Funny how the Beeb give all the best lines to the UNmeisters. Malloch-Brown gets away with saying gets to say that “something very ugly was brewing” in Darfur. Meanwhile the Beeb registers that the UN is “extraordinarily concerned”. Not sure where that rates on the scale of things. I guess that they’re more than just concerned, or very concerned. Their concern is beyond all such ordinary concerns. It is indeed … 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
The BBC once again fails to distinguish between the nations of the United Kingdom when it comes to university top-up fees. Alfie at Waking Hereward gets cross. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Yes, Republican Senator George Allen (likely 2008 presidential candidate) has gotta be a racist (not just stupid), no doubt about it. The BBC has learned from public sources that he put his foot in it the other day during a political event. The BBC has scoured his high school yearbook and discovered more incriminating evidence: George Allen at age 17 wore a Confederate flag pin on his lapel and had … Continue reading
The BBC is setting up a rival to al-Jazeera and this is what it promises: “It will maintain the BBC values of accuracy, editorial independence, impartiality, while balancing a wide diversity of views.”The BBC yesterday said its new television service would be “free from commercial, political and religious affiliations or pressures”. I suppose it’s possible that some BBC people really believe this nonsense. I’ve watched the Beeb for long enough. … Continue reading
Orla Guerin’s truth. “the more we walked, the worse it got… this town used to be home to 7000 people.” Her report from the town of Bint Jbeil included an unmistakeable hint about prosecuting Israel for war crimes. It’s a good job there are other sources. Drinking from Home has put her to shame, with the help of Channel Four’s Alex Thompson, who reported from the same town. From Thompson … Continue reading
This isn’t evidence of bias, more lack of evidence of disinterested coverage. Imagine a pro-Palestinian Israeli, accused of passing information to West Bank ‘militants’, being shot to death in front of a cheering crowd of right-wing zealots. People gather round the body, taking mobile phone shots, before the mother of an Israeli killed by ‘militants’ is led from the crowd to stamp on the head of the corpse. Finally the … 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
What does it say about the BBC that they have published a string of articles and photos in recognition of Fidel Castro’s 80th birthday, as well as a number of articles enquiring solicitously about his health? (I’ll be out by 100′ says Castro; Castro ‘will be back in weeks’ ) For one thing, it shows a naked admiration of power for its own sake. This article makes clear what is … Continue reading
(this is basically two posts compressed into one, since the contrast is instructive) The Shadowy Network versus the Oppressed Community Stephen Pollard has a post about the BBC’s stereotypically running to the old old story, blaming the influence of American Jews for the lack of a united international front against Israel (ie. in favour of a resolution favouring Hezbullah). The whole thing is laced with prejudice, but Stephen points out … Continue reading
