The pretence of impartiality has been scrapped in the last-minute scramble to change minds before Labour faces the electorate next month.Well, actually that’s a paraphrase of the introduction to this article. No mention of the fact that Labour has a large majority and that it has no need, based on this, to scrap anything. The correct reading of events must be that they are trying to disrupt Conservative campaigning by … Continue reading
Based on BBC GE coverage, two things strike me. 1. It’s going to be a hung Parliament.2. Most people are bored with it. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
It may be a general election, and we may be emerging from the coldest winter in thirty years. But hey ho, this is the BBC, and there’s always a global warming scare story around somewhere. Today, it’s that old canard, “early spring”. The fanatics at the Woodland Trust have done a bit of cod research to back up their prejudices, and Richard Black has swallowed it hook, line and sinker, … Continue reading
A post-chocolate egg open thread- updated to an entry-to-election thread. Best comments will be threaded into a main post. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
According to the BBC, Ed Balls “received a standing ovation – unusual for a minister at a teachers’ conference – as he outlined the increased investments in education since 1997.” Wow. Good to know. Those investments wouldn’t have included massive pay increases for teachers, would they? I believe they would (not that the BBC would ever spell it out). And who wouldn’t give an ovation when the pay concerned was … Continue reading
It seems some people DO have success when it comes to having their complaints upheld by the BBC. As long as they belong to the anti-Israel brigade. Should a report that shows anti Israel campaigners in a poor light accidentally slip through the net, the BBC Editorial department will leap into action. Nobody can interrupt a meeting or performance and come out smelling of roses.Certainly Tony Greenstein and Deborah Fink’s … Continue reading
With the likelihood that Gordon Brown will FINALLY call the General Election tomorrow, the BBC are lumbering up for the final round of “Save Gordon.” Last evening, I listened to the BBC Radio 4 between 10-11pm and there was the concerted witch-hunt against Chris Grayling and also an attack on George Osborne. It’s going to be a tumultuous four weeks as the BBC seeks to damage the Conservatives as much … Continue reading
… to Scott Whitlock from NewsBusters and The Media Research Center for the shout out on Twitter. That is all. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Radio Five Live whipped itself into quite a frenzy over the Chris Grayling rumpus. Stephen Nolan could hardly contain himself when the story broke during his show last night, admitting to the senior programme editor of Channel 4 News today that he was “ready to burst” waiting for the boxing to finish (not a pleasant image – can’t get Mr Creosote out of my mind for some reason). Five Live’s … Continue reading
From today’s Telegraph The editors and presenters on Radio 4’s Today programme have been told they must interview representatives of the BNP, Ukip, the Green party, SNP and Plaid Cymru on the same show, the morning after the debates. Sources said this will leave almost no room for serious discussion of how the mainstream leaders performed. One source said: “We’re all spitting feathers here. This is further proof that the … Continue reading
