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https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/sitrep-61523-kakhovka-powerplay-heats
South Korean covid vaccines and the MHRA:
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/the-new-skycovion-vaccine-more-questions-for-mhra-to-answer/
Don’t look forward in hope edition
End of the road for Johnson… Sunak allies claim former PM’s political career is over… – that’s your Times leader today and there’s more liberal establishment wishy-washy wishful thinking in their frontpage photo caption: Emma Webber, whose son Barnaby was murdered in Nottingham, told a crowd in the city to hold no hate…
The formerly patriotic Times is the BBC’s top pick for their online press line-up. It’s purportedly a conservative paper, but there’s certainly nothing there to dismay our BBC boys and girls.
Next up at the BBC is the unashamedly left-leaning ‘i’ newspaper. The city of Nottingham is apparently supposed to forgive and forget, whereas: Covid families Bereaved seek an apology from Johnson
What exactly constitutes a Covid family? The simple answer is they have a relative deceased during that recent past period of ours when doctors were writing the word Covid on death certificates rather a lot. Dare we say doctors ‘assigned‘ the cause of death as Covid?
You’ll note perhaps this is a departure from the current leftist (and increasingly official) distrust in our heroic medics’ judgement as it may pertain to birth certificates: Now NHS midwives are told that sex is ‘ASSIGNED’ at birth: Royal college’s ‘inclusivity’ (Mail Online)
He lied and lied and lied – is the charge against Boris in the ‘i’ screamer headline.
Is that not the job description of every politician these days? Name a Tory minister that hasn’t lied and lied and lied for the last decade over – for instance – their supposed efforts to control hyper-immigration?
As the right attempts to expunge one of the most electorially popular of their own, the left (and right – knowing no friend/enemy distinction) meanwhile respectfully mourns the passing of one of the left’s own: Fearless and ferocious Tributes to Glenda Jackson (‘i’); An actress and MP like no other (Daily Mail)
The irony of the use of former Labour MP Glenda’s picture in her acting career role of England’s sea border-defending Good Queen Bess in both left-leaning ‘i’ and right-leaning Express is perhaps lost: know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too, and think foul scorn that Parma or Spain, or any prince of Europe, should dare to invade the borders of my realm (Royal Museums Greenwich)
No such heavy white make up, ginger wig, steel corset and Tudor lace ruff patriotism is on show in the Telegraph which fetches out a vintage glamour shot of our Glenda from the archives snapped by 60s celeb photographer Terry O’Neill. Not an obvious pin-up but she had something about her.
Whenever there’s a muderous outrage committed and it looks as though a new-comer to our shores might be the perpetrator our establishment media tends to go through something akin to what psychologists term the five stages (some say there’s seven stages) of grief…
So you’ll notice broadcast reports of: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance – now we’re sadly accustomed to these things happening on a fairly regular basis – Annecy preceeding Nottingham by barely a week – our media perforce have to shift through those gears pretty damned quickly: Suspect in knife attack was student at the same university – pleads the giveaway freesheet Metro and Mr AsI leaves it to readers hereabouts to assign (so to speak) that report headline to one of those five stages – I think we’re already at acceptance. For a prospective sixth and concluding stage I’d plump for blame the security services – as if they didn’t meanwhile have thousands of these dubious characters on their books.
The saucy Mail teases: Starting tomorrow: Our erudite new columnist who’ll be required reading in Westminster – and across the world! ?
Boris moonlighting at his former journalism gig? I don’t know, but that’s what the Mail want you to think.
Finding more inspiration in history than the tosh we get in the news Mr AsI happily alighted on that Queen Bess speech to the troops at Tilbury and read with ineterest these less familiar lines: We have been persuaded by some that are careful of our safety to take heed how we commit ourselves to armed multitudes, for fear of treachery. But I assure you, I do not desire to live to distrust my faithful and loving people.
Our politicians don’t tend to do walkabouts among the troops – read plebs – these days. And they do certainly distrust the people.
When there’s a tragic incident that needs brushing under the carpet of diversity rather than turn up at the scene and trot out their pet political platitudes in person they much prefer to manipulate relatives still in a malleable state of shock into mouthing their forgive and forget speech making.
Far better that Rishi keep his distance… persuaded by some that are careful of his safety… things can go very wrong if people ask the wrong questions
That’s why Downing Street is gated and guarded by armed police these days.
We recall how poor old Gordon Brown tried to mix with the plebs and defend his and his mate Tony’s open border policies and soon found himself confronted by what he considered a bigoted woman.
Today
Meesh has a chat with a red labour Mp who pretends to be a ‘conservative ‘ – one Damian green – one of Teresa mays’ boys – and happily plunges the knife in although he admits having not read it yet .
Damien can’t wait for Monday to bury his former PM – meesh is now going for the crap honours list which include s some of nut nuts ‘ number 10 mates – the usual casual British corruption. -it’s ok – it’s ‘tradition ‘…
Larry Johnson (ex CIA) interviewed but not by the BBC.
https://youtu.be/vElaak2jy8w
Counting Russia’s dead – and what it says about the changing face of the war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-829ea0ba-5b42-499b-ad40-6990f2c4e5d0
The BBC latest headline on Ukraine.
When fed through ‘Google translate’ you get:
‘The counter offensive is a disaster’.
Because they aren’t reporting it.
I watched a video yesterday telling me that the Ukranian soldiers fighting it are basically young recruits fresh from their NATO-approved training courses. Apparently one batallion commander is under 30 and all his commanding officers are mid-20’s. They are making the most basic of tactical errors against experienced Russians and are getting blown to pieces while Russia have learned tactics to deal with the advanced weapons.
Perhaps one of the BBC ‘surveillance team’ (we know you are lurking) reading this can direct the new ‘Verify team’ onto it ?.
https://covertactionmagazine.com/2023/06/12/neo-nazi-regiments-in-the-ukraine-army-its-perfectly-ok-with-u-s-state-department-and-cia-and-its-reliable-new-york-times-echo-chamber-as-long-as-they-hide-those-nasty-neo-n/?sfw=pass1686916106
Does anybody think that the BBC’s climate crew or environment reporters will get onto this?
We need to extend the green zone! HA HA! All the way to Beijing.
Counting Russia’s dead – and what it says about the changing face of the war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-829ea0ba-5b42-499b-ad40-6990f2c4e5d0
Counting?
