Category Archives: pro-government

Anyone catch Frank Dobson bullying his way through a “discussion” on Newsnight? He constantly repeated the NuLabour fantasy that “the bankers” were exclusively to blame for the financial recession. Peston then did a piece claiming the recession was now effectively over in parts of the world such as Japan, and his punchline was that the failure (of Bush) to “save” Lehmans was a prime component in the seismic changes that swept the world. A very connived BBC agenda tonight folks. Note how GOVERNMENT is absolved of all responsibility in the UK but blamed in the US when it was a GOP Presidency.

Only the BBC could run an item on Nick Campbell’s “Big Question” entitled “Has the Daily Telegraph damaged democracy”? The angle being taken is that instead of us debating climate change and terrorism (although never Islamic terrorism, of course!) the DT has steered the debate away from these important issues into “tittle-tattle”. Remarkable. Here’s a question I would like to see Nicky debate…”Has the BBC damaged democracy”

Perhaps the most sinister aspect of the BBC is the manner in which it wilfully allows itself to propogandise on behalf of a political administration which broadly shares its inherent left wing and anti British values. In this way it ceases to be a reporter of news and instead become a participant in the political game.

Writing this here in Northern Ireland, where I am certain the local BBC is in thrall to the political wishes of the Northern Ireland Office – and now also the local devolved mutant Assembly – there is a Pravda-esque strangulation of any news that might make people think less well of the political class. Sometimes, the behind the scenes bullying of the MSM by the political class emerges – as in this newly leaked letter written to Sir Tony O’Reilly – owner of the Independent Group of newspapers which includes Northern Ireland’a Evening newspaper – the Belfast Telegraph. In it, you can see how the First and Deputy First Parasites, Peter Robinson and McGuinness – whinge about “negative” coverage of the good work they are doing. (In Robinson’s case, pocketing £500k+ a year in salary and expenses) With government advertising such a large component of newspaper revenue, I am sure O’Reilly took the not so subtle hint. But of course this all makes me wonder what sort of conversations go on with the BBC to ensure compliance and favourable coverage of the local political administration. I believe there is a natural understanding between those who run the political Establishment here and those who run the BBC that there will be generally favourable coverage of the local administration. I am sure any journalist who chose to highlight the serial failure of the local Assembly would soon find career prospects curtailed. The BBC therefore restricts our freedom to scrutinise the Executive and instead functions as just one more toxic arm of government.