Cohen The Barbarian

  The BBC is an undemocratic, rampaging beast that is pretty much unaccountable and has been given carte blanche to do as it pleases, politicians too afraid to make the necessary changes to it, preferring instead to tinker around the edges…..hence we get no real, meaningful change to the method of financing the BBC and more importantly we get no change to its highly politicised, left-wing world view of how … Continue reading

Champagne On Hold!

  There were great expectations in the corridors of the BBC…George Osborne was going to announce the latest borrowing figures and the deficit would be rising, they just knew it!…’On Wednesday we get the Chancellor’s Autumn statement and it looks almost certain he will have to announce worse than expected figures for the deficit’ ….a damning verdict on the ‘Tory’ government and its economic policies…the deficit is ‘hanging around the … Continue reading

War Of Words

    The Telegraph reports:   Politicians ‘pulled combat troops out of Afghanistan too early’ Britain and its allies would have been more prudent to keep combat troops supporting the Afghan government for longer, a former head of the Army says Britain pulled combat troops out of Afghanistan too early because of political considerations back home, a former head of the Army has suggested. Gen Sir Mike Jackson said a … Continue reading

[Not] Sorry, Not Interested

    Something for you to ponder from Matt Friedmann without comment from me: ‘This group of intelligent and generally well-meaning professionals ceased to be reliable observers and became instead an amplifier for the propaganda of one of the most intolerant and aggressive forces on earth. And that, as they say, is the story.’   What the Media Gets Wrong About Israel The news tells us less about Israel than … Continue reading

Hammer Time

    Once again the BBC looks away when ‘ethnic’ youths beat a man with hammers…the last time was in the UK: Mother slams multiculturalism as cause of muslim bullying of her son Lois Rogers, 13 April, 2008, The Sunday Times The mother of a 15-year-old boy left with brain damage by an Asian gang is blaming multi-culturalism for the way ethnic minorities get away with violent bullying in schools. Liz … Continue reading

The Role of the Media in Aiding and Abetting the Deceptions Seen in Climategate

        From climate sceptic site WUWT: The deception about global warming was only effective because of the aiding and abetting of the mainstream media. Those most active in pushing the false information were exposed in the leaked Climatic Research Unit (CRU) emails. They represented very influential media outlets including The Guardian, The New York Times, and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).   Enjoyed this quote: “And remember, … Continue reading

PAXMAN TO KNOCK STUFFING OUT OF BBC?

I was on BBC5 live last evening doing the Paper reviews and this story came up. Jeremy Paxman, the broadcaster, will tell of his decades-long career at the BBC as part of a three-book deal for almost £1 million, it has been claimed. The former Newsnight presenter will not pull any punches in his recollections of an illustrious 42-year career at the broadcasting corporation, the Sunday Times said. The second … Continue reading

WHY DOES IT (NOT) ALWAYS RAIN ON ME…?

A Biased BBC reader brings this example of a BBC programme faking weather for climate change inspired program! “Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond swapped steering wheels for wet weather gear when filming his latest TV series. The star of Total Wipeout and Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab is hosting a new three part BBC1 series entitled Wild Weather with Richard Hammond – and naturally motored up to Cumbria for an episode on … Continue reading