Morning news on BBC Lincolnshire
“There are signs Lincolnshire Police will face significant funding gaps in future years …blah blah … according to police union Unison”
Morning news on VikingFm the Hull commercial station
“There are signs Humberside Police will face significant funding gaps in future years … according to police union Unison”
Well no sign of PRasNews there.
Anyone would think the union was having its annual conference.
BTW The commercial station
– was quick to context the headline
– played background music during the news ..so is unlistenable.. media people, don’t under media.
A Scottish commercial radio station’s news had the same PRasNews
Bargaining for equality and diversity:
a trade union priority
Promoting equality in our workplaces, in our union and across society is a priority for
UNISON.
This guide assists UNISON branches and reps negotiate effective workplace equality and
diversity policies.
For us, equality means:
• recognising that while no two people are the same, everyone has an equal right to
dignity and respect
• celebrating our multicultural and diverse society
• meeting people’s actual needs, not their assumed needs
• recognising that this may not mean treating everyone the same
• understanding that groups of people facing prejudice are stronger when they organise
together
• actively developing a skilled and diverse workforce.
Click to access Bargaining-for-equality-and-diversity-guide-and-model-policy.pdf
The commercial stations context included “It has been stressed that these shortfalls are only projections at the moment “
100 trillion loss!
So what priorities do policing union officials have at their conference ?
No wonder they can’t keep us safe from bad criminals and Green activist criminals
HAMAS are our friends!
Glastonbury is still on? Acoustic sets only?
Context : Fraser Longden (Wickes boss) is both a director of @Wickes & of @BandQ
Update : that’s duff info he was a director of B&Q until 2013
He’s done a Ratner
LinkedIn of other Wickes executive
“Mark Cooke (He/Him) – Chief Commercial Officer – Wickes”
He too worked at B&Q for 7 years
He’s largely misquoted
cos he never used the phrase “90%”
He talked about 10%s
A 10% who will back gay friendly policies by showing loyalty
and “another 10% at the opposite end, I’m making up the numbers , they are not welcome in our stores”
video
*this is the conversation we will be having when the Mullahs nuke us*
“To cite the other person you just said that would *trigger you Sam Harris*, Mark Steyn said this the other day, *this is the conversation we will be having when the Mullahs nuke us*.Everyone will be discussing if someone is transgender despite the fact they’ve had no operation (ref Jack Monroe in UK)” – Douglas Murray when he’s angry, but he still makes sense.
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“What the root of racism, what the root of sexism is. And sexism doesn’t come from women (says a man who says he’s a women). So of course it’s caused by men.” {youtube – Racism: Piers Morgan vs. Munroe Bergdorf – @2:50}
– racism : prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one’s own race is superior.
– sexism : prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination, typically against women, on the basis of sex.
– indeed this is backed up with words … “LOUISE O’NEILL: It is impossible for women to be sexist towards men {irishexaminer jan2017}”, then it goes into different degrees of sexism “Women cannot be ‘as sexist as men’”
“To cite the other person you just said that would *trigger you Sam Harris*, Mark Steyn said this the other day, *this is the conversation we will be having when the Mullahs nuke us*.Everyone will be discussing if someone is transgender despite the fact they’ve had no operation (ref Jack Monroe in UK)” – Douglas Murray when he’s angry, but he still makes sense.
https://biasedbbc.org/blog/2017/09/04/start-the-week-open-thread-140/#comment-864386
That video clip of the Wickes boss is video 6 in a series
Someone cut up by taking all his speech in the video conference.
It’s in video 5 he refers to a 10% who he thinks falsely say they boycott Wickes, he then says the majority of the rest are kind but ignorant
That’s not the same as saying 90% are ignorant.
In another part he brags that Wickes have risen to #1 in The Stonewall rankings from 439
“I wonder if it occurred to Fraser that their meteoric rise up the Stonewall list is because so many organisations have left?”
And that’s the point. He’s been captured by Stonewall dogma.
Thread : https://twitter.com/AlexMJCanal/status/1669395083446059036
full 44 mins unedited https://youtu.be/QKzEfzPVzDk?t=18849
A trans supporter has put clear accurate clips of the Wickes guy.
However many trans supporters then added comments calling pro women supporters bigots.
That’s wrong just as doing a strawman claiming he said “90% are ignorant” is wrong
.. https://twitter.com/ICanSeeForever1/status/1669629507261587457
Once the genie bottle cork is twisted…
As an ongoing commitment to speaking further for the nation and remaining strictly impartial, the BBC has again decided to get in thug Campbell, who is crowing about the Civil Service and Media politicised establishment he helped create and mould rigging everything from panel shows to elections.
Mad Al next DG under Rayner’s admin?
Oh, and speaking of thugs and idiots, JO’bsworth and Vile are tag-teaming coyly on the sanctity of rigged parliamentary committees .
This country is so screwed.
Dylan Mulvaney has been named Sec. of Deafens, btw.
Seems he got Fremen Loudspeaker and Washington is in ruins.
http://www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/825556/Gary-Lineker-SLAMS-Brexit-news-Twitter-European-Union
Thu, Jul 6, 2017
Gary Lineker should have an interview with Nigel Farage, Mark Steyn, Thomas Sowell, Jacob Rees-Mogg and ask them why they thought it was a good idea to leave? Why they had a difference of opinion, or is that not allowed?
Mr.Lineker can find more names here at the BBC website – where he works – EU vote: Where the cabinet and other MPs stand {bbc.co.uk – 22Jun2016} for a different opinion, if he wants to seek one, he probably passes these people in the BBC halls many times a day.
If Gary still lives in Richmond Park Constituency he will be fascinated to know that his MP, Zac Goldsmith, voted to leave the EU so he can go and have a chat at an open doors surgery and take some crisps for the wait in the reception area.
Gary could send one of his researchers here, so rather than looking up who scored what and when they could see what Zac Goldsmith voted for {theyworkforyou.com} and if he agrees with him or not.
Gary could spend some time looking into how the EU Works and that it represents what he believes in.
He could listen to David Cameron on speaking in the USA (6.5.2014) “..but I don’t want to be part of a Country called Europe. I want to be part of a Country called Great Britain.”
Gary can ask Angela Merkel why Greece’s Military spending was protected from Austerity with Germany selling Greece Military Equipment (Industrial)?
