New week, new open thread.  List the bias here…..

  Why does it matter that Andrew Marr is such an appallingly bad, partisan and unchallenging interviewer?  The New Statesman tells us why it matters…ironically in praise of Andrew Marr….. Despite new challengers, Andrew Marr is still the king of the Sunday-morning politics skirmish The war among the UK’s television channels has shifted to new territory: now it’s Sunday-morning sofa skirmishes. These things matter because the Sunday-morning political programmes often … Continue reading →

Sir David Attenborough on Donald Trump: ‘We could shoot him. It’s not a bad idea’ What alternative do we have? Do we have any control or influence over the American elections?’ the naturalist says before joking about an alternative solution. Thanks to Jerry Owen in the comments for reminding us of Attenborough’s incitement to kill Trump…and of course Attenborough’s not alone as we’ve noted before. The BBC’s Paul Wood, who … Continue reading →

  Just a week ago the BBC were investigating the history of ‘Fake news‘….. In record time, the phrase morphed from a description of a social media phenomenon into a journalistic cliche and an angry political slur. How did the term “fake news” evolve – and what’s next in the world of disinformation? It is, you may be surprised to hear, not a bad run down of how ‘fake news’ … Continue reading →

  It’s hard not to laugh and admittedly I don’t try too hard. The great and the good of the BBC who have been deriding and demonising Trump have had their pay slashed.  Coincidence? LOL.  They spend their time attacking the government about fair pay and equality and then find it is they who are lined up for a bit of that themselves…and it is one of  their own who … Continue reading →

  When have you heard the BBC pushing the positives of Brexit and the real reasons for the vote to leave such as sovereignty and immigration being mentioned as positives?  When have you heard the negatives of staying inside the EU being discussed?  All we get from the BBC is an entirely negative view of Brexit, an emphasis on an economy doomed by Brexit using apocalyptic predictions from the architects … Continue reading →

  So Trump’s tax cuts benefit only Big Bad Business [a bigly lie from the BBC]…but also an hypocrisy for this is the anti-capitalist, anti-business, anti-elitist BBC that has done a complete volte face and now cheerleads for Big Business, bankers and the elite in the UK and is keen to hear and promote what these Big Businessmen, foreign and domestic, demand Brexit should be….so these businessmen, foreign and domestic, … Continue reading →

  Only last July Lord Hall Hall was telling us that he paid his ‘talent’ so much because they are worth it and it is the going market rate, don’t pay it and there will be an exodus of talent……. “I completely understand that to lots and lots of people these are very large sums but we are a global broadcaster, in a very competitive market,” Lord Hall told BBC … Continue reading →

  The BBC tells us…. The head of Theresa May’s new anti-extremism commission – set up after the Manchester Arena attack – is facing calls to quit from Muslim groups. Sara Khan, who has campaigned for women’s rights in Muslim communities, has been given the task of rooting out extremism in the UK. She has promised “zero tolerance to those who promote hate”. But her support for the Home Office’s … Continue reading →

      The BBC just can’t kill off Boris try as they might…and they do try.  Hard. Every time he opens his mouth the BBC is there to attack and undermine him, Laura Kuenssberg leading the charge with her long in the tooth conspiracy that every word he utters is a machiavellian plot to take over the leadership of the Tory Party…and she’s not afraid to add in a … Continue reading →