"a city they had recently tried to wipe off the map"

Isn’t life strange ? One day you’re trying to erase Berlin, another you’re trying to save its people. North by Northwest on this Dan Bell report. I can see what Mr Bell is trying to do – the human side and all that. But a little context would be in order – maybe a little about why Stalin was trying to “expel the Western powers from the city” – aka … Continue reading

Driven out by the Wall

Sorry, but still with the Pope, this time from Honest Reporting, on the BBC’s Tim Franks and the “reason” he gives for the decline of Bethlehem’s Christian population. Tim Franks uses the usual technique of evoking sympathy by recounting a personal story, and he follows the plight of “Jonny” and his difficulties with the security walls. Honest Reporting: “Franks quoted several Palestinians who claim that Christians are leaving the city … Continue reading

BBC QUESTION TIME LIVEBLOG..

Hope you will be able to come along this evening for fun and games as Question Time liveblog commences hereon Biased BBC. This is the panel of lovelies appearing tonight. We have NuLabour stunna Margaret A Beckett, Lib-Dem failed leader Sir Menzies Campbell. Conservative wet lettuce Theresa May (what shoes will she wear?) Benedict Brogan from the in-the-news Daily Telegraph (Bet they all attack him!) and Ronald McDonald aka Steve … Continue reading

GET CAMERON!

Did anyone else catch Nick Robinson just after 8am this morning providing his oh-so-biased insight into the Profligate scandal? I was struck by the emphasis he put on Conservative abuse when in fact abuse by all the parties (Yes, including those awfully nice Lib-Dems) is the issue. I also don’t think selecting Ann Widdecombe did Cameron any favours. All in all, a nice little stitch up job? Click through to … Continue reading

Nice Trip?

After vowing to fight antisemitism, but still managing to offend almost everyone with some various so-called gaffes and ill-advised decisions, the Pope’s trip treads a pitfall-riddled path. There’s plenty of press and internet coverage of a jpost article about the Pope’s hasty exit after an impromptu speech by Sheikh Tayseer Tamimi. Pope Benedict abruptly got up and left before the end of the event, though not before performing the obligatory … Continue reading