Greece’s austerity doesn’t extend to its arms budget – {guardian – 21Mar2012}
Gary Lineker is rich, famous and has plenty of time to find the answers to all these things, and should be able to back up his ideas with sound reasons. He can also seek a difference of opinion if he really wanted to.
https://biasedbbc.org/blog/2017/07/05/mid-week-open-thread-117/comment-page-3/#comment-850304
I’d watch a QT special with Springster, Wendy, Elon, Mad Al, Douglas Murray Lammy and:
https://melaniephillips.substack.com/p/challenging-the-bbc-on-israel?
On what the BBC does with ‘information’. Or, not.
https://www.conservativewoman.co.uk/biden-is-doing-what-no-us-president-has-dared-before-trying-to-lock-up-his-rival/
“Correct me if I am wrong, but where in our wonderful MSM for example was there any highlighted reporting of Senator Chuck Grassley’s Iowa speech on Monday regarding the Biden Justice Department and FBI continuing to hide information from Congress and the American people? ”
………………….
Mark Zuckerberg says Facebook restricting a story about Joe Biden’s son during the 2020 election was based on FBI misinformation warnings.
The New York Post alleged leaked emails from Hunter Biden’s laptop showed the then vice-president was helping his son’s business dealings in Ukraine.
Facebook and Twitter restricted sharing of the article, before reversing course amid allegations of censorship.
Zuckerberg said that getting the decision wrong “sucks”.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-62688532
The BBC seem unable to find a photo of the Nottingham suspect’s face so I thought I’d help them out.
Looks like a transphobic, climate change denying, far right, White supremacist to me…
I bet he’s also a brexit supporter.
Ian and moggie63 – I think thats exactly what Marijuana Spring thinks.
Thinks? You give her too much credit.
“Kent and Sussex hosepipe ban announced from 26 June” . More invaders landing = more demand for ‘Free’ water.
The PM and his ‘so-called’ government should put the the people of Britain first before the rest of the world that’s breaking in to this land.
“Stop the Boats” and defend our boarders ! Simples.
What ever happened to the “Former Royal Marine Named As New Commander To Tackle Migrant Channel Crossings”
Rishi Sunak has electricity grid upgraded to heat his private pool
This article is more than 3 months old
PM will pick up cost of upgrade work in North Yorkshire, and no suggestion he received preferential treatment
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/mar/12/rishi-sunak-has-electricity-grid-upgraded-to-heat-his-private-pool
I can tell you there’s hundreds of generators already thudding away in situations where the DNO can’t / won’t provision a supply… Supplementary diesel gensets are already ubiquitous some areas (eg East London).
Rishi would’ve been (*a lot*) better off installing a CHP unit – electric heating of a swimming pool is simply profligate stupidity.
The IMF insists on doubling VAT on fuel in Kenya.
Bribery involved…
Dear Darren Henry,
Do you know about the following which will have a big impact on the World’s climate and our future planet?
China allows three children in major policy shift
Published 31 May (BBC)
– Large population growth China currently has 1.4 billion people at present.
China’s Monster Three Gorges Dam Is About To Slow The Rotation Of The Earth
Cutler Cleveland , The Energy Watch Jun 18, 2010, 2:23 PM (Business Insider)
– Rotation of the Earth can change weather patterns and climate.
China is the largest developing country in the world. China is still considered a developing country based on the criteria of the World Bank and the United Nations. (World Atlas)
– Thus China can get cheap loans and be exempt from impositions put on developed countries.
China has banned BBC World News from broadcasting in the country, its television and radio regulator announced on Thursday. 12 February (BBC)
– I guess you if you cannot report on a Country then it can do no wrong.
Did you know about the above and if not then what are you opinions on them and their impact on the World?
Yours sincerely,
Mr H
https://www.writetothem.com/write
TOADY WATCH #1 – er, I think not, I disagree
Glenda Jackson, has died aged 87. While there are family and friends who mourn her death and will miss her, she did manage almost half a decade over the average UK life expectancy for a woman, especially one who had moved south* and been an actress and MP. She was described early on in today’s programme as a ‘beautiful’ actress!
It was announced before I went back to sleep that Fiona Shaw would be doing a tribute, again words used were: ‘to this beautiful actress’. Why didn’t the BBC go for broke and get the wrinkled Niked Gargler (Mim, something or other, memorably refered to by our Fed as a gargoyle) on to do a tribute, too. I like to think that Snuffy is something of an aesthete and appreciative of what John Swannell, photographer, would call ‘Fine Lines’ a.k.a. beauty. After all, beauty is said to be ‘in the eye of the beholder’.
The other expression ‘Back of a (London Transport) bus on a wet weekend’ also comes to mind. 😉
(*Techy note: Life expectancy is best in the UK if you are a woman and born in London or the Home Counties. Glenda Jackson was born in the Midlands, in the Notingham area if I recall correctly. She originally worked for Boots the Chemist in Nottingham.)
I read some years ago a piece about government-funded agencies that take action after terrorist attacks to steer public opinion with pre-built campaigns. Social media hashtags, banners proclaiming love, ‘we’re united’ type stuff. Can’t find it now, does anyone here know?
The response to Nottingham is very weird. How is it that parents of murdered kids appear in public 24hrs later giving speeches and carefully cultivated messages of kindness and love? And the ‘Nottingham Together’ banner… and the family of Ian Coates who were wearing Forest shirts with ‘RIP Dad’ on them. Who decided to get them printed so quickly?
I don’t think I’m being too cynical, it’s just implausible that these things happen organically without various players working fast behind the scenes.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mind-control-secret-british-government-blueprints-shaping-post-terror-planning
this one terminal???
Thanks Kaiser, that’s the one. It explains a lot.
“Within hours of an incident, campaigns are swiftly organised, with I “heart” posters designed and distributed according to the location of the attack. Plans are also drawn up for people to hand out flowers at the scene of the crime, in apparently unprompted gestures of love and support.”
The following day, a government official telephoned Southwark Council, the local authority for the area where the murders happened, a council official recalled. “He said: ‘We’re sending you a hundred imams.'”
Two days after that, about 100 imams and Muslim community leaders from across the UK duly appeared on the bridge
Two days after that, about 100 imams and Muslim community leaders from across the UK duly appeared on the bridge. One read out a statement, condemning the attack.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mind-control-secret-british-government-blueprints-shaping-post-terror-planning
“But we’re not going to get to the bottom of terrorism by socially engineering a response. We’re not doing the difficult debate. And what that stops, is true learning.”
