I recall when Labour introduced the car scrappage scheme. The BBC were to the fore in promoting how enlightened this idea was. This morning I listened to this item on the BBC in which it suggested that the car scrappage scheme was not a good idea. The BBC dances both sides of the argument to suit its OWN political bias. When Labour did things they were good, if the Coalition … Continue reading
Well, it was inevitable that the BBC would start cooing when Ken Clarke takes the same line that has been pushed for years by the likes of the Howard League. The “Prison doesn’t work” meme is recurrent and now that there is a Conservative Justice Secretary with uber-liberal values, we can expect him to get an easy ride. I note that David Green from Civitas got an outing to dispute … Continue reading
Richard Black continues his distinguished record today of unbiased reporting. His theme is to give his wholehearted support to lunatic calls made by climate alarmist-in-chief Lord Adair Turner that would de-industrialise Britain, hobble our economy and force millions into fuel poverty. Mr Black faithfully reports the Committee on Climate Change’s calls for more electric cars (insanely expensive and with the range of a hobbled llama), “clean” energy (technology that is … Continue reading
Sadly, I haven’t time to dissect properly last night’s Panorama stitch-up about climate change, but it should not go without mention. James Delingpole does a wonderful job here. Suffice it to say that Panorama reporter Tom Heap – laughingly believing he was being objective – deliberately distorted the statements from the “sceptics” he spoke to. In other words, par for the course. Click through to read and contribute comments on … Continue reading
James Naughtie is baffled. Some bad men have attacked a children’s’ UN summer camp in Gaza. He asks Jon Donnison if he knows anything. “Could it be something to do with Hamas?” he speculates. “Only, it’s the second time this has happened.”“Why do you suppose Hamas don’t like the UN summer camps?” He wonders.“They’re jealous, because their own summer camps are rubbish. Also, they don’t like girls cavorting on the … Continue reading
New week and a new open thread…off you go! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Why oh why has the BBC spent so much time promoting Glastonbury? It’s been all over our screens and yet it is a minority musical event for hippies and druggies. Oh hang on a sec,,, Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Great to see that BBC Northern Ireland have been showing a programme called “Adams” tonight – plotting the “path to peace” chartered by Grizzly Adams. Yes, we discover tree-loving Gerry is a deep thinker who reached out to his enemies in order that we may all live in peace. Except, that is, for all those thousands murdered by the cut-throat gang of terrorists he commanded. Next week – Hitler – … Continue reading
Interesting obituary being carried by the BBC on the death of Democrat Senator Robert Byrd. We learn he was 92…that he was the longest serving Senator in Congress….that he was suffering from bad health. Oh – and nine paragraphs later that he was a senior member of the Klu Klux Klan …although this was a youthful indiscretion….could have happened to anyone….. Click through to read and contribute comments on this … Continue reading
The interminable legal wrangle over the non-release of the Balen report seems to hinge on whether it’s covered by an exemption from the FOI act on the grounds of being “for the purposes of journalism.” The argument over whether ‘for the purposes of’ is the same as ‘actual’ journalism seems like dancing on the head of a pin. Why does the BBC want to keep it secret? Surely it can … Continue reading
