Author Archives: David Vance

SARAH MONTAGUE – FREEDOM FIGHTER.

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I know I have brought this subject up before but did anyone else catch this item on Today this morning. I challenge you to listen to it since it positively drips with anti-Sri Lankan Government bias and pro-Tamil Tiger sympathies from the fragrant Sarah. Bias can be subtle but I don’t think this was – it was blatant. There is a comparison between how the BBC reports events in Sri Lanka and events in Gaza. In both cases, the terrorists somehow become innocent civilians and the bad guys are those trying to weed out the terrorists. In both cases the BBC uses the UN to advance its own sympathies for the “fighters”.




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DOING BROWN’S BUSINESS…

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So, the BBC finally discovers the Conservative shadow chancellor George Osbourne exists (He is interviewed just before an item on chair design, natch!), and then headlines the interview with the proclamation “Shadow Chancellor George Osbourne says he cannot promise to reverse the 50% top tax rate.” Now then, we know that Brown set this outrageous tax increase as an elephant trap for the Conservatives – damned if they don’t undo, damned if they do. That’s how Brown works and I can understand why Osbourne refused to give the BBC fresh blood this morning.

However, there are clear ideological reasons why punishing those who create wealth in this country is wrong and quite frankly, if a Conservative cannot articulate these in a reasonable and convincing manner then what exactly is the point in being a Conservative? The BBC seem excited about the proposed “squeezing till the pips squeak” tax hike , as one would expect from committed socialists , and of course Darling’s continued and indeed even increased “investment” aka proligate spending in the public sector gets a pass with no tough questions being posed. It is at the point where Labour are desperate and drowning yet the BBC are determined to spin this in such a way that it damages the Conservatives. Truly, they do Brown’s business.




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QUESTION TIME LIVEBLOG

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Morning folks – hope you have all recovered from Mr Darling’s scintillating Budget yesterday. No doubt this will be the lead question on QuestionTime later tonight and we will be blogging it live! Yes, we are back and ready for some more lively debate, the wittier the better. The panel may prove interesting insofar as we have two communists, a gay historian, a living saint and a token mild conservative – the usual representative mix. Hope you can potter along and join in the fun later – I will be expecting you!




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BUDGET DAY OPEN THREAD

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Well, the Chancellor in his Downing Street bunker will be doing some serious spinning today as he seeks to steal more of our cash and we can naturally rely on the BBC to cast things in the most favourable light possible for Draling SO I thought I would open up this thread for your comments as we go through the day. Vince Cable was the first man on the BBC this morning to offer his words of, erm, wisdom – not sure if the BBC has heard of the Conservatives but the rest of the day will tell the tale. Speak later!




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THE FASCINATION WITH TERRORISM

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Has there ever been a terrorist group that the BBC did not instinctively like? (Well, apart from Irgun?) I listened to this item on Today just before 8am concerning the looming defeat of the so-called Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka and the entire tone was one of showing brotherly solidarity with these vicious terrorists.  Both the commentators that the BBC used took the view that the Tigers could never be truly defeated and that one could not trust what the Sri Lankan government said. I wonder WHY the BBC finds it so hard to dislike those who carry out terrorism? Maybe a terrorist is just a friend you have yet to meet?

 




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NICE MAN JACK?

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The  death of Jack Jones, the Trades Union baron from the 1970’s who helped bring Britain to it’s knees, has produced grand eulogies on the BBC this morning, with the game being how often the word “socialism” could be repeated in one sentence. Determined not to let the moment pass, BBC stalwart St Tony Benn was invited on to talk about his good fried Jack and instantly turned it into an attack on Margaret Thatcher, without a hint of BBC disapproval. The Free Market was also castigated by Benn as the cause of the recession, without any contrary opinion. One can only assume Jack Jones would have been proud. As a post-script, Thought for the Day followed. This time, the Rev Jones launched an onslaught on our “consumer” society. All in all, a wonderful little 10 minutes for socialism – brought to you by our State Broadcaster.




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General BBC-related comment thread.

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Please use this thread for comments about the BBC’s current programming and activities. This post will remain at or near the top of the blog – scroll down for new topic-specific posts. N.B. This is not an invitation for general off-topic comments, rants or chit-chat. Thoughtful comments are encouraged. Comments may also be moderated. Any suggestions for stories that you might like covered would be appreciated! It’s your space, use it wisely

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SEASONS IN THE SUN

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So, the BBC finally wakens up to the fact that the Sun has been dimming and that sunspot activity is very low but yet it manages to find a scientist in the form of Mike Lockwood who ameliorates the impact this may have have on climate change on Earth. It would have been nice had the BBC been able to locate at least one of the many scientists who can demonstrates that our climate is massively influenced by solar activity but then again they are “sceptics” and they spoil the narrative.

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