The Cabinet Office told MEE that some information about its emergency planning was publicly available, but that some remained for internal use only. It did not comment on criticisms of its current operations.
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1985 Ahmadis suffer vicious persecution around the world. The main source of fuel for that persecution is in Pakistan, but what happens in Pakistan does not stay in Pakistan.
I know that from my experience in the Yorkshire market town of Batley. In August 1985, when I was 11 years old, my parents organised an inter-faith meeting in the town hall. It was interrupted and disturbed when, according to West Yorkshire police,
more than 1,000 extremists, led by Pakistani hate preachers funded by the Pakistani state, were bused in from around the country.
The mob brutally attacked my English mother and my father, a dermatologist; my eldest brother and I; and a Welsh Ahmadi schoolteacher who was with us. My first cousin, a GP, was by chance driving through the market town that day. He saw the mob and saw his family and friends being attacked, so he stopped. He was recognised, pulled from his vehicle and savagely beaten up.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/whall/?id=2020-03-12a.177.0&s=islam+batley#g195.0
Kaiser, you’re not supposed to publish things like that – it could undermine confidence in the authorities, who as everyone knows Always Act In Our Best Interests And Do What Is Best For Britain ™.
“What Is Best For Britain”
…………..
1,860,000
Theresa May, Former UK PM earned £1.86 million in her 2 years since leaving Downing Street, figures show
500,000
Barry Gardiner defends donations worth £500,000 from Chinese agent
400,000
Matt Hancock, who lost the Tory whip after it was announced he would be appearing on the ITV programme, is still being paid as an independent MP and is rumoured to have been paid £400,000 to appear on the I’m a celebrity.
315,00
Boris Johnson earns £315,000 for 30 minute speech and ‘fireside chat’ in United States
65,040
Chuka Umunna Advisory Board of The Progressive Centre UK think tank (also known as Global Progress)
20,000
Jeremy Corbyn Labour party leader accepted up to £20,000 (about $27,000) for appearances on the Iranian state broadcast network Press TV
18,450
Keir Starmer £18,450 from Harper Collins as an advance payment for a book.
15,000
Boris Johnson Accommodation for a private holiday for my partner and me, value £15,000 Destination of visit: St Vincent and the Grenadines
10,000
Jeremy Hunt £10,000 from Citigroup Centre for speaking at an event on 9 March 2021. Hours: 4 hrs. Fee paid direct to charity. (Charity not mentioned)
5,822
Nadhim Zahawi MP promises to repay the part of £5,822.27 expenses claim for second home energy bills that relates to electricity for stables
1,950
Philip Hammond accepts £2,000 watch from Saudi sheikh, despite ban on donating expensive gifts
That Mid East Eye article is from 2019
It says it was edited in 2021
but doesn’t say why
Life Has No Rewind Button | Action Counters Terrorism
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Theresa May The Secretary of State for the Home Department 12:37 pm, 20th April 2016
The first priority of government is the safety and security of its citizens, and the Government have always made the integrity of the UK border a priority. We will never compromise on keeping the people of this country safe from terrorism, criminality and illegal immigration.
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2016-04-20a.923.2
Terminal – Couldnt agree more re your comments. Highly suspicious. Must think we’ve just climbed down from the trees (apart from the perp who probably has)
Stop Hate Crime – Purpose and rationale
WARNING:
This report contains offensive language. These are examples of hate crime that were expressed over the course of this research. This language has not been censored as it is important to understand the nature of this type of crime as it occurs.
https://www.northyorkshire-pfcc.gov.uk/for-you/victims/hate-crime-report/stop-hate-crime-purpose-rationale/
It’s being said that the progression of non native species from the South, Northwards into Britain is due to global warming. This was put forward as an explanation of why non lonative species of hornets are being found in the Midlands.
In my view it could also be due to adaption and evolution and global cargo and population movement. After all, most of the UK, during the last ice age, would have been denuded of many animal species. Most animals species we now have in Britain would have descended from invasive species after the ice age
BBC News leading with the illegals in Greece after the boat sank . They were heading for Italy …. Strange that they get big coverage whilst the invasion here gets little coverage at all -ever …
On the news, apparently we are running out of places to put these ‘asylum seekers’
Why don’t the police go round at night throwing the ex servicemen rough sleepers out of all the best shop doorways and give these places to the enrichers.
I bet there’s hundreds of sleeping places up for grabs and they must be acceptable as it seems the government are happy for them to exist that way.
In the same way as simply waving ‘asylum seekers’ through, (getting the numbers down) and granting them permission to stay, Rashid Sanook looks like he is happy to let the prisoners out (Pitchfork) thus making more prison spaces available.
Chicken and egg.
Over half the Albanians are granted asylum here which must mean they are genuine. This is the reason the lefties give to support granting asylum to Albanians. They get granted asylum therefore they are genuine.
They should be proven to be genuine before being granted asylum and not granted asylum so they must be genuine.
Yes Sunak’s idiotic PR team did copy The BBC Apprentice style for a PR video
and then deleted it.
Dad’s trying to be down with the kids.
Idiotic PR teams are not restricted to any one party.
I am always interested in public reactions.
Not many interested or convinced.
A bit like the BBc. A couple of tweets recently…
National.
Local.
Carole PnuemoBoobs may like to explain the speaking for the nation aspects.
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NHS to benefit from £13.4 billion debt write-off
Health Secretary announces over £13 billion of debt will be written off as part of a major financial reset for NHS providers.
From:
Department of Health and Social Care
Published
2 April 2020
Last updated
9 April 2020 — See all updates
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nhs-to-benefit-from-13-4-billion-debt-write-off
My opinion of Sunak started off as ‘indifferent’ and is now ‘very negative’.
I’ve decided I don’t trust this slimeball one bit.
No wonder the Remainers put him in.
I wonder if he will leave number 10 after the next election by helicopter straight to the plane to California … never to be seen again ….?
PneumoBoobs is also a stats whizz.
Toenails will probably quote her.
Extreme left-wing activist’s followers vote 96% in favour of an election because Labour are not in power.
If the conditions were exactly the same but Labour were in government, it would be 96% against.
The opinion of these hypocrites is completely worthless.
