I am always disappointed but not surprised to read this sort of idiocy. B-BBC reader Dave Ward responds… “I am about to send a letter to the editor, but from past experience, this probably won’t get printed! Dear Editor, I assume that Steve Downes is trying his hand at comedy writing (EDP Opinion & Comment, 16th May), as I can’t believe his defence of the BBC is meant to be … Continue reading →

Middle of the week and time for a new Open Thread. Over to you!

    The BBC has a new celebrity left winger to flood the airwaves with their views….Steve Hilton, a one time David Cameron advisor….which could explain a lot when you listen to his thoughts. ‘Parish’ Hilton is all about the ‘local’ now, anti-big business, anti-capitalist and confusingly seemingly also anti-communist bu he just doesn’t realise it.  He has a very confused message and a very naive one.  The BBC likes … Continue reading →

A biased BBC reader writes ‘Just in case you missed it, Sarah Monatgue interviewing a prospective labour leader candidate on Radio 4’s Today (16/05/15) does a Naughtie and says “the reason why we, er you lost the election………”. The relevant section starts around 51 mins in.`’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05v6cyd

Here you go, a new Open Thread to start the week. HERE is where you detail the egregious bias!

  When the Labour Party wanted to communicate their values to a less than grateful Nation they carved them into the ‘Ed Stone’ for posterity, well three days at least. When the BBC wants to communicate their values to an expectant Nation they send for the Easton, Mark Easton, for better or worse. Neither of these two vehicles for ‘The Message’ met with unalloyed joy from a less than adoring … Continue reading →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=457&v=NSVUW_fkfEE   There has been a concerted effort by the Left, and that includes the BBC, to close down what they see as the ‘Right-wing Press’, an effort that went into overdrive once Murdoch switched his support away from Labour. Leveson failed in its intent to silence the Murdoch media stable but the battle goes on. No chance is lost to conjure up some lurid conspiracy theory connecting the Press … Continue reading →

  Vote UKIP and get the BBC. All that is holding back the rampages of a BBC on steroids is the EU….leave the EU and the BBC will be free to crush the commercial sector.  Never vote UKIP…hurrah for Carswell and his anti-UKIP Kamikazee death plunge!  BBC faces illegal state aid backlash from producers over expansion The BBC faces a major backlash from independent television producers over plans by director-general … Continue reading →

      Stephanie Hegarty…just what is she good for?  What does she bring to the BBC other than trite, anodyne, derivative worthiness that we expect from Anglican priests?…somewhat ironic, as you’ll see….she’s not a fan of Christians. DB on this site and Is the BBC biased? ( Yes it is whatever Cardiff Uni tells us) have been giving Stephanie the old one two for her ever increasingly partisan tweets…. … Continue reading →

    The best leader Labour never had according to the immediate post mortem as Chuka Umunna ducks for cover having had a taste of the limelight. Will the BBC be chasing him for his response to accusations that this shows that Labour is a shambles, the leadership contest a farce and him a dithering pathetic wannabe who couldn’t hack it? Not so far….all very respectful and sorrowful that Labour … Continue reading →