DARLING AND MARR

Anyone catch Andrew Marr “interviewing” out lamentable Chancellor Darling this morning? I think the thing that most struck me was the gentle treatment Marr afforded this wretch whose period of tenure in his role has been characterised by serial disaster and poor judgement. (Albeit overseen by McDoom) Darling even got to claim that he thought Labour “could” win the next election without Marr expressing much surprise! Yes, and Darling also … Continue reading

PEACE OFF!

Right, I will admit that I am a long term critic of US former Senator George Mitchell. Met him during the Northern Ireland peace process talks, figured him as a smooth-talking appeaser of terrorism, and told him so. Not that he could care less what people like me think, after all, we don’t kill people who disagree with us. It’s Georgie-boy who is now leading efforts to appease the thugs … Continue reading

SHOULD GREAT APES HAVE RIGHTS?

Great to see Nicky Campbell’s “The Big Questions” debating that momentous issue of our times, namely should Apes have rights? The usual vacuous drivel from Campbell although the choice of the panel was surprisingly pleasing, with Peter Hitchins and Douglas Murray on it. That said, the audience were the usual moonbats that the BBC specialises in assembling. There was a bit of a class warfare discussion on “social mobility” and … Continue reading

The Right Approach

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

IN THE LINE OF DUTY?

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

Invisible UKIP

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

HOT AIR

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

THAT NORWICH NORTH RESULT!

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

Flights of fancy

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