When I saw this article about Spanish organ donation I thought that it was a bit odd, coming out of the blue. What event brought that into focus? What’s the news value? Well, now I think I know. Gordon Brown wants to add organ snatching to his list of accomplishments. I should say I am not against organ donation, but the State’s active involvement is what makes me queasy, and … Continue reading →

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According to David Vance, the BBC ran a documentary last night about the Protestant exodus from Londonderry (some 18,000 people over 30 years leaving about 300 Protestants in a city of 54,000). His claims are interesting, as the BBC is, among other things, an apologist for the Tony Blair era Good Friday agreement. A whitewash of sectarian history could then be expected, and according to Vance was given as the … Continue reading →

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This one is a bit special. Would it, I ask, be usual to offer the opinions on an fatal incident of the mother of a murder suspect? Not saying it’s not possibly the truth, but since when is “he would never have “harmed Tash”, Mr Speight’s mother Jacqueline said.” the proper basis for a story? Oh, wait a minute, there’s a detail I’m omitting here- the suspect in question works … Continue reading →

The BBC is always carrying water for the interfering nanny state in Britain, and today is no exception, with an article where they manage to reinforce stereotypes of Britons and Americans as prime fatties:UK and US ‘keenest on fast food’ Trivial it isn’t, when you consider that “lifestyle change” is socialism’s new frontier. The annoying part is that it’s probably not even true, if the experience of that greatest of … Continue reading →

From the New York Times: “A year ago, British meteorologists made headlines predicting that the buildup of greenhouse gases would help make 2007 the hottest year on record. At year’s end, even though the British scientists reported the global temperature average was not a new record — it was actually lower than any year since 2001 — the BBC confidently proclaimed, “2007 Data Confirms Warming Trend.”” Read the whole thing. … Continue reading →

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the latest in a string of Newsnight gaffes:   Britons indeed! The BBC has been straining all day to imply that these non-Britons (with a penchant for ‘action holidays’, ‘study’ and ‘training’ in far-off lands) are British, but it’s taken Newsnight to put it down in black and white. On the same subject, David Preiser suggests a spot of comparing and contrasting between The Times profile of these non-Britons and … Continue reading →

BBC Views Online, On This Day, December 16th, 1969: MPs vote to abolish hanging: Much is made of the reasons why hanging was abolished, including then Home Secretary James Callaghan’s argument in favour of abolition that “figures show that the murder rate is not soaring as a result of the abolition of capital punishment but remains remarkably stable”. Sadly, the In Context panel, whilst finding room to explore varous subsequent … Continue reading →