BBC: UK tables final EU budget offer The UK has tabled revised proposals for the EU’s 2007-13 budget at a summit in Brussels which is continuing into the night after a day of negotiation. The Times: Blair surrenders more rebate in search of EU deal Tony Blair made a further concession tonight on the rebate that Britain receives from the European Union to help break the deadlock at an EU … Continue reading
(this is getting to be a habit), study this BBC Views Online article from 20:18 last night, ‘Santa’ party girl dies in crash, then complete the following sentence: The passenger is described by police as ______, 6ft 3ins tall. The driver is also believed to be ______. Clue: See this Times article, Girl, 5, dies in hit-and-run after Christmas party, which, unlike BBC Views Online, passes on the Police description … Continue reading
Mean spirited, perhaps, to laugh at typos, but this is unintentionally rather amusing – BBC News Online have stopped their fatuous “Allies on trial“ online poll (just as the no votes were gaining ground), and have posted bar graphs of the results instead. I knew we were bad and all, deposing poor innocent Saddam, but breaching “the convention on the methods and means of WELFARE” is beyond the pale! Update:It’s … Continue reading
. Study this BBC Views Online article, Ex-Minister fined for being drunk, then complete the following sentence: The ex-Minister is a member of the ________ Party. Clue: See this Times article, Ex-minister in wine frenzy, which does manage to mention Twigg’s political affiliation – yes, it’s the same party that’s just pushed through 24-hour drinking legislation. For advanced players, The Times also provides many more details than the BBC article, … Continue reading
– where once we had BBC defends ‘digital face’ trails we now have, according to The Times, BBC drops ‘horrific’ bouncing head: The BBC dropped a “bouncing head” trailer for digital television after it was described as horrific by viewers and prompted 1,300 complaints. It featured a dismembered animated head, made up of hundreds of tiny heads, bouncing over hills. The head transformed into the face of well-known BBC presenters. … Continue reading
was devoted mostly to the topic of Christianity in London. The presenter, Emily Maitlis, noted that 70% of Londoners (in common with ~70% of the nation at the last census) describe themselves as Christians, although the media devote more time to other much less statistically significant faiths (although by far the next biggest group in the UK are those of no faith). Whilst this makes a welcome change, the coverage … Continue reading
Intrigued by Dan’s comments on the people smuggling issue (read comments), I clicked again on the BBC article I had hyperlinked. It has been changed! The headline said words to the effect “international migrant smuggling ring” (and “people smuggling” was certainly not prominently displayed in the first paragraph). I know that there is such a thing as a screen capture but don’t know how to do it (nor, naively it … Continue reading
…or so hits to go. 1,000,000 will happen while I am asleep Sydney time, so preemptively, congratulations and thanks to the indefatigable Natalie for all of her hard work in “keeping the bastards honest”.* *Australian political slang (see Don Chipp if you are interested). PS Remember to vote – the good guys are gaining ground! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Very subtle, but this on 14 December: “The large-scale violence in Sydney started on Sunday, when thousands of young white men attacked people of Arabic and Mediterranean background on Cronulla Beach – apparently in revenge for a recent attack on two lifeguards. Many of the rioters had been alerted to congregate in the area by receiving mobile text messages. The fighting then spread to other parts of the city, injuring … Continue reading
Interpol calls it “people smuggling“, but at the BBC, they are “migrants“. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
