Concerning BBC coverage of South Africa’s Jacob Zuma. BBC world affairs correspondent Peter Biles says Mr Zuma – a polygamist who has married at least five times – is renowned for his charm. So, here is the “charming” Zuma sharing some of his thoughts on Blighty in the Indie…. “I am very clear on these issues,” he said. “I’ve not looked down upon any culture of anyone, and no one … Continue reading
Mid-week, and a new open thread…. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
I see the BBC has opened up a new front in Iraq by claiming that those bad Americans are responsible for a rise in the number of birth defects amongst the children born in Fallujah. Yes, John Simpson has been spearheading this investigation and we all know John is a very unbiased kind of guy. This is a great story that the BBC has created since it will then disseminate … Continue reading
I’m just hoping that the BBC will afford Lady Thatcher the same warmth of tribute as that afforded to Michael Foot, who, as you know, has passed away aged 96. Today has been running a series of tributes to him this morning and whilst I fully understand that it is civilised to not speak ill of the dead, I look forward to the same standard being applied to the former … Continue reading
Question Time this week comes from London; soon to be the first city in the world to host the Summer Olympics three times. So don’t expect any questions on how much money that will lose. The panel is Mayor of London Boris Johnson, the improbably named Lord Adonis, BBC favourite Shirley Williams, AllSeeingEye’s childhood fantasy Carol Vorderman and the mind-numbingly smug Will Self. For those who wish to take part … Continue reading
In his latest column for the commie Morning Star our new friend Chris T-T stands up for “performers from within the left-wing diaspora” against “anti-BBC wonks”. Bless. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Richard Bacon (Radio Five Live, August 27, 2009) vs Sarah Palin (Tonight Show, March 2, 2010) Varying levels of cringe arise from both first-time efforts (and, yes, some people in Palin’s Leno crowd seem overly keen to express their support, though no more so than your average please-reinforce-our-worldview Now Show audience) but I think she wins with the better gags and snappier delivery. The self-obsessed BBC presenter (and renowned Palin-hater) … Continue reading
I’ve been busy recently, but yesterday I started to write this: ***** What with the election, the fuss about Lord Ashcroft, and the BBC falling apart, you’d think they would tell us about this.The infiltration of the IFE into the British political system – I hear it’s not just Labour, — that’s news, isn’t it?I mean it’s as significant and deeply troubling, if not more so, than this, wouldn’t you … Continue reading
Bishop Hill has a clip from BBC Radio 5 Live in which presenter Peter Allen tells a phone-in listener that he is not allowed to question global warming. I wonder which department issued that diktat? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Jim Naughtie to Baroness Ashton this morning: You’re a hundred days into the new job now. I mean, this is the kind of long term work that you have to do. Do you feel at all drained by some of the arguments that have been erupting in Europe about the settlement after the Lisbon Treaty was ratified and the way the appointments were made and so on? What touching concern … Continue reading