There is now a mountain of evidence that the Biden Crime Syndicate have been raking in money from foreign companies and government agencies, for years. And not just any old banana republics in South America or Africa. Oh, no – three of the most explosive hotspots on the planet, 2 of them inimical to the West: China, Russia and Ukraine.
On top of that are the associated scandals of FBI and CIA collusion, and msm and Big Tech cover-ups.
Put all that together and you’ve got the biggest political scandal of the decade, if not the century, if not of all time.
Watergate on steroids.
And what does the BBC do about it? Absolutely nothing. Oh, look: Trump has documents in his home, like every other President including Biden.
But then, they don’t do journalism anymore, just propaganda.
propaganda you say?
Matt McGrath hoofs another typical overwrought PoS onto the website.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65917660
Lobbying is often by proxy
say via media chums and 15 year old Swedish girls
or via politicians
I see no evidence of Big Oil funding skeptics
rathey they fund Climate alarmism an policies which restrict fossil fuel supply and therefore push up prices.
Veracity doesn’t come into it when goons like McGrath are involved – it’s the blaring banner that’s the purpose – evidencing it is for the birds.
His “ickle baby fishes eat plastic like teenage humans eat McDonalds” piece is still up there after years of being proven untrue.
filth
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Sweden lowers fossil fuel reduction targets, risks 2030 climate goals
By Charles Szumski | EURACTIV.com
Est. 5min May 8, 2023
https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/sweden-lowers-fossil-fuel-reduction-targets-risks-2030-climate-goals/
Hungary lashes out at Soros with poster campaign
Israel’s ambassador to Hungary denounced the campaign, but hours later Israel’s foreign ministry issued a statement critical of Soros.
https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-lashes-out-at-soros-with-poster-campaign/
I have to disagree with you there Vlad.
They don’t just do propaganda : the BBC are now ALL activists. The self-selecting recruitement process has passed the critical level and now they are so engulfed with left-wing activists, nobody else can tolerate – or be tolerated – working there.
It can only be a short time before Wendy gets AOC and Springster together to endorse the BBC TNI in the USA.
And Saz’ little squad know journalism.
“Three guests at a White House LGBTQ+ Pride party on Saturday have been banned from future events after posing topless on the South Lawn.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the behaviour as “unacceptable” and “unfair” to others.
Rose Montoya, a trans woman, influencer and advocate, was one of those banned after posting a video on social media.”
But there must be a “clear distinction” between BBC accounts run by the BBC for BBC purposes and personal accounts run by employees for personal purposes, the guidelines say.
Read more:
A history of Gary Lineker’s most controversial tweets
Where does that leave Lineker?
Lineker is a freelance broadcaster at the BBC – not a permanent member of staff.
He does not present news or political content.
He tweeted to followers of his personal account, which does not include any link to the BBC or Match of the Day in his bio.
https://news.sky.com/story/the-bbcs-guidelines-on-impartiality-explained-and-do-they-apply-to-lineker-12830830
How grandparents can claim National Insurance credits
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fv4nw0
“Cancel your bbc license at £159”
Article from UK Column News
Purple Hoax
Thought I’d email them about my concerns, and am eagerly awaiting a reply. (not).
Me to the FCDO:
Dear Sir / Madam,
I’ve been reading with interest the recent statements by Mr.Kariuki in association with yourselves, and I found myself questioning the narrative somewhat.
Firstly, the statement on ‘Climate Change’ risks and conflict reduction. I quote:
“Finally, climate and conflict risk reduction and early responses should be integrated into humanitarian, peacebuilding and development programmes”.
Could you please advise me as to how this possibly squares with the Government’s continued support for Ukraine in terms of not just fossil-fuel burning military equipment, but actual toxic nuclear material in the form of depleted uranium shells ?
I don’t personally buy into the Climate ‘Crisis’ propaganda, and by the looks of it , HM Government doesn’t either, otherwise it wouldn’t be fuelling the conflict further, and depleting our domestic economy, so obviously there is a disconnect between FCDO’s actions, and Mr.Kariuki’s staement(s).
Secondly, we have this statement from Mr.Kariuki:
“Freedom of religion or belief, including the freedom not to have a religion, is a fundamental human right.
And yet, religious minorities have time and again been specifically targeted, including in conflict. This was a key finding of the report commissioned by the former UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt from the Bishop of Truro.
From the Yezidis in Iraq, to the Rohingya in Myanmar, to the recent case of the Baha’i in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, minorities are too often targeted on the grounds of religion or belief. Indeed, there is evidence that religious or belief minorities may avoid seeking humanitarian aid due to fear or intolerance. Including Sunni Muslims in Syria, Shi’a Hazara communities in Afghanistan and Christian communities in Nigeria.
When communities come under attack in situations of conflict, it is the role of this Council to address it. There is more we and the UN system can do to monitor incitement to violence against all minority communities in conflict. We should assure we have the tools in place for horizon scanning to address incitement and extremist rhetoric before it tips over into violence.
Religious communities and leaders have a responsibility to reject hate and extremism in their name which can fuel violence and conflict. They can also play a unique role in conflict prevention, reconciliation, and peacebuilding initiatives, including at the grassroots level, where interreligious and intercultural dialogue can help build trust and understanding between communities, and combat intolerance.”
So, I fail to understand how this squares with the fact that UK Government are continuing to support the Kiev Regime (including actual Nazi affiliates) in the persecution of Orthodox Christian Churches in Ukraine. If you could kindly explain these conundrums, I would be most grateful.
Yours most Sincerely,
Remain on the right side of History, even if you find yourself on the wrong side of what they call ‘Law’.
“Religious communities and leaders have a responsibility to reject hate and extremism in their name”
Aisha, daughter of Abu-Bakr was a beautiful little girl. Muhammad married her when he was fifty three years old and she was only six years old. He had intercourse with her when she was nine years old. (Wives of the Prophet, pages 57-61).
What a complete and utter doughnut that gormless creature is.
Stabbing innocent citizens or blowing them to bits is likely to get the wider population just a tad miffed.
Just think, she’ll be in government soon.
Do you remember when we had MPs of the calibre of Peter Shore, Enoch Powell and Tony Benn?
It’s terrifying to think that this moron is an MP…
In the video, captioned “free the nipple”, she added: “I was simply living my joy and my truth and existing in my body.”
