Green Party activist Marcus Brigstocke seems a bit put out that the BBC has told him his privileged licence fee funded platform for leftist rants isn’t quite the same during an election campaign: Something we said, I hope. Of course Brigstocke could have chosen to take the principled path and not appear on the show, but I guess he’s got his media profile to worry about. After all, it’s not … Continue reading
This Thursday evening brings a double-bill of liveblogging…. “You lucky people”, as Tommy Trinder used to say. First up at 8.00pm we will be live blogging the 2nd Leaders’ Debate which is being broadcast on Sky News between 8.00pm and 9.30pm. Rather like the Budget chat this promises to be great fun as once again 10 blogs will all be hosting it simultaneously. Let’s see if Sky do a better … Continue reading
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Re yesterday’s post – Guido reports that Chris Summers has been assigned alternative duties, and Hippiepooter points out that Summers has removed his Facebook page. And Sarah Bell has deleted Friday’s tweet linking to her Lib Dem article. Update. Chris Summers’ replacement will have been forced to watch the following BBC training video on dealing with complaints about left-wing bias: Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Hope you enjoyed “Thought for the day” with Abdal Hakim Murad this morning? I think the BBC is so brave to give Islam such prominence in this daily slot despite it being such a minority religion. Still, I bet that Aaqil Ahmed, the BBC’s Head of Religious Broadcasting will at least appreciate this. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Anyone have the stomach to listen to this grovelling interview by Naughty with Baroness Williams, that doyen of so many BBC programmes? The easy questions thrown her way contrast with those given to any Conservative figure but, then again, when you hear Shirley Williams talking you are hearing the political thinking of the BBC made manifest… Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Last Friday on Radio Five Live: Tina Fey: Will Ferrell played George Bush like he was a moron but no one seemed to think that he was going at him too hard. Richard Bacon: Yeah. I’m not sure how many other ways there are to play him. So says the university drop-out about the Yale graduate. Update. I am reminded that Bush also has an MBA from Harvard (hat tips … Continue reading
The Open Thread is slipping down the page, so here is a replacement. There’s plenty to talk about at the moment….enjoy! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Labour Candidate is BBC Bias Complaints Judge. (Hat-tips to all who highlighted this in the comments) Update. Craig has more on this. Good work Ryan. Update 2. I see that Sarah Bell, the BBC hack who couldn’t find a single non-LibDem supporter in the constituency of her LibDem Facebook friend Susan Kramer, hasn’t tweeted for a few days. Told to keep a low profile, perhaps? (Facebook screenshot from Ryan, via … Continue reading
Reports like this and this, which suggest that the flying restrictions over UK and European airspace are panic reactions based on EU bureaucracy and Met Office incompetence. Our chums in White City and elsewhere simply love EU regulations – and though they have begrudingly mentioned disquiet at the flying ban – the chances of them doing a proper investigation of what has gone on are close to zero. Click through … Continue reading
