Midweek Open Thread 27 June 2018

Two good pieces of news The EU withdrawal bill received Royal Assent- and the US Supreme Court ruled that President Trump’s ban on travel from certain Islamic States was lawful . No doubt all of those politicians sneering at him for attempting to defend his country will issue fulsome apologies . Al beeb quickly found other stories to tak attention away but we bear witness to their bias. 4 months until … Continue reading

Start the Week Open Thread 18 June 2018

The BBC in full anti brexit mode in the run up to more votes in parliament to overturn Lords’ votes .So called conservative backbenchers plot to derail brexit too . The current government celebrates the 70th anniversary of the inter- National Health Service  by throwing more borrowed money at it . Crucifixes are torn from peoples’ homes by muslim delivery drivers and they get a ‘ chat’ with the police. … Continue reading

Start the Week Open Thread 11 June 2018

President Trump meets the Rocket Man today and its possible that the 1950 Korean War will officially end . Britain lost over 1000 dead in that war .So how will al beeb cover this historic meeting ? We can but guess. This week marks a year since a fire in a tower block. There might be no better week  to abstain from Al Beeb…but for those witnessing the bias here … Continue reading

George Orwell, the professor and the BBC

I’m indebted to Guest Who for posting this bizarre tweet by Nick Robinson about Orwell. I was stunned by it, struggling to absorb the fact that the BBC could put a statue of Orwell up at its headquarters, complete with the following quote: If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear Once I’d recovered sufficiently to ask Google … Continue reading