START THE WEEK OPEN THREAD….

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1. Sluff says:

   May 10, 2017 at 8:52 am

   It’s been mentioned before that BBC Media Action, a so-called charity independent of the BBC, gets funding from the EU.
   But it’s well worth trawling its webshite in more detail.
   For example, the Gates Foundation provides several million smackers.
   And the mission, vision, and values leave readers in no doubt where they stand (‘to help reduce poverty ….help people understand their rights…….encourage diversity…..’). Not to mention their ‘building on the fundamental values and editorial standards of the BBC’. It’s snowflake and SJW central.
   In fact if the Biased BBC were a subsidiary of BBC Media Action, a lot of what of what we report on this great website would just fall so naturally into place, we’d barely need to comment.
   Recommended reading.
   http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/about/our-mission , and then just follow your nose.

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2. Charlie Martel says:

   May 10, 2017 at 9:12 am

   And another one Al Beebeera aren’t telling you…

   Man brandishes meat cleaver and threatens to kill Jews in North London kosher deli
   https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3520324/armed-cops-swarm-knife-stamford-hill-london/

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   • Foscari says:

     May 10, 2017 at 9:53 am

     Does anybody expect the BBC’S Londonistan Programme to report this? It’s all guns blazing for Corbyn now. The Trotskyist editors who would never be elected if they stood on their own platforms. So they dupe Riz Lateef, Asad Ahmed and the rest to do their bidding. Yids being attacked in Stamford Hill , news for this programme? Do me a favour!

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3. EnglandExpects says:

   May 10, 2017 at 9:38 am

   She certainly did get an easy ride from the Beeb. Why should we have to pay a tax for this and still have to go to the Internet or commercial radio for a better news service ?
   Another thought – those of us who spent all of our time in education in class sizes over 31 yet still got on well must wonder what has changed so drastically . Firm teachers and well behaved kids made class sizes of 40 manageable. Poor parenting and a decline in self-discipline and respect both among children and in society have a lot to answer for . All far too non PC to discuss seriously on the BBC.

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4. Sluff says:

   May 10, 2017 at 9:41 am

   Had a very interesting conversation with a mate over the weekend. He’s a top public sector finance guy and a strong Labour supporter. But………
   He also believes in a market economy, strong defence and the nuclear deterrent. So he will not be voting Labour this time.
   He (rightly IMO) regards Corbyn as a pacifist and that he and Mcdonnell are trots who aspire to full socialist economcs, which implies a hatred of the private sector, businesses making profits, and hence punitive taxes and a centralised command economy etc…
   To be fair, he therefore distinguishes Socialist Labour from Social Democratic Labour.

   The bBBC I suspect are smart enough to realise that Corbynista economics would spell total disaster for the country and they might lose out in terms of taxation and general treats and feather bed treatment.
   But my mate’s considerations neaty re-inforce the position of the bBBC as idealistic snowflakes but economically Blairite, necessarily relying on a strong private sector to create wealth but then supporting high taxes which money will be spent on…….institutions like themselves.

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   • EnglandExpects says:

     May 10, 2017 at 11:00 am

     The BBC are I suspect essentially Blairite but that doesn’t stop them giving Corbyn’s Labour a much easier time in their election campaign coverage. To be honest, ITV is no better and although I don’t watch it , people on here report the same of Sky. Both BBC and ITV trashed the conservative proposals to cap energy prices yesterday. Both attempted to equate it with McDonnell’s lies about whether he’s a Marxist and Corbyn’s more honest confession that he’s been much influenced by Marx. The fact is that both of them are Marxists and you can’t compare that to capping energy prices even if it could prove to be misguided.

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5. Old Goat says:

   May 10, 2017 at 9:41 am

   Comey thought he was untouchable. Whoosh! he’s gone! Thanks, Trumpy.

   BBC, you are not beyond reach, either – I hope your eventual demise is just as sudden.

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6. Thoughtful says:

   May 10, 2017 at 1:30 pm

   The BBC are making a very big deal about the sacking of FBI chief Comey by the Donald, and yet the head of the FBI is NOT the man who is hands on doing the mechanics of the investigation, just the head of the FBI.

   So I thought I take a look back at how I remember the BBC reporting the FBI intervention into the election favourite Hilary Clinton, and whaddaya know? There’s next to nothing which comes in on the search! The only thing I was able to find using the BBC search engine, was the report that Clinton would not be facing charges – i.e. the most favourable article.

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03ztvlp

   However the BBC search engine is not the only one and others will direct you to relevant pages, although mysteriously the links on these pages to other relevant stories are missing.

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-37805525

   “Hillary Clinton says she is “confident” a new FBI probe linked to her emails will not change its original finding that she should not be prosecuted.”

   http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-us-2016-37811529

   “Did Comey’s late intervention swing the election?
   Mrs Clinton thinks so, citing it as a major factor in her surprise defeat.
   Political analyst Nate Silver agrees, saying it “probably” cost the former first lady a return to the White House as president.
   This is what BBC North America reporter Anthony Zurcher said at the time:
   When determining the political fallout of this latest development, it’s worth remembering that the race between Mr Trump and Mrs Clinton was already tightening in the days leading up to the first Comey letter.
   Surveys taken after the revelation indicated that few Americans considered the story grounds for changing their vote. The divide between the two candidates is simply too great to allow much ticket-switching at this point.
   What the story did do was knock Mr Trump out of the headlines for over a week, giving him space to bring disaffected Republicans back into the fold. It also prevented Mrs Clinton from ending the campaign on a positive message and increased negative perceptions of her, which will make it harder for her to govern if she is elected.
   Once this election is in the rear-view mirror, there will have to be a lot of soul-searching within the FBI and the media about how this story has played out and been covered. Following Mr Comey’s original letter, the nation’s top law-enforcement became a constant source of leaks, as internal factions and disputes spilled into public view.”

   Given that final paragraph from a BBC correspondent when it was Clinton being skewered the current reporting of Comeys dismissal makes little sense, or coherence of events when these reports are read in context, but then, that’s not the BBC believes will happen. Removing links to these stories mean that although people might have a memory of how it was reported the vast majority will never really know.

   It’s a little like Orwells 1984, it is an ‘un story’ which officially never existed and records of it have been expunged.

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