So, on this day four years ago, around this time, four Islamic Jihadists travelled from the north of England and then detonated themselves on the London transport system, killing 52 people and injuring hundreds of others. This was an act of war by militant Islam against the British people and since that time our security forces have averted many other attempted acts by other Islamic killers. And yet, when I … Continue reading
… says Evan Davies on the Today programme, treading delicately on eggshells as he interviews Richard Ehrman, author of ‘The Power of Numbers’ . Funny that. “Partly, perhaps, because it all tends to change rather slowly, and partly perhaps because we have an aversion to any kind of population control” I wonder who the ‘we’ is ? And aversion to population control ? You wouldn’t get that impression from the … Continue reading
Here you go, an open thread for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning… for all matters BBC! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Over at Old Holborn Paul Weston has a blog about the BBC and their GCSE “religious studies” materials. Recommended reading: Although the BBC has a reputation for bias, dishonesty and the promotion of cretinous infantile ideologies designed to destroy civilised society, they appear to have surpassed themselves… Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Melanie Phillips has an article about the Tories’ new policy on marriage and the family. Towards the end she writes: “A two-part programme for the BBC by the respected journalist John Ware about ‘The Death Of Respect’, which identifies family breakdown as an important reason for the rise of aggression, incivility and crime, has been moved by channel controllers from a prime 9pm slot to the ‘graveyard’ 11.20pm time because … Continue reading
Former top anti-terror police officer Peter Clarke says the anti-terror police are constrained by the Contempt of Court Act. Because of it, the police are unable to explain why they do what they do, and this discourages ‘the community’ from cooperating with them.Citing the controversial 2003 police raid of the Finsbury Park Mosque, he said restrictions had actually forced the police to skew the conduct of operations. The BBC has … Continue reading
There is only one thing worse than BBC bias and that is seeing BBC bias rewarded. As a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast I am sickened (though not surprised at this most politically calculating institution) to see that it is awarding Orla Guerin a doctorate for services to broadcasting journalism. Guerin is one of the most BIASED journalists working for the BBC – no small feat. Her love-in with the … Continue reading
Did you read that the BBC is prosecuting a viewer who has refused on principle to pay his television licence for seven years, amid claims the Corporation is fearful of a growing backlash against the fee? Retired engineer John Kelly was one of several thousand people who have refused to pay since 2002 in protest at what they regard as bias in the BBC’s news coverage of issues such as … Continue reading
Hope you’re all tuned in and watching Nicky Campbell’s “Big Question”. Coming up on the programme “Can Gays be cured?” – Peter Tatchell is on the panel so there should be loads of balance. Then “Is there life after death?” – Church of England synod member on to cover that one of and then finally “Is Prison a waste of time?” – I see Yasmin Alibi Brown from the Guardian … Continue reading
Did you see that two BBC bosses have racked up the biggest pensions in the public sector, together worth more than £14m? Mark Byford, 51, the deputy director general, is to receive a pension of at least £229,500 a year from a pot valued at almost £8m. This could rise to more than £10m if he works at the BBC until the age of 60. Alan Yentob, 62, the arts … Continue reading