Hundreds of guests were in attendance at the event, which the White House said was the largest Pride party ever hosted at the official home and office of the president.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/c8nq32jw8r1t
Its so easy.
You call TV Licensing and tell them you only watch downloads and do not need a TV license.
and that’s it. . Please spread the word.
TV detector vans are not real.
“Wickes boss sparks fury as he says ‘bigoted’ shoppers concerned about trans rights ‘not welcome in stores'”
https://www.gbnews.com/news/wickes-trans-row-fraser-longden-woke-bigots-latest
Wickes brought along a large sign which said: “No LGB without the T.”
Another banner read: “Ban conversion therapy for all.”
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Another banner read: “Ban conversion therapy for all.”
Another banner read: “Ban conversion therapy for all.”
‘My first thought as I came round was Oh God! What have I done?’: Man suing the NHS over trans surgery he bitterly regrets has bravely waived anonymity to share his ordeal
Ritchie Herron, 35, says life has been unbearable since surgery four years ago
His case first emerged after he shared experience on Twitter under pseudonym
He claims NHS failed to take mental health crisis into account before procedure
By SANCHEZ MANNING FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY
PUBLISHED: 22:11, 25 June 2022 | UPDATED: 17:16, 28 June 2022
Another banner read: “Ban conversion therapy for all.”
Another banner read: “Ban conversion therapy for all.”
Labour’s Uxbridge candidate Danny Beales has had a spring clean of his social media profile now he’s standing for public office. The mould-loving Camden councillor has been caught on a deleting spree of trans pride tweets… including his pose in front of a £40,000 trans flag road crossing…
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‘Our hope is that this trans crossing will pave the way for more trans crossings around the UK which in turn would lead to more inclusivity in our society at large.’
More information on the Sutton LGBTQ+ Forum and their upcoming activities can be found on their website.
For anyone experiencing LGBTQI+ hate crime, StopHate helpline which is free to use and available 24 hours a day on 08088010661.
https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/18/london-uks-first-ever-transgender-flag-pedestrian-crossing-unveiled-14601161/
“Their deaths have prompted an outpouring of grief in the city and beyond.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-65912592
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Keir Starmer has had a good start to the month, after enjoying all expenses-paid tickets to a Coldplay concert, at the cost of £700, he then enjoyed a day at the races. Of course, it’s nothing short of the best prawn cocktails for the Labour leader, who enjoyed hospitality in a private box worth £3,716.
order-order.com
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Name of donor: Arena Racing Company
Address of donor: 4th Floor Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London SW1P 4QP
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Six tickets with hospitality for Doncaster Races, total value £3,024. Due to the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II, the party did not attend.
Date received: 10 September 2022
Date accepted: 10 September 2022
Donor status: company, registration 07997040
(Registered 13 September 2022)
https://www.theyworkforyou.com/regmem/?p=25353
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Jeremy Hunt: everyone will be paying more tax after autumn statement 2022
Everyone. Everyone. Everyone.
1,860,000
Theresa May, Former UK PM earned £1.86 million in her 2 years since leaving Downing Street, figures show
500,000
Barry Gardiner defends donations worth £500,000 from Chinese agent
400,000
Matt Hancock, who lost the Tory whip after it was announced he would be appearing on the ITV programme, is still being paid as an independent MP and is rumoured to have been paid £400,000 to appear on the I’m a celebrity.
315,00
Boris Johnson earns £315,000 for 30 minute speech and ‘fireside chat’ in United States
65,040
Chuka Umunna Advisory Board of The Progressive Centre UK think tank (also known as Global Progress)
20,000
Jeremy Corbyn Labour party leader accepted up to £20,000 (about $27,000) for appearances on the Iranian state broadcast network Press TV
18,450
Keir Starmer £18,450 from Harper Collins as an advance payment for a book.
15,000
Boris Johnson Accommodation for a private holiday for my partner and me, value £15,000 Destination of visit: St Vincent and the Grenadines
10,000
Jeremy Hunt £10,000 from Citigroup Centre for speaking at an event on 9 March 2021. Hours: 4 hrs. Fee paid direct to charity. (Charity not mentioned)
5,822
Nadhim Zahawi MP promises to repay the part of £5,822.27 expenses claim for second home energy bills that relates to electricity for stables
2,200
MPs to get £2,200 pay rise from April for ‘dramatically increased’ duties last year
1,950
Philip Hammond accepts £2,000 watch from Saudi sheikh, despite ban on donating expensive gifts
https://www.influencewatch.org/organization/65-project/
The 65 Project was “devised” by Democratic consultant and former Clinton administration official Melissa Moss. It is a project of Law Works, a group with no website or public financial disclosures. 1 LawWorks has previously received grants from public policy-oriented foundation Democracy Fund and is a fiscal project of the Franklin Education Forum, a nonprofit organization that provides training and support to, “advance and broaden the appeal of the progressive cause.” 2 3
The name “65 Project” refers to the number of lawsuits filed by supporters of President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 presidential election. 4
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https://www.influencewatch.org/for-profit/yougov/
YouGov is a British polling company founded in 2000 by Stephan Shakespeare and Nadhim Zahawi. YouGov has 20 million members worldwide whom it surveys, along with 1,600 employees across 39 offices. 1
YouGov claims to be non-partisan. It is often accused of displaying bias toward the U.K. Conservative Party due to its founders’ associations with the party, but the company has had high-level figures who have supported the British Labour Party, 2 and the firm worked with the left-of-center Voters’ Right To Know coalition. 3
Recalling the morning after Tony Blair swept to power in 1997, BBC broadcaster Jane Garvey famously said: “I do remember… the corridors of Broadcasting House were strewn with empty champagne bottles. I’ll always remember that”.
https://www.pitpass.com/public/print_article.php?fes_art_id=46165
TOADY Watch #2 but from Monday really (and maybe Tuesday to Friday, too.)
TWatO Watch #1 from today
I was struck on Monday by the Presenter going to a new ‘Correspondent’, – a name I did not recognise – having stated several facts about something (on Monday I think it was the murder of a woman in Northern Ireland). The new(?) correspondent then just repeated what we had heard from the Presenter in the London Studio, something of a wasted salary there! I think there was another new(?) presenter on TWatO today with Jonny ‘Dalek’ Dymond in charge as the Montacutie is long-weekending – again.
The BBC: over-manned, over-paid and over here! It would be great – the TellyTax – if it was just plain over.
