Here you go, an on-time Open Thread. If BBC bias is bothering YOU this is where to detail it.

    The BBC has in times past appointed itself the ‘Official Opposition’ when it felt that Labour weren’t sufficiently rigorous in holding the Tory government to account, so the BBC took on the job itself. It now looks like it has decided, in these straitened times of austerity, to take on the role of Judge and Jury, passing judgement on all and sundry…well, on selected targets anyway. Here Nick … Continue reading →

It’s all about black and white. And Brown. At least through the prism of the BBC. EastEnders has too many white cast members to be authentic, the head of the BBC’s watchdog has warned. The popular BBC soap opera, which is set in the fictional east London neighbourhood of Walford, also has too many young actors to be properly representative, said Diane Coyle, acting chairman of the BBC Trust. In a speech … Continue reading →

  Curious how the BBC broadcasts a programme explaining the issues on a subject that Ed Miliband makes a policy speech about 3 days later.   In May 2013 Ipsos MORI released some research it was working on in conjunction with the left wing Demos and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on how the young view welfare: Generations Ipsos’s Bobby Duffy says Generation Y believes people need to take greater personal … Continue reading →

Another view of Diane Coyle and her application to take over from Patten: David Keighley: Europhile quango queen and climate change warrior. No wonder Dave wants her as BBC chief   One thing is certain about Ms Coyle if she does land the chairman’s role. She won’t be pressing for any significant changes in the BBC’s journalism. She has already declared: “I’ve always valued the BBC, not least as the best … Continue reading →

       Alex Proud, of the Telegraph, BBC and C4 tells all: Why I love the BBC The BBC upholds genuine British values at home and offers great PR for our country overseas. What’s not to like, asks Alex Proud Straightforward, intelligent coverage that we can trust. The BBC is also one of the greatest exponents of “British values” there is – assuming that by British values you mean … Continue reading →

    A break from the usual….perhaps this explains Obama’s recent comments on Scottish independence…though I’d have thought he was more likely to be on the  left wing than centre back:     Here’s one for the UKIPer’s:           chuka.umunna.mp@parliament.uk          

I see that John Kerry is in Baghdad and is pushing the Obama line that the staggering success of ISIS is the creation of lack of “inclusivity” by the Maliki Government. The BBC appears to accept this opinion  and no challenge is offered back on the topic. Whilst I can understand Kerry pushing this line there is the OTHER possibility that the growth and success of ISIS is down to … Continue reading →

I heard lots of outrage on the BBC today concerning the judgement of the Egyptian court that has sent three Al Jazeera journalists to prison for being Muslim Brotherhood enablers. One of the three, Peter Greste, is a former BBC journalist and so the comrades are enraged at this “tyrannical judgement”. However the BBC were ardent cheer leaders for  the “Arab Spring”  and all the chaos it has wrought so … Continue reading →

Better late than never, here’s a new Open thread! Detail the bias please!!