The politicians have been pressuring the BBC to use any name other than ‘Islamic State’ to describe the Islamic State in yet more appeasement of the Muslim pressure groups who wish to suppress all news and information that might shed light on why Muslims wish to join the Islamic State. Here’s Cameron & Co’s equation…. If you use the term ‘Islamic State’ this will anger Muslims, these angry Muslims … Continue reading
David Dimbleby presents tonight’s show from Grays in Essex. On the panel are Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt, Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn, journalist and hero Douglas Murray of the Spectator, Anne McElvoy of The Economist and alleged comedian Shappi Khorsandi. That’s right, a grand total of two actual politicians.
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The BBC’s new Europe editor raised a small storm of protest back in January… New Europe editor Katya Adler has been criticised over her EU connections The BBC is facing a bias row over its new Europe editor, Katya Adler, who is replacing the veteran Gavin Hewitt but has yet to start the job because she is on maternity leave. Eurosceptic Tory MPs are exercised by an … Continue reading
1ST July and a new month beckons! Here is a new Open Thread. Please detail the bias here. Can I also request civility in the comment threads? I am aware of some impersonation that has been going on here and a plan is in place to permanently stop this. I also wanted to say that the credibility of the site with you – our excellent readers. Please be careful that … Continue reading
The elephant is in the room but neither Nicky Morgan or the BBC is going to name it! Homophobic views may be a sign that a pupil is at risk of becoming an extremist, Nicky Morgan has said. The education secretary was speaking as schools in England and Wales were issued with a guide to identifying pupils in danger of radicalisation. She said attacking core British values or being extremely intolerant of … Continue reading
A reader sent me this a few days ago and I think the point remains pretty valid. “It’s 7am on Saturday morning, 27/06/2015. People, mostly Brits, were shot yesterday on the beach in Tunisia and the top stories in the carousel on the BBC web site home page are: BBC Now – Catch up with Friday’s best bits from Glastonbury Entertainment – Jay Z and Bey overtaken as richest celeb … Continue reading
I am sure we will have all been horrified by the acts of Jihad that took place on Friday past, with the massacre of the innocents on the beach in Sousse, Tunisia causing so much grief and misery to so many people. Naturally, my sympathies go to all who were murdered by the Islamic savage concerned. HOWEVER, I am wondering why BBC Northern Ireland (yes, part of the BBC UK … Continue reading
Ok, here’s a curious one in which I defend the BBC against the Prime Minister. David Cameron has expressed frustration at the BBC over its use of the term Islamic State, saying it gives undue credibility to the “poisonous death cult” that is “seducing” young Britons to go and fight for the terrorist organisation in Syria and Iraq. He urged the broadcaster to refer to the terrorist group as “Isil” … Continue reading
Morning all! Hope this finds you well. I’m back after a break so let’s kick off with an Open Thread before we dive into a few issues.
Came across this… Muslim Council of Britain Condemns Sectarian Vandalism of Bradford Mosque What could they mean by ‘sectarian violence’? Had to investigate further as the BBC seems to have missed that particular story of Islamophobia. Turns out it was a Shia mosque…Shias, and Ahmadis, not being considered Muslims by Sunnis…ie the majority of UK Muslims. Hence of course what the BBC tells us is the … Continue reading
