Looking up Diane Coyle’s Wikipedia entry and this is what came up today:
Diane Coyle, OBE (born February 1961), is a freelance economist and a former advisor to the UK Treasury. She is a member of the UK Competition Commission and is acting Chairman of the BBC Trust, the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
Thought that was odd…‘acting chairman’…since when?
The answer…someone didn’t waste any time updating the entry:
Lord Patten’s plea to save the BBC as he steps down
Outgoing BBC Trust chairman praises the corporation as a ‘precious and wonderful thing’, but fears it lacks backing of the main political parties
Lord Patten’s term in office had been due to end in April next year but he explained he experienced “serious chest pains” on April 27 and went into hospital. Diane Coyle, the vice-chairman of the BBC Trust, has taken over in an interim capacity while a successor is found.
Patten says:
In a letter to Sajid Javid, the Culture Secretary, Lord Patten said: “The BBC is a huge national asset which is part of the everyday fabric of our lives. It is not perfect — what institution is? It always needs to challenge itself to improve. But it is a precious and wonderful thing, a hugely positive influence which benefits greatly from the creativity and dedication of its staff.
“I have no reason to doubt that the leaders of all main political parties support the role it plays at the centre of our public realm. Most important of all, the British public enormously value the strength of its output, its independence and the contribution it makes to the quality of our lives.”
He will be sadly missed by all…I’m sure.
I am sure that one of the PR minions somewhere at the BBC will have been charged with updating Mrs Celyn Jones profile as there are so many in the BBC paid for by our license fee. But it was her politics as demonstrated Tuesday morning on Radio 4 which seemed so far to the Left and with the hopes of reconfiguring Society to give greater Power to the Poor that really concern me. I would provide a link but using a tablet to post I am damned if I know how to jump screens and provide a link; but it was Radio 4 around 9.30 in the morning.
I think Alan had already heard Miss Coyle’s contribution and posted under ‘the Past Isn’t What You Thought It Would Be’, dangerous woman I think that Miss Coyle is
I am sure that one of the PR minions somewhere at the BBC will have been charged with updating Mrs Celyn Jones profile
I’m sure you’re sure. But I’m just as sure that’s more to do with Biased BBC commenters’ inane paranoia rather than anything fact-based.
It’s easy enough to view Wikipedia article histories, and see who made edits and where from. But maybe that’s too fact-based and would nullify your conspiracy theory?
Meanwhile down the memory hole
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/damianthompson/3684071/BBCs_flagrant_hypocrisy_over_Wiki_edits/
Conspiracy confirmed?
Apparently via BT Public Internet using IP address 86.135.36.90
Scot, if the BBC provides PR staff for the contestants of Strictly (remember reading about them re Susannah at the time but have neither the time nor the inclination to search for the reference) I am sure there will be PR staff for the use of the Trust. How they operate using tax payers’ money is beyond me.
Oh wow, the BBC employs PR people for its TV shows so it MUST be behind every Wikipedia change.
The quality of conspiracy theory bollocks on here is really going downhill of late. Your reasoning is in serious danger of making Alan’s babbling seem intellectually coherent. Well done, that’s a really hard feat.
“Oh wow, the BBC employs PR people for its TV shows so it MUST be behind every Wikipedia change.”
Thats desperate Scott no one said that and you know it
You took issue with Deborah’s throw away comment on the basis that any suggestiont that the BBC would do such a thing was unthinkable
But the fact is the BBC have been caught red handed on more than one occasion ,altering their wiki profile, covertly re-writting news content, making up their own bogus compliants and having employees pose as members of the public.
Is there any deception that the BBC would undertake that you would not defend?
And Biased BBC commenters have been caught on numerous occasions concocting ludicrous conspiracy theories, the only basis for which is “I think it happened, therefore it must have done”. And then someone else equally as asinine comes along and defends that stance.
And here you are.
How specific can Beeboid acolyte get!
“And there you are.”
“And there you are” is one of my mother’s favourite sayings at the moment – and she’s got dementia.
Charming as always Scott,but you haven’t addressed the fact that the BBC are guilty as charged in this instance.
It is not conspiracy theory it is a conspiracy fact. but one which you approve so of course may not be mentioned.
like all liberal inquisition foot soldiers you believe in free speech as long as people say what you what to hear
free elections as long as people vote the way you think they should
And freedom of conscience as long as people have thoughts of which you approve .
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALFRED-E-NEUMAN-WHAT-ME-WORRY-FOR-PRESIDENT-1960-ORIGINAL-LARGE-/201040547406
the BBC are guilty as charged in this instance.
Of what? A Wikipedia entry got edited – reflecting someone’s change in title. Deborah insisted this must have been by someone in the BBC, because Strictly.
It is not conspiracy theory it is a conspiracy fact.
Here we go – Biased BBCers thinking that “because I said it, it must be true”. There is no fact here, just a couple of idiots deciding that something is the case with nothing but their own prejudices to back them up.
like all liberal inquisition foot soldiers you believe in free speech as long as people say what you what to hear
What the deuce are you on about? I’m all in favour of free speech. In your case, you’re free to demonstrate what an idiot you’re being. Do carry on.
Does Scott support the entry of Robert Spencer and Pamela Geller into Britain?
Does he oppose the arrest of Paul Weston for quoting Churchill on Islam?
Whose freedom of speech does he support?
