Watching Sir Hugh Orde on the Marr Show. Orde is perhaps the most politicised Police Officer one could conceive but he was on to argue that is is wrong to politicise the police aka the suggestion that Police Chiefs should be elected. He also got a dig in at Boris Johnson. Orde is the guy, let us recall, whose proudest achievement is to brought IRA bombers and bank robbers onto … Continue reading
Excellent article by Chris Booker here. BBC viewers were treated last week to the bizarre spectacle of MrBan Ki-moon standing on an Arctic ice-floe making a series of statements so laughable that it was hard to believe such a man can be Secretary-General ofthe UN. Thanks to global warming, he claimed, “100 billion tons” of polarice are melting each year, so that within 30 years the Arctic could be “ice-free”. … Continue reading
So, despite Obama’s stimulus, US unemployment hits a 26 year high. Thank god the BBC managed to track down Nigel Gault, chief US economist at IHS Global Insight, who says that the rise in the jobless rate was not too discouraging. “The decline last month was too good to be true, really.” Fair enough. It’s an opinion- how about a counter-balancing one?
I see that the BBC is pushing the story that a former US attorney general can be sued by an American citizen held as a witness suspected of having information in a terrorism case, a court has ruled.” “Abdullah al-Kidd (Typical US citizen) accuses John Ashcroft, attorney general from 2001 to 2005, of violating his constitutional rights in 2003, when he was held for 16 days. The court said detention … Continue reading
The BBC has been relentlessly trying to undermine any legitimacy to the recent Afghan election and once again today we have another tribal elder “admitting” to the BBC that he tampered with hundreds of ballots in favour of incumbent President Hamid Karzai (Note the image that the BBC chooses to use to illustrate this story) The meme is that we should NOT be in Afghanistan and every BBC story follows … Continue reading
Well then, did you see the claim that support for the BBC has risen in the last five years with almost four out of five people believing it is an institution to be proud of? How interesting. I wonder who commissioned the poll? ICM/Guardian. I see, well, that’s as impartial as you get, right? Asked if the BBC was trustworthy, almost seven in 10 of the 1,001 adults questioned said … Continue reading
You’d think a self-styled news organisation might want to expose the mechanisms by which governments fund arms-length organisations to “pressure” them – and the public – into following some previously-decided agenda. Not so. Scottish households throw away a billion pounds worth of food a year, according to new report into eating habits. The Waste and Resources Programme ( WRAP) report revealed the most common discarded items were fruit and vegetables, … Continue reading
So, did you catch this gem on our much loved State Broadcaster? My heart bleeds for those poor Muslim Tommies who were so uniquely badly treated and let down by their colonial masters. I am SURE all those with military experience will recognise the firm reality portrayed by this BBC special. Yes? Is it any wonder Muslims have such angst? Doff of the Trilby to the ASE! Click through to … Continue reading
Remarkable story here. An advertisement for Britain’s judge on the European Court of Human Rights hasstated that the post does not need to be held by a British national. The advert for the £175,000 a-year position says the role is “not restricted to British nationals…” It has been published jointly by the Ministry of Justice and Foreign Office. I note it adds that candidates must “demonstrate a close current connection … Continue reading
So, what have we got? Bob Ainsworth loses one of his little helpers who resigns attacking government policy in Afghanistan; Another UK soldier has been killed in Afghanistan; Accusations from tribal elders in Afghanistan of vote rigging……..time to get out? And there was me thinking this was the good war, with Iraq being the bad war. Anyway, the floor is yours…! Click through to read and contribute comments on this … Continue reading
