QUESTION TIME 12th NOVEMBER

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Question Time today comes from Weston-super-Mare. On the panel are Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and self-promoting turncoat Shaun Woodward, the Conservative Shadow Security Minister Pauline Neville-Jones, the Liberal Democrat spokesman on communities and local government Julia Goldsworthy, the deeply unfunny commentator Will Self and the rowing champion, double Olympic gold medallist, television presenter and writer James Cracknell. David Vance will be picking up the live-chat baton here at 10:30pm, assisted by TheEye. … Continue reading →

THE SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP..

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…between the license-payer and the BBC does bring benefits to some people! The lavish salaries of the BBC’s army of middle managers were disclosed for first time amid growing concerns over its spending. They included a series of advisers and strategists with titles such as ‘organisational development and change director’ on lucrative pay packages. Others included a £130,000 a year ‘outreach’ boss, a business continuity official on £117,000 and a … Continue reading →

THAT ANTI-MUSLIM BACKLASH UPDATE…

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BBC still worrying about the backlash against Muslims in the US after a Muslim slaughters 13 non-Muslims. Amid fears of a possible anti-Muslim backlash after the attack, President Obama has stressed the multinational diversity in the US armed forces. “They are Americans of every race, faith, and station. They are Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and non-believers. “They are descendants of immigrants and immigrants themselves. They reflect the diversity … Continue reading →

DEMENTIA HYSTERIA

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I note that the BBC has been running with the government initiated suggestion by King’s College London expert Professor Sube Banerjee that the inappropriate use of Dementia drugs is killing some 1800 people. Now this is one side of the story but there is another side, namely that these drugs can and do provide a useful function but the BBC seems determined to ignore that side of things. I caught … Continue reading →

DIMBLEBY TALKS BULLOCKS

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Hi – been away and just back so time for a few posts. But first… I see that David Dimbleby is to miss chairing BBC One’s Question Time for the first time in more than 15 years after being injured in a “minor farming accident”. The 71-year-old was loading a bullock onto a trailer at his farm in Sussex when it reared, resulting in the presenter being briefly knocked out. … Continue reading →

Re Motives

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Further to Natalie’s post, and with a tip of the hat to Deegee in the comments there, I think it’s worth having a couple of screen grabs to compare the subtle difference in the headlines, and the way concerns over political correctness suddenly vanish where a Jewish American immigrant is concerned (click pic to view) : (Update – they’ve removed the quotes from the headline. Comparing the two I see … Continue reading →

Here’s one terrorist whose motives are not a mystery to the BBC

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Following on from Laban’s post below concerning the BBC’s claim that the motives of John Allen Muhammad and Lee Boyd Malvo are a mystery, it is only fair to point out that for some religiously-motivated terrorists the BBC does feel able to pass on the statements of the perpetrators as to their own motives: Murder charges for Jewish settler A Jewish settler has been charged in Israel with murdering two … Continue reading →

Once More …

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.. as John Allen Muhammed is executed, the BBC are puzzled by the motives of the perpetrator(s) of a shooting spree. Sniper’s motive remains a mystery They weren’t always so baffled. I distinctly remember the ‘angry white male’ theory being aired on the Today programme. I know it’s difficult to distinguish between a racist murderer (of their ten murder victims, eight were white, one black and one Asian) who happens … Continue reading →

More Mardell

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Mark Mardell: There has been a lot of debate, here and elsewhere, about whether politicians and the media have played down possible religious motives of the killer. The president did not: “No faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favour. For what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice – in this world, and the … Continue reading →