The latest BBC headlines – Britain ‘should approach Hamas.’ Is that a fair representation of the conclusions the Foreign Affairs Committee has come to? Or is it that the BBC has selected the juiciest bit to emphasise? I can do that too.If you can download huge PDFs, have a look at the report. section 2.8 “Hamas is not a member of the PLO, and does not—under the terms of its … Continue reading
Always nice to see the BBC giving prominence to those in our armed forces who desert their post. Lance Corporal Joe Glenton is being charged with desertion. He went absentwithout leave in 2007 after a particularly unhappy period in the army and havingbeen told he would have to go back to Afghanistan. It is said he “hasproblems” with the military operation in Afghanistan. The BBC is inherently anti-military and is … Continue reading
In the first comment to David’s post about the Norwich North by-election, an anonymous commenter said: I caught the commentary on The World At One. The report included the returning officer reading the results for the Labour Party, Liberal Democrat Party, Green Party, Conservative Party and …. no, that was it. As a listener, I got the impression the Greens came fourth. No mention of UKIP beating the Greens in … Continue reading
For some odd reason, I figure this is a story the BBC won’t be running anytime soon! You see, it appears that a new peer-reviewed climate study is presenting a head on challenge to man-made global warming claims. The study by three climate researchers appears in the July 23, 2009 edition of Journal of Geophysical Research. Three Australasian researchers have shown that natural forces are the dominant influence on climate, … Continue reading
It’s Friday, another week goes past, and time for another open thread for you to raise any issue BBC-related. The floor is yours… Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
OK, the result is in and Labour is out! Another humiliation for Brown and yet, and yet, can the Conservatives be happy? I mean the BBC have been emphasising how much effort Cameron out into this (Did no other Party bother then?) but do not despair. Nick Robinson has some guidance for us here. As we travel towards the end of days for Labour, it is going to be entertaining … Continue reading
Given that the BBC reflects and inevitably creates public attitudes, and is obliged to be seen to be impartial, could someone at the BBC kindly explain your portrayal of M.E. news. For example this web article concerning the removal of the word nakba from textbooks for state-educated Arab Israeli nine-year-olds.Although worded to give a veneer of impartiality, the article conveys an unpleasant underlying message with an innocent smile, the lip-service … Continue reading
Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor is an affable soul and I always wonder how he can keep his cool when provoked by some of the Anti-Israeli venom endemic in the UK media, including the BBC. Here’s him doing a great job when interviewed by posh Ed Stourton on Today this morning. Ed insists that Jerusalem is “occupied” land and was pushing the Pali/Obama line that Israel must not build within the … Continue reading
Managed to catch the ubiquitous Mark Easton sharing his thoughts on the battle to control illegal narcotics here this morning. There was a bit of a consensus from Mark and Mike Trace, chairman of the “international drug policy consortium”. Can you guess what it was? Yes, that’s right – being tough on drug dealers and cracking down on their illegal networks just doesn’t work. We need to find more, erm, … Continue reading
One of the few BBC programmes that I regularly enjoy is “New Tricks”. I think it’s a right laugh and I do enjoy the rather lovely Amanda Redman solving crime! HOWEVER, last night, in the run-in to the last Question Time liveblog, the New Tricks episode was all about a US secret rendition flight to Guantanamao Bay from England which had crashed on take-off killing innocent British citizens. The bad … Continue reading