We could then get on with our lives.
ITV local new “Bosses say the Young’s seafood factory in Grimsby is ‘no longer financially sustainable.’
and are consulting with workers about moving some of them to a factory in Scotland”
Now on air a union official is saying it’s an impossible idea.
That’s strange cos such union types are always telling us, the UK needs to bring in workers from 2000 miles away in the EU.
No doubt late to mention Glenda Jackson but popping up on my phone just now was a piece about her telling vindictive lies about Margaret Thatcher during the Commons tributes when she died. So I have no compunction to say what a vile and nasty piece of work she was herself. No doubt a great actress but as thick as the proverbial pile of planks covered in mince.
Further to that I just saw that Angela Rayner called Boris Johnson a criminal and a liar for doing exactly the same as she did herself. She got away with it because the police didn’t want to take action against her and Starmer unlike the Met Farce who came down heavily on Johnson for doing the same thing.
Where do the left find these awful women? Like with Jackson she makes my flesh crawl when I see her on television.
It’ll get even worse next year when she’s something like Home Secretary!
I think when that happens, I’ll just: –
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
W H Auden
Demon – I was gonna go with that not speaking ill of the dead – but let her burn …
Mrs T didn’t earn a living pretending to be someone else …
ITV local news website
All Saints Catholic College in Huddersfield has been forced to close for the day after a group of travellers moved on to the playing field.
ITV news 4 years ago had almost the exact same story
The ITV page today has another story
A Bridgend restaurant has apologised after reportedly telling its staff to cancel any “gypsy bookings”.
Staff at El Prado by Martinez were told over Whatsapp there was a “no gypsy” policy and were told to “check your bookings every day and if you spot any Gypsy booking cancel it straight away.”
Glad to see that Sky News are reporting the recent Nottingham murders with a nice PC twist…As you’d expect…
Their headline ran, “Nottingham man charged with the murders of…” You notice the all too obvious, though subtle deception. The Nottingham man is actually Valdo Calocane (good old English name) who came from West Africa.
During the early hours of this incident the police had already tried the deception of showing us a white arm carrying a knife.
It’s an endless game of pulling the wool over our eyes. Just the other week after the outrage in France the Beeb and Sky both told us that the bearded and head scarf wearing murderer was “a Christian.
Yes, of course he was.
And I’m the king of England…
ITVnews webpage headline has a twist
“Ex-student charged with murder of three people killed in Nottingham attacks
#1 story on that page
“Cardiff: CCTV footage shows student carrying drunk victim home before raping her”
Near top of story “Preet Vikal, 20”
near bottom “He was the first of his family to go to university, the first of his village to go overseas and study. ”
“Judge sent Vikal to a young offenders institution for six years and nine months. He will serve two thirds of the sentence in custody and the remainder on licence.”
“took what the prosecutor described as a “trophy photograph” of her on his bed.”
“The court heard that Vikal sent the picture to a friend later that day and said in the chat that he had “forgotten” to use a condom.”
“student ” is the new code word instead of “local man”
Ukraine – when western propaganda hits Russian reality. What a waste of a generation of young Ukranian men and also a much older generation now and not discounting Russian losses as well.
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2023/06/on-the-failure-of-the-ukrainian-counterattack.html#more
It’s the most tragic thing since WW2. And the BBC don’t care one bit about the slaughter of these incredibly brave young men.
They only care about giving us their political narrative.
I’m ex-forces and I can only begin to imagine what it’s like for these men – on both sides – to be thrown into this meat grinder. But what makes it worse is that nobody knows. The BBC are FAR more interested in empathy stories like old women stood crying outside their demolished house or babies being carried out of rubble.
What the BBC have shown us they are about this and all the other death they don’t report if it doesn’t match their agenda actually sickens me (and by ‘BBC’ I mean ‘The Left’ in general). They are the lowest form of scum.
But we should not be surprised. The socialists have demonstrated these same qualities time and again throughout history resulting in the deaths of countless millions. They believe their ideological ends always justify the means.
Dickie, don’t forget the Ukrainian young wimmin! Remember all those UK newspaper photos of ‘Bright Young Things’ peering down the sights of a rifle or machine gun?
Up2snuff – oh yeah, I forgot the Ukranian wimmin. A bunch of Annie Oakleys apparently.
`Made up about 50% of the ‘soldiers’ preparing to fight. Despite them very obviously never holding a rifle before.
And now the only people I see in videos actually doing the fighting are young men with beards.
It’s all shameless, ethically-barren, social-agenda based hypocrisy. Which is basically my definition of the Left these days.
JohnC, I’ve noticed this too, and I can’t help thinking this stems from the BBC’s ‘agenda hierarchy’.
Basically, we have the most ‘disadvantaged’ – black, women, LGBT++++, disabled, young, at the top of the BBC hierarchy of ‘woke value’, and the most ‘advantaged’ (according to the BBC) – white, men, heterosexuals, middle aged or older, able bodied, at the bottom. For some reason (perhaps because so many BBC staff come from upper middle class backgrounds themselves) wealth is the one exception to the rule – middle class people still trump the working class in BBC world.
The young men who are fighting and dying are almost without exception: white, heterosexual lads, and presumably mostly of the poorer classes – therefore, of no great value, or interest in BBC land, the bottom of the ‘agenda heap’. ‘Cannon fodder’ in fact, which is oddly enough exactly what the likes of Putin think of them too – poor bastards.
Having a son the same age as many of them, I’m well aware how many families (Russian and Ukrainian) must be grieving right now.
BBC, I’ve learned that the Left are weak, shallow, self-centred people. Characteristics that also cause them to be greedy and selfish – but needing others to convince them they are better than that.
Thus I believe all of what you describe is nothing more complicated than group-think based virtue-signalling.
The BBC staff illustrate that perfectly now. They need ‘victims’ so they can virtue-signal their compassion and empathy. They don’t care about anything they can’t use for that.
Dickie, and very fit looking (modern usage) ‘Annie Oakleys, too. I wonder why the Picture Editors and Back Desk chose those particular pics for the front page?
Not really.
In other news, all this ‘in spite of Brexit’! The Faversham orchards are fabulous – as are many more in our county! Shepherd Neame has some of the best beer in the country, and just for the record, I worked for Guinness when they had a big hop farm nearby!
