I know we have had a few problems from a technical point of view on the threads. These have been worked on behind the scenes and so here is a new open thread that I hope runs smoothly.

  Bored with the BBC’s ‘The Honourable Woman’ and looking for something more credible and inventive I settled for Jonathan Creek, episode 1 of the first series.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUco1R2MWLo     23 minutes in and we are given instructions on how to hack phone messages. That was in 1997.   So why the outrage at Murdoch?   The War on Rupert Murdoch is the Real Story of the Hacking Saga. … Continue reading →

Free Alan Johnson   Gaza   H/T Is the BBC biased?:       DB on this site noted this from the FPA : Foreign Press Association blasts Hamas for threatening journalists The association said that several members of the foreign media in Gaza were harassed, threatened or questioned about stories they reported. In addition, the FPA vehemently opposed “a ‘vetting’ procedure that would, in effect, allow for the blacklisting … Continue reading →

They seek to disrupt this site with their obsessive stalking. Do NO engage with them please.

Here we go, a new OPEN THREAD to detail the bias. Please keep it polite and to the point.

    The BBC’s security correspondent has decided to redraw the borders of the Middle East and hand over Israel to the Palestinians as their ‘homeland’….talking about refugees generally in the Middle East he stated that…. (12 mins 50 secs) ‘It would be quite wrong to talk about refugees in the Middle East without mentioning the Palestinians because,  you know, there is a refugee problem for them going back to … Continue reading →

    BBC Trending seems to have a habit of picking ‘trends’ that are in some way damaging to Israel.  The latest is this: #BBCtrending: Schoolboy’s Facebook photo divides Jewish South Africans A Jewish schoolboy from South Africa has posted a photo, and message of support, for Palestinians living in Gaza – highlighting a rift in the country’s Jewish community. Last week, Joshua Broomberg uploaded a picture of himself and … Continue reading →

  The BBC reports: Israel export licences warning from UK UK arms export licences to Israel will be suspended only if there is fresh violence in Gaza, ministers have said. The UK has identified 12 licences for components which could be used in equipment in Gaza by Israel. It said it would suspend them “in the event of a resumption of significant hostilities”. The Lib Dems had urged a suspension … Continue reading →

    Always  of interest what catches the BBC eye and what doesn’t.   Here they report that the Great barrier Reef is in trouble….mainly from climate change: Australia Great Barrier Reef outlook ‘poor and deteriorating’ The outlook for Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is poor despite conservation efforts, with further deterioration expected in coming years, a report says. The bleak forecast came in a five-yearly report released by the Great … Continue reading →

Seen this? BBC bosses have refused to apologise after a tribute story to paedophile Jimmy Savile appeared second on a list of ‘most popular’ stories on its website – below coverage of the death of Robin Williams.  Twitter users expressed outrage as the Savile story, filed hours after his death on October 29, 2011, suddenly appeared on the website and shot up the most read story list this morning. The BBC … Continue reading →