His own and only that
which is why when he comes across an opinion that isn’t his he flies into an uncontrollable rage.
stop wriggling Scott and just apologise to Deborah. You didn’t like her comment but had now way to attack other than to say her satirical aside was ‘the commenters’ inane paranoia rather than anything fact-based.’
I pointed out to you (politely) that there was plenty of cause to think the BBC was cable of such an act.
Rather than say ‘I get the joke but don’t like it because I share Celyn Jones’ leftist view’
You’ve huffed and puffed your self into a corner
They do say that when one sense is lost another increases to compensate
In your case your lake of a sense of humour has been more than balanced by your sense of your own importance.
No Scot, I still think that once it was agreed that Diane Coyle would take over the DG role, out would come a press release from the Trust and a minion would be instructed to update Miss Coyle’w wiki page just like someone would be told to order new headed paper. Nothing subversive, just the sort of thing PAs do. Except the BBC is so heavily manned at our expense there is always someone to do the task.
It did happen, the BBC did waist about half a million pounds of licence payers money, failing to hide the identities of the inferior environmental ignoramuses used as “the best scientific experts” to fob off scientists who complained to the BBC.
We are just waiting to see the results of the investigations, which I was told, will be revealed to arts expert Lord Hall in due course.
A BBC cesspit of left-wing politics and environmental religious activism dominated by arts and humanities morons who have pushed out any freedom of thought for scientists, on the BBC, by censoring the science, scientists and scientific debate.
So by the end of that exchange Scott has again been thoroughly discredited, his wayward and offensive rantings comprehensively beaten by yet another calm and impressive recall of facts by bBBC contributors.
Sorry to crow, Scott, but…………sod it, no I’m not.
In the same that Labour ensured soft control of the Beeb by appointing someone who, while nominally a Tory, is as pro-European and economically wet as possible, Cameron should take a similar tack and appoint a nominally-Labour ex-minister who’s fond of markets, pro small government and in favour of restructuring pensions and the NHS. Frank Field leaps to mind, he’s almost as unpopular with Leftie backbenchers as Patten was with the Shire Tories.
Or perhaps Kate Hoey, possibly the only other Labour MP with any credibility.
Personally, I’d just go for the demolition option. Its time has been and gone and we need neither a BBC nor a fabulously paid, nebulously brained chairman.
It doesn’t matter who’s at the helm…the ol’ beeb gravy train will still keep chugging along.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2055203/BBC-boss-Diane-Coyle-bias-row-second-job-advising-Labour.html
The BBC was last night at the centre of a row over political bias after it was revealed that the vice-chair of its governing trust is advising the Labour Party
30 October 2011
Phil Harrold, BBC Trust Head of Governance, which advises trust members on all matters relating to their jobs, told Mr Kroll: ‘This could potentially be a significant partisan political activity.’
A BBC Trust spokesman said: ‘There is a clear, published code of practice in place which applies to all trustees.’
But obviously only applies to trustees not associated with Labour.
Give the trustees enough rope ………
Beeboids’ ingrown toe-nail: Coyle is married to Beeboid, Cellan-Jones.
Beeboids’ ingrown toe-nail: –
Coyle is married to Beeboid, Cellan-Jones.
Beeboids don’t like their political incestuousness up ’em.
‘Telegraph’ (£)-
“The cover-ups, scandals and payoffs of Lord Patten’s reign.
“Lord Patten forced to step down early after presiding over period of unprecedented crisis at the BBC dominated by Savile, McAlpine and Entwistle.”
By Gordon Rayner.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10812299/The-cover-ups-scandals-and-payoffs-of-Lord-Pattens-reign.html
So Patten is finally giving his snout a rest from the trough?
I well remember this Bath MPs failure to win a seat…and the clueless Major sent Patten hither and thither from Northern Ireland to Hong Kong, destroying them all, selling them out-but oh so smugly and plausibly.
A barrage balloon, a blimp on the make.
I well remember his “appearance” before MPs in 2010/11?
Did he appear to give evidence?…no he was there as a confirmation candidate(much laughter at the mots justes of this EU silksap!).
I guess the private hospitals fatty Pang blocked WERE able to find out Pattens toilet habits…for that was his sneering objection to being asked how his tax-funded squat at the BBC was being logged.
Tory gain…the buggers gone!
Proud to say that I was one of those who voted him out when living in Bath in 1992, not so proud to have voted Green (a protest vote) I was young and naive and there wasn’t much choice….
I destested the guy at what he did to Thatcher, the Tory’s of 1992 were merely a shadow of what they were in 1979.
Patten is the absolute embodiment of smug, sanctimonious noblesse oblige. No wonder he was considered a perfect fit for chairman of the trust. I have little doubt that the shortlist for his replacement will be as ‘balanced’ as the list of guest presenters on woman’s hour recently.
Sounds like an organisation on the decline. I hope it is rapid. Patten gone. Another liberal takes over. They really don’t realise that things are about to change.
Just go away. Anywhere.
The Left hang onto their (tax funded) livings with all the tenacity of a medieval bishop. Expect lots of talk of cultural catastrophe (i.e. fewer jobs for otherwise unemployable Leftists) when the BBC egalitarians get kicked out on their arse by the plebs who pay for their Tuscan holiday homes.
Culture= liberal world view. I thought we all knew that.
Therefore it is not possible to have “culture” unless it is informed by liberalism.
We need a secular Martin Luther who can rid us of these parasites.
Or a Girolamo Savonarola.
She was appointed in 2006 by the labour gov. Now labour do not have a track record for stuffing these quango’s with their placemen.