Come on Beebollics, spread the word; I dare you…
https://www.kentonline.co.uk/medway/news/kent-fruit-farmer-wins-huge-30m-contract-with-aldi-288517/
Come on you miserable lot, you chucked this poorly drafted yapping out a few months ago,
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-64751224
…so get your silly little Vilify arse in gear and say something positive for a change!
Scrobie, I seem to recall that the National apple seed collection is held in Kent, is it at West Malling?
@Up2snuff actully Faversham
https://brogdalecollections.org/the-fruit-collection
AFAIK apples are not normally grown from seeds
rather you graft for resilience
Tech in last 40 years means lower profits for exporters
cos nations can store their own apples for ages rather than rely on imports during the off season.
Stew, I have been to Brogdale and it wasn’t mentioned that they held the National seed a.k.a. pip collection. I think it is more of a ‘seed bank’ as at Kew and also in Scandinavia somewhere maybe also with root stocks. Yes, you are right. Apples tend to come from trees. Had relatives who lived in Hereford which is another county to compete with Kent for apple and hop growing. Am sure I heard a visit of the BBC R4, may be Farming Today, to this seed bank or whatever and whereever it is.
Many pips from cooking apples, Bramleys, proudly bearing stickers ‘Grown in Britain’ (und nach ein Deutsche supermarket!) seem to me to be skinny and thin and I guess infertile. I intend to experiment sometime. Currently my collection is in the refridgerator or scattered elsewhere in small containers about the house.
Multiple fire crews are at the scene of a large incident near Longmoor ARMY Camp in Hampshire.
Stew, just got to be that pesky man-made Global Warming and Climate Change causing that then!
At Least the invaders can camp out under the stars if they’ve torched the place ….. oo matron ..
Grass spontaneously self-combusting at 30 degrees centigrade again.
You know it makes sense.
BBC, careless discarding of cigarette or hot cartridge casings much more likely I think.
Hahaha looks like globalist warmonger puppet Zelensky isn’t enjoying his African guests 😄
“President Zelensky said that he couldn’t stop them from visiting President Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Saint Petersburg, but that at this point, he did not feel that diplomatic overtures were what was needed.”
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-europe-65918754
Eddy – I think they want to sell weapons to both sets of whitees …
From the DT – robin aitkin ? On the war path against comrade Robinson – whom I describe using the Worst Word in the English Language – STARTS
I’ll say this for Nick Robinson: he’s clearly picked up some tips from the politicians he regularly grills on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme. You all know the tactic – faced with an awkward question, they choose to answer another one so that the interview becomes a pointless and frustrating exercise in shadow-boxing. Interviewers like Mr Robinson frequently deplore this slippery tactic, so it is no credit to him when he stoops to the same thing.
To recap: earlier this month, Mr Robinson gave an interview to the trade paper Press Gazette in which he implied that Britain was in danger of losing something precious: to wit “news we can trust”. He suggested that Ofcom, the media regulator, had surreptitiously changed the rules on impartiality so that outfits like TalkTV and GB News can broadcast stuff that Mr Robinson had always understood was forbidden. He called for a public debate on Ofcom’s understanding of impartiality.
I responded to Mr Robinson’s interview in a comment piece for the Telegraph in which I said that he was “deluded” if he thought the country needs a debate about GB News and TalkTV: much more important, I maintained, was to have a debate about the BBC’s “impartiality” in which I do not believe.
Mr Robinson took exception and wrote a letter to this newspaper in which he seemed to misrepresent what I had written. He said I had accused him of being “deluded” for wanting a debate on Ofcom’s rules on impartiality – which could hardly be further from the truth. In fact, I have spent 25 years, when I was at the BBC and since I left it, agitating for exactly that – a proper public debate about impartiality.
It might suit Mr Robinson’s purpose to portray me as against a debate. The difference between us is that he appears to want a debate about GB News and TalkTV, whereas I want one about the broadcasting elephant-in-the-room.
Why does this matter? With respect to GB News, TalkTV and others, they are midgets compared to the BBC. The Corporation claims that over 90 per cent of us use at least one BBC service every week and I believe that because the BBC offers highly professional content across all the main platforms – TV, radio, the internet, podcasts. And BBC impartiality matters in a unique sense because, if we have a TV set, we are obliged, on pain of being fined or even imprisoned, to pay the annual BBC licence fee, currently £159.
The licence fee is a huge privilege, offering predictable income that other broadcasters or media organisations would die for; but it comes with the solemn obligation to be “impartial” across all output. We all pay for it, therefore all of us have a right to hear our views represented. It is my belief, based on 25 years as a BBC staff reporter, partly on Today, that the Corporation is anything but “impartial”. I think it has very strong views of its own on everything from Brexit – it is fiercely pro EU – to moral issues like abortion, where it is dogmatically pro-abortion.
What is more, from having written extensively about this for The Daily Telegraph, I know many readers agree with me and there is growing anger at the dishonesty of the BBC. Indeed, opinion polling shows public trust in it is steadily ebbing, with barely half of the audience now thinking it represents “people like me”. My first book about the Corporation was entitled Can We Trust the BBC?; millions of us now answer with a resounding “No”.
So here’s my challenge to Mr Robinson. You want a public debate on impartiality? Bring it on! Anytime, any place, lets you and I meet on a public stage and have our say. There, I’ve thrown down the gauntlet. Are you going to pick it up?ENDS
Fed, you are right. I caught Marianna Spring’s Verify thing on Wednesday. Was busy/forgot on Mon&Tue, forgot yesterday and doing something else today. It appeared to me to be merely an attack on The Light newspaper and its editor. Marianna said she was going to interview Darren Nesbitt for Thursday programme. I have a copy, Issue 17, which was given to me in Canterbury.
It is heavily anti-vaccine and on the evidence available I would echo that but only for the Covid-19 vaccines. I think other vaccines should be treated like any vaccine or medication come to that. I have considerable personal experience of the harm that can be done by meds and vaxxs, but think vaccines with the possible exception of influenza vaccine are general beneficial as are many medications.
I will try and do a review of my copy.
Dickie ,
Thanks for putting this up , never heard about any of this before…..situation normal keeping us plebs in the dark , From what I remember the USA grabbed a lot of SS as CIA operatives to use against Russia . History seems to repeat itself as in German tanks in Ukraine !
Bet a Panorama/Verify investigation would get oodles.