Just ten minutes this morning into the “Today” programme on BC Radio 4 and I had to turn it off.
Just before the 7 a.m. news we had an item on “social cohesion”and the racial tensions that are evident in places like Dagenham. The spectre of the rise of the BNP was raised by the BBC interviewer and all agreed that this “far-right” abomination was undesirable. The solution to “divided communities” appeared to be “arts-based” social initiatives! Tell it to the Jihadists and those within the Muslim community who support them and who refuse to integrate within our communities. The BBC can’t even see the problem but instead fulminate against “the far right”.
Meanwhile, just a few minutes later and after a weekend which saw John Prescott, Cherie Blair and Lord Levy all expose Gordon Brown’s dysfunctional personality, the BBC then ran an item clearly designed to bolster Brown. The loathsome Denis McShane and Lance Price were allowed to explain why all this tittle-tattle meant nothing and said more about those who indulged in it than it did about the Great Leader. It seemed to escape them that all this invective against Brown was coming from within the Party, from senior figures. Operation Save Gordon seems in full swing and it should prove hugely entertaining to watch the BBC explain away what looks set to be a rout of Labour in Crewe in but a few weeks!
Victoria Derbyshire would indeed help the poor woman re-evaluate her position.Her son has been brutally murdered AND her God has abandoned her.
Well done the BBC Grief Counseling Service.
BTW Victoria Derbyshire comes from Ramsbottom.
Sorry for the late reply. Busy days.
WoAD – I do not think that the Genesis is a reliable guide to our past.
Please advise were I espouse utterly inadequate and self-defeating ethics.
I am not sure what is being currently taught in state schools.
Allan@Oslo – yes I can see it happening and Islam has been challenged a lot on the BBC, especially the VD Programme. If this topics comes up again (as it will) I make a note of this here.
Bryan – I stated that her comments were not sensitive at the time. That you equate atheists with muslims is quite strange indeed. Afterall one group does not believe in god(s) while the other does.
ThinAndBritish – yes, we could ask this question to any believer. As far as my experiences go, Islam and Muslims did not have an easy ride on the BBC and questions about their religion have been asked in the past.
A while back – there was a BBC4 series where John Humphrys was questioning representatives from the three main religions. The muslim representative got a very unpleasant ride compared to judaism and christianity.
Not sure if this is still on-line. Let me know if you are interested and I have a dig.
“ThinAndBritish – yes, we could ask this question to any believer.”
Don’t get invited to many funerals then Gunnar?
No,what you heard is the true voice of a liberal left grandee,secure in her superiority,moral ascendancy and rightness.There was a lot of it about in 1788.
Peter | 14.05.08 – 10:43 am
That seems like a reasonable evaluation. But it looks like something else is going on here. Why would she adopt an almost mocking tone about the Christian God’s inability to prevent this brutal murder? That’s what made me speculate that she was approaching that God from an antagonistic position – i.e. atheist or Muslim.
Bryan – I stated that her comments were not sensitive at the time. That you equate atheists with muslims is quite strange indeed. Afterall one group does not believe in god(s) while the other does.
gunnar | 14.05.08 – 9:10 pm
Nope, I didn’t equate the two, except to indicate that they would both potentially have an antipathy towards the Christian concept of God.
Will Al Beeb operate its technical agreement with Al Jazeera and use the latter’s action coverage of this pro-Hamas, anti-Israel demonstration in London?:-
” UK Muslim Brotherhood sponsors pro-Palestinian rally in London”
http://www.newenglishreview.org/blog_display.cfm/blog_id/14787
“Just ten minutes this morning into the “Today” programme on BC Radio 4 and I had to turn it off.”
I know that the Beeb are a socialist anachronism living in the past, but to call it “BC Radio 4” is pushing it a bit.
Unless it was a typo for PC?
Or BS?
You’ve nailed it. Thanks for clearing that up.