Mishal Husain called the Israeli ‘Wall’ a ‘security barrier’ [08:35] and accused Palestinians of killing Israeli civilians….men, women and children…..shocked outrage from the Palestinian being interviewed. Maybe if the BBC had adopted such a more two-sided and balanced approach in all its reporting about Israel the peace might have been given more of a chance as the Palestinians weren’t given licence to attack the Israeli ‘oppressors’…so long so labelled by the BBC.
Anyway…new open thread, I’m sure the BBC hasn’t turned over a new leaf on every subject….if not list it all here…..
Rotherham : Coming up on Woman’s Hour
“Rotherham, Hungerford, Dunblane, Aberfan, Lockerbie – all places that have been marked by tragedy or scandal.
How can a town move on from the event that put it in the headlines? Or will it always be its dominant identity?
As part of our Best Place to be a Woman series, Jane talks to two women about the impact of their hometown’s reputation on their daily lives.
Sue Wynne from Rotherham, a town at the centre of the child sex abuse scandal, and Gaynor Madgwick, who survived the Aberfan disaster of 1966, discuss”
5 Live is currently doing Afghan asylum seeker who lost legs whilst working as British Army translator
Looks like the item didn’t make it to air..maybe it’ll be on tomorrow
Comment on R5Live Emma Barnett show last week
“Oh look, another man-free-zone. Thanks for the balance BBC”
Twitter thread
@BBCWomansHour told us #Corbyn is appointing a #Labour victims’ adviser
well … Like the one he announced he was appointing in July 2016?
https://jodatu.wordpress.com/2017/11/03/in-july-2016-jeremycorbyn-pledged-a-new-uklabour-role-to-address-harassment-of-female-party-members/
Things BBC Green cult forget to report
“EU Wastes £520m On Abortive CCS Project”
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/eu-wastes-520m-on-abortive-ccs-project/
BBC chant “Warmest year evah ..well almost ”
…Has open comments
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-41859288