as if he had a personal photographer), a man not previously trendy, but now at home exchanging quips with the world on Twitter, may not have been cause for alarm bells to ring, but maybe a management minder might have picked up issues.