The BBC – broadcasting on behalf of its’ partner – the Iranian Islamic Regime – is doing its ‘best to undermine the war against Iran . Every trick – every yap about ‘international law ‘ to defend a regime which slaughters dissenters .
Midweek 8th April 2026
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bbc reports:-
Government profiting from rising costs ‘not right’ – referring to Jersey
What about this lot here in the UK, guess this isn’t to be reported
Life changing edition
Keir Starmer has put his response to war at the heart of Labour efforts to avert losses in the local elections – punts the FT.
Let me attempt to translate: Operation appease the muslim vote.
A quick flick through the papers and you’d be forgiven for getting the message that they wish this war would go on and on.
The familiar journalistic story telling trajectory would be for shrill demands for a ceasefire within a day or two of hostilities having broken out. Excepting in Ukraine of course. Which is a regime fully sanctioned conflict.
But with a nod and a wink from the TTK Coms Team, plus the reality finally sinking in that UK armed forces are a busted flush and our legendary international ‘soft power’ looking about as effective as Ken Dodd’s tickling stick (there’s one for the teenagers) this latest uptick iteration of the familiar post 1947 regional argy-bargy was suddenly branded Trump’s War.
So now it’s a toss up between those just wanting it to continue – for the Trump headlines and the news sales value (for the shits and giggles – as the kids would say) – and the hardcore that want to see Trump (the West) take an “L”
You decide:
Fragile ceasefire at risk as Israel bombards Lebanon (Guardian)
Israeli hit on Lebanon threatens truce (FT)
Airstrikes risk blowing fragile ceasefire apart (Times)
And still it goes on… (Mirror)
Those were the screamer headlines in the top four titles in the BBC print press review – I think we get the message.
The ever-excitable Daily Mail are… how shall I put this? “having a moment” A bizarre kind of victory – riding troika on this editorial let’s name and shame the hysterical hacks: Chris Pollard, Mark Nicol and the improbably named Natalie Lisbona
The Tehran ministry for propaganda releases a feature photo for the online-only virtual Independent front page. In case you were wondering – a group of celebrating Iranian men burning an Israeli star of David flag. And to think our old bonfire night penny for the guy tradition is now considered a bit of a hate crime.
I do enjoy curating together a pair of headlines that when combined put the lie to a prevailing media narrative…
UK minehunter drones to protect oil in Hormuz… Prime Minister ‘stepping up’ work on reopening Gulf… – jingo’s and gung-ho’s the left-leaning i paper
Whereas – closer to home: Putin mocks Starmer in Channel… Russian warship escorts tankers through UK waters in defiance of Prime Minister’s threat (Telegraph)
OK, let’s go for the triple whammy combo to finally put the nail in the whole Starmer cross-dressed in drag posing in brass helmet, union flag shield and frock as Britannia rules the waves malarkey: Destination ‘El Dolrado’ UK… and still French police watch on as migrants set off in Channel boats (Express)
And finally, finally…
Pastor charged over baptism drowning… gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a man during a paddling pool baptism… held in the back garden of an address in Erdington, Birmingham… Cheryl Bartley, 48, who is the pastor for the Life Changing Ministries church (Telegraph)
You guessed it, she’s black.
I wonder whether the first female arch-bish of Cant might take this as a sort of sign from heaven?
I recommend the Daily T podcast on the ‘Quiet faith of Prince William’ from a few days ago. The title doesn’t sound very interesting but there are hidden depths about the parlous state of our country .
The show is hosted by Tominey and Stanley , the former is still an arch Tory and the latter a bit of shape shifter who is hard to pin down. The guest is Gavin Ashenden the former Chaplin to he late Queen.
Ashenden drops several big bombs about how this country in particular but also much of the rest of Europe , is coming to a historical rupture point when Christianity is crushed between the forces of the Woke left and Islam. He then boldly moved on to the issue of the silence of the Royal Family on the issue of Muslim rape gangs.
The two hosts who surely ought to have taken him up and expanded on these crucial points but instead they scurried away to safer less controversial ground. Just the opposite of what serious journalists ought to do and a demonstration of part of the reason why we are in the mess that we are in , media complicity and silence.
It is true that the late Queen said nothing about these issues but perhaps the comments of her chaplain four years after her death reflect the thinking in her close circle. But I’m sure that the Queen’s chaplain would be a member of the core ‘ old’ establishment and if he is willing to now voice such concerns on the record then perhaps there is the stirring of a fight back.
“Ex-BBC producer denies possessing indecent images of children” BBC 7 April 2026
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czd7rlz0dj5o
Dawes admitted sometimes taking one of the iPads to his workplace , and said he had also lent the hard drive to colleagues “for purely work-related purposes”.
Later, 483 images were found on the four devices belonging to Dawes, with seven of them being Category A images.
(category A – images involving penetrative sexual activity, sexual activity with an animal or sadism;)
Dawes also told police that “at various stages, all the devices have been left for extended periods in open plan offices and not in my possession”.