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
Holocaust denial is in the news again.Firstly, the one I prepared earlier, Hamas and the text books.Secondly, Facebook’s policy of allowing free speech for Holocaust denial groups, arguably in contradiction to their policy of banning hate-speech.Thirdly, the publication in the Spanish newspaper El Mundo, of a ‘major interview’ with David Irving, to balance the previous day’s interview with Avner Shalev, the chairman of Yad Vashem. What’s this got to do … Continue reading
What can I say? On the day that 70 years ago saw this country go to war against Nazi Germany, the BBC chooses to run a discussion as to whether Sir Winston Churchill was “more of a liability than an asset”. Today @ 8.190am. I suppose that depends on which side you take – ours or the Germans? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
It’s funny but when Sarah Palin brought up the great dangers posed by Obamacare, using the term “death panels” to vividly describe possible outcomes, the BBC were quick to get stuck into her. Then, oddly enough, Today covers an item @ 7.45am (no link at time of writing this) in which a group of senior doctors who care for the terminally ill have written a letter in the Telegraph warning … Continue reading
It was of course inevitable that Brown would reject the very sensible recommendations made to cut the NHS workforce by 10% over the next five years. (Personally, I would favour much deeper workforce cuts in this monolith but at least this would be a good start) His response is entirely political and not based in economic reality rather like his entire period when Chancellor. Earlier today the BBC dragged on … Continue reading
