Author Archives: David Vance

BORDERLESS

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I’m sure many readers will share my sense of outrage at the antics of the UK Border Agency and the strange decisions of Brodie Clark. But I have to say that I find the BBC’S repeated recourse to Keith Vaz for expert  comment nauseating. The oleaginous Vaz was part of a Labour administration that saw our national borders turn porous for a DECADE or more, not just a summer. In setting Vaz up as some sort of moral judge the BBC helps erase his role in the shameful Labour years.

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WISE OLD COVES

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Great example of having a debate with only one side of the argument being given a say. The BBC had Sir Malcolm Rifkind (dripping wet “Conservative) and Lord Hannay (dripping wet technocrat) on for a little debate on the Greek situation and the G20 summit @ 8.32am Rifkind wants to ensure we prop up the IMF so it can prop up “colleagues” in the Eurozone whilst Hannay could discern some positive things coming out of the Cannes non-event, What’s the point in a “debate” when both parties agree? It’s NOT  debate, it’s reinforcement of the narrative – we must obey the EU. Repeat after me. Oh, sorry I can’t post the link to this wonderful item but because it is a Saturday those highly paid BBC staff haven’t bothered providing any yet. I blame the cuts….

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NO ADVERTISING ON THE BBC?

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The BBC has a curious relationship with advertising. A B-BBC reader shares this with us (names redacted as requested). Comments?

“Hi XXX

Good to speak to you earlier,

To summarise 4Media own a news body called (http://newsdatanetwork.co.uk/)who provide editorial content to BBC and commercial radio stations. We have had a number of requests from presenters and program controllers for content around the frighteningly deep cuts to the education system effecting the middleclass households, & private top up tuition as a good way of counteracting the effect. (My emphasis, DV)

As we are organizing the features for the BBC and commercial stations in means we can position a relevant brand at the centre of the features. In essence it enables us to put forward a spokesperson from XXXX to be part of the features and discuss the issue from your perspective & the benefits of taking up XXXX with you. It is a good opportunity to promote the XXXX service, without having to pay the typical 10’s of thousands of pounds in advertising costs.

The radio interviews take place from one central location, (our studio in our building just of Regent Street) meaning your spokesperson with have the opportunity to reach all the BBC and commercial radio stations all across the UK – and all in the space of one morning. The typical audience reach for say 10 interviews is around 2.5 million and the interviews themselves are usually 8-12 minutes long, giving you the opportunity to get your key messages across in a subtle, editorial way. The only cost associated is for our work arranging the features, this equates to around £150 per radio station we secure coverage on.
We work to a capped budget with you & if we excide the amount of interviews (this happens a lot) They are free at no extra charge.

Here’s a link to some of our work

http://www.4mediarelations.co.uk/whatwedo.asp

Please do keep us in mind if you have any marketing or messages you want to get out there.
We have a constant flow & demand for content so we may be able to tailor something else to you.

Kind Regards

xxx

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WHY DOES THE BBC HATE BRITAIN?

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I know this has been posted elsewhere on an Open Thread but thought it is worthy of a prime spot. James Delingpole speaks for many of us when he ask; “Why does the BBC hate Britain?”

“It’s long since time that the BBC was forced to recognise its responsibilities as our compulsory, near-monopoly broadcaster. If the only people who funded it were tofu-eating metropolitan anti-capitalist bien-pensants who all believed in renewable energy with the same blind ideological fervour as Chris Huhne then the BBC would be perfectly within its rights to broadcast this Spartist drivel. But they’re not. The BBC’s job is also to represent – or try to represent – the interests of people who are shocked by rising energy bills, who are desperately worried about Britain’s economic future, who might benefit from a job working in or servicing the shale gas industry, who innocently believe (in their sweet but oh-so-naive way) that the British Broadcasting Corporation’s true purpose is to broadcast for Britain.”

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PUBLISH AND BE DAMNED? NOT AT THE BBC.

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A B-BBC reader notes..

“BBC News of the firebombing of the French satirical magazine ommited photographs of the offending article even though Le Monde covered them on its front page. BBC’s HYS moderated out attempt to publish links to le Monde. Here is the BBC photo with appropriate black line over the newspaper picture and a few words indicating that the perpetrators were not the good muslims.”

On, and here is the image the BBC are too scared to print..
CharlieHebdoMuhammad.jpg

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COMPARE AND CONTRAST

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Three interviews on Today this morning to contrast. First, EC President Barroso is allowed to waffle by John Humphyrs here with little interruption and a clear element of sympathy. The UK Chancellor Osborne is constantly interrupted by Sarah Montague at 7.50am here. Finally, Barclay’s Bank Chief Bob Diamond is assailed by John Humphyrs here. I’m sure the Occupy rabble will be happy with Humphyrs misrepresentation of Banking. How much does John Humphyrs earn in a year?

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ENGLISH BREAKFAST?

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It’s curious how the BBC treats some stories.  Take the one which suggests that lives in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland could be saved IF people adopted a more “English diet”. Cue disgruntled Scottish Professor to inform is how superior Scottish diet was and that it was only because of the economic disadvantage in Scotland that prevented “working class” people enjoying a better diet. Later on, I tuned into the Nolan Show on BBC NI, and he was running the idea that it is because of our unemployment and “social deprivation” that caused diets to be poor. There was a suggestion that “the poor” needed perhaps special locations where they could buy cheaper food and fruit – maybe the Government should open supermarkets for those on Welfare? Amazing Statist stuff – and all served up without any dissent.

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THAT GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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Did you listen to this FAWNING interview with one of the Swampy’s gathered outside St.Paul’s this morning? Ms Colvin  could not have been treated with softer kid gloves by Evan Davies and I noted that he was extremely respectful to her repeated references to the all powerful decision making  “General Assembly” of the #OccupyLSX movement. It seems that the Nation must wait breathlessly on what the comrades in this ragbag collective decide and the BBC has no intention of challenging them on their “ideas” With Druid Williams and the other dripping wet apologists for Christian leaders in St. Paul’s having rolled over to the nihilistic anarcho-commies gathered in their tents, the BBC is now able to spin like made on behalf of this collective and invoke clerical support for their mad ideas. I notice the BBC have chosen not to give any prominence to the news that MI5 had Williams down as a dangerous leftist subversive in his earlier days – that’s the wrong type of story. Not all news is equal and the BBC is careful to ensure that it reports what best suits the narrative – in thiscase, down with capitalism.

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PAPANDREOU GONE

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Another day and another concerted attack on Greek PM Papandreou by “the international community” and its mouthpieces such as the BBC. Did you catch this? David Buik was incredibly angry and outraged about the decision by the Greek PM to consult the Greek people – thus delivering the message the BBC wanted. Furthermore, the BBC itself is longing for Papandreou to lose the vote of confidence that will be held tomorrow, and it is holding the Finance Minister up as hero.

As I write this, the BBC is running the story that Papandreou is about to resign. Presumably this will mean no referendum and hence the BBC will be content. It’s VITAL to EU interests that the people do not get to speak – rarely was tyranny so obvious and yet, remarkably, ignored by our well funded State Broadcaster.

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