TO SAY that I am gutted is an overstatement. Just over an hour ago I got a call from 2GB saying that I am no longer welcome on the network.

The reason - this column from last Tuesday which was critical of Alan Jones.

I am not sure if you can technically describe it as a sacking, given that I received the handsome sum of zero dollars for my weekly appearances on the Steve Price show.



I was only doing it because I like and rate Steve, and enjoyed our casual chats, as I have in the past with other 2GB broadcasters such as Ben Fordham and my friend Chris Smith.



It is unclear whether AJ stepped in to orchestrate my demise. All I was told was that 2GB management had advised Pricey not to get me back on air on account of the Jones column, and that I would not be appearing anywhere on the station.



It is an interesting move from a network which is posturing as both a dogged defender of free speech, and the innocent victim of a vicious bullying campaign aimed at suppressing opinion.



For now I suppose I'll just have to pick up the pieces of my life and maybe find another network which is prepared to pay me nothing in return for my thoughts. I will also be returning the Mercedes.