BeLeave in an Independent Britain

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfpeiH0uDF8   Labour’s Hugh Gaitskell in October 1962, predicted the truth five decades ago…. ‘Of course, the Tories have been indulging in their usual double-talk. When they go to Brussels they show the greatest enthusiasm for political union. ‘When they speak in the House of Commons they are most anxious to aver that there is no commitment whatever to any political union.’ Shouldn’t the BBC be making far more of … Continue reading

Remain Calm

      Interesting to see several ‘right-wing’ commentators suggest that the BBC is giving us a balanced view of the EU referendum…and yet it’s just not true.  Certainly there have been many debates and interviews that give the suggestion of balance but comparing them the Remain camp gets an easy ride and the underlying tone of the BBC narrative is pro-Remain…very uncritical of Remain’s claims…such as Brexit will cause … Continue reading

Memories are made of this

    The BBC continues its long drawn out sneer at those on the political right as John Sergeant on Saturday dismissed Boris (leader of the Out campaign) as a ‘joke’…a joke who won two elections for the Mayor of London in what is essentially a Labour city…not to mention being voted in as an MP.  Some joke. John Pienaar declared Trump was ‘the problem’ on Sunday  (39 mins) and … Continue reading

Question Time – Live Chat

David Dimbleby presents this week’s show from Walsall. Joining him on the panel are Deputy Leader of UKIP Paul Nuttall, Conservative Secretary of State for Energy Amber Rudd, Labour MP for Pontefract and Castleford Yvette Cooper, Lib Dem leader Tim Farron and leftie journalist Paul Mason.

Kick off tonight at 22.45

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Muslim Homophobia

    Whilst the BBC has consistently attacked Donald Trump for his idea that there should be some control over which Muslims can be allowed into the US until it is worked out who poses a threat, and yesterday the BBC repeatedly quoted Cameron’s insults towards Trump on this subject (Cameron has a habit of being arrogant and sneering towards those he disagrees with, and whilst normally the BBC would … Continue reading