In your example they give credit through the article. Bad example? Sure you can call them scare quotes but these quotes can be used for various reasons, I'm pr

In your example they give credit through the article. Bad example? Sure you can call them scare quotes but these quotes can be used for various reasons, I'm pretty sure as a news organisation the BBC intended use–mention distinction: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Use%E2%80%93mention_distinction They occasionally be used for other reasons like jargon.