Back when US “shock jock” Michael Savage was fired by MSNBC (justifiably in my opinion) mention was made by the BBC of his right wing politics. (‘The brash, conservative Savage is founder of the Paul Revere Society, which advocates closing borders and deporting illegal immigrants.’) When Rush Limbaugh was pushed into resignation (unjustifiably in my opinion) from the ESPN cable TV network, mention was made of his right wing politics. … Continue reading
, Alan Johnston, may have been murdered. Adloyada has more. Mr Johnston’s reporting from Gaza has been criticised on this blog several times. Some commenters have said that they have little or no sympathy for him because of their opposition to his views. After 9/11, so many people said that if this or that happened “the terrorists will have won” that the phrase became a laughing stock. But there was … Continue reading
Please use this thread for off-topic, but preferably BBC related, comments. Please keep comments on other threads to the topic at hand. N.B. this is not an invitation for general off-topic comments – our aim is to maintain order and clarity on the topic-specific threads. This post will remain at or near the top of the blog. Please scroll down to find new topic-specific posts. Click through to read and … Continue reading
Every now and then the cool squish of mouse innards under a naked foot as one steps out of the bedroom door reminds the cat owner that the animal he or she thinks of as “dear little Tibbles” thinks of itself as Devourer of Prey And Spitter-Out of Their Discarded Internal Organs. Thus I mused while trying not to put my foot on the carpet. I mused also on the … Continue reading
: heard on BBC2 (circa 20:00, 9th April, advertising a later programme) Experts say it’s now or never to tackle climate change … Taken literally, this is a very balanced presentation of the two main viewpoints on this subject. Some experts state that humans cause global warming and we must act now. Other experts regard that theory as scientific nonsense and see never as a more appropriate time to do … Continue reading
And some don’t. A drama commissioned by the BBC about how Private Johnson Beharry won his Victoria Cross in Iraq was cancelled as being “too positive”, according to the Telegraph. Remember The Falklands Play? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Yes, it’s Easter. Happy Easter to those in the “Christian world”! It’s been a great weekend for climate change at the Beeb. Good Friday saw headline after headline drawn from the pre-release of one of the IPCC’s four reports expected this year. Now the main pre-report report is lurking both under Science and Nature and also under the Americas section, for some reason, although the IPCC met in, guess where? … Continue reading
Please use this thread for off-topic, but preferably BBC related, comments. Please keep comments on other threads to the topic at hand. N.B. this is not an invitation for general off-topic comments – our aim is to maintain order and clarity on the topic-specific threads. This post will remain at or near the top of the blog. Please scroll down to find new topic-specific posts. Click through to read and … Continue reading
Please use this thread for off-topic, but preferably BBC related, comments. Please keep comments on other threads to the topic at hand. N.B. this is not an invitation for general off-topic comments – our aim is to maintain order and clarity on the topic-specific threads. This post will remain at or near the top of the blog. Please scroll down to find new topic-specific posts. Click through to read and … Continue reading
Just another report from the Beeb. “Globorix will only be used in Africa to prevent meningitis at prices that may never cover its research costs. Experts say it is a sign big companies are changing their business practices, but some critics say it is not enough.” Ah, those “experts” again. And how “business practises” are a’changing. Later in the article we find how “Teaming up with people like Bill Gates … Continue reading
