The BBC are horrified that Barclays and HSBC have turned in some reasonably decent financials. Robert Peston has returned to haunt our screens again with his unique “insights” on the subject. It’s interesting to note that those Banks which refused State bail-outs are performing well, whereas those which took the Brown danegeld are forecast to announce even more losses. Maybe the lesson we could draw from all of this is … Continue reading
Space here for all your BBC related thoughts and grievances. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
When someone is passionately arguing the case against Israel they often produce someone Jewish who agrees with them as a sort of trump card.Well, in my pack Jews aren’t necessarily trumps, but they can be jokers. Robin Shepherd notes that in Britain these days no foreign country is treated with more disdain than Israel: “.. not just by the usual suspects on the fringes but by pillars of our country’s … Continue reading
I picked this up from my good friend the All Seeing Eye and thought it merited some focus here. It relates to the arrest of a farmer for having the temerity to carry farm tools in his car. Now the farmer being persecuted by the police is a certain Mr Tony Martin – a man whom the BBC carefully labels “a vigilante.” I wonder could he sue them for defamation … Continue reading
I received this email from a visitor to B-BBC and thought I might share it with you… Your Email: samwent37@live.co.ukSubject: who the f*** is david vance Message: your anti BBC thing is very slick. must be getting funded from somewhere. Sky if im any judge, and if the connect to sky in your masthead is anything to go by. who would I put my faith in to give me the … Continue reading
Just watching Nicky Campbell’s “The Big Question”. Amused to see that the panel of experts contained Zulfi Bakhari – head of the Muslim public affairs committee. Remarkable how such a tiny part of the UK population has such constant representation on these kinds of programmes. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Did you read that one of the BBC’s most senior executives is involved in running a media training company that makes thousands of pounds a year by teaching the Corporation’s own presenters how to perform in front of the cameras? Jay Hunt, who earns up to £280,000 a year as the Controller of BBC1, is company secretary of the firm, which is owned by her husband. Perhaps I am being … Continue reading
Quick – Universal Shami alert. Yes, the doe eyed champion of human rights and liberty is guest starring on the Andrew Marr show, along with philospher king Tony Parsons. Stephanie Flanders is filling in for Andrew but the usual balance is there – left and hard left. Further update – Saint Vince Cable is on – introduced as ” a bit of an economics guru” by the lovely Stephanie! Click … Continue reading
Consider the latest economic news from the States, dear reader! The BBC reports this under the heading “Pace of US economic decline eases” and declares… “The US economy shrank at an annual pace of 1% in the April-to-June quarter, government figures have shown. The data was better than expected, but marked the longest period of decline since records began in 1947.” Subtext? Obama is working his special magic. Remember – … Continue reading
OK – it’ll soon be the weekend, and here is a new open thread for your use! That’s July in the can – well over 100 posts and here comes August! You all enjoying the Barbeque summer? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
