I’m on the Jon Gaunt radio show tomorrow morning at 11.20am discussing the Jasmine Lawrence debacle. A quick reminder.. Jasmine Lawrence, a channel editor at BBC News, has been removed from playing any part in the corporation’s coverage of the European and local council elections after tweeting a derogatory comment about Ukip.  Lawrence, who has now shut her Twitter account, posted a tweet on Wednesday that said: “#WhyImVotingUkip – to stand up for white, middle class, middle aged … Continue reading →

Here’s one to focus comments on BBC coverage of the local council and European elections. I sat up and watched the early coverage from the BBC last night, and I thought it was ok but this morning, on Today, they were busy pushing the “protest and angry” voter line. Over to you….

Well, here you go, a brand new shiny Open Thread to see us off into the weekend. Enjoy

    The BBC has produced a report that looks to the future…the present not being too hot. 2022: Towards 500 million   It essentially says the BBC should be seeking to grab more audience for its digital output…‘towards 500 million’ not surprisingly. And it’s not, obviously, 500 million in the UK…despite UKIP predictions…it’s worldwide. So your licence fee is going to be funding the Good News around the globe…in … Continue reading →

  Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me. —Job 38:2-3   Why is the James O’Brien interview with Farage important and on a blog about BBC bias?  LBC isn’t the BBC but O’Brien’s opinions, and they are merely opinion with a good dollop of prejudice,  typify the attitudes and … Continue reading →

    Our new friend ‘Hendy’, who also posts comments under the names of Rodrigo, Leonard, Marvin, Benji and Harvey, amongst many others, posts this bold claim: Alan, you become more and more ludicrous with each post. You must be the only one left defending Farage’s comments. Even the man himself isn’t anymore. You must be really, really tired in that case!   No one is defending Farage’s comments you … Continue reading →

Hi everyone. I have been away for a short break and even better, a complete break from the BBC. Just back in time to listen to the lead story on BBC Today this morning trot out some asinine excuses for Boko Haram’s actions in Nigeria. It appears that “Poverty” and the acts of the army are to blame for the savagery carried out there.  Nothing to do with Islam, oh … Continue reading →

  More context for the UKIP debate……. The most damaging (They hope) attacks on Nigel Farage were as a result of him being asked if he would like to have a house load of Romanian men move in next door to him…he said he wouldn’t appreciate that based on the evidence….this was leapt upon as proof of his racism when James O’Brien in his LBC interview with Farage raised this … Continue reading →

  Is the BBC biased’s Sue has spotted that the BBC has apologised to Peter Hitchens for misrepresenting his views on UKIP. On Sunday Hitchens was in the Mail with this: Here is the best reason for voting UKIP I don’t like UKIP or its leader, Nigel Farage. They are the Dad’s Army of British politics, doddery, farcical  and very unclear about what they are actually for. But they have … Continue reading →

    The BBC puts this on its frontpage: Street clashes force Nigel Farage no-show   Nothing about this though, even on its Sheffield page: Mass brawl erupts between rival groups of youths in area where former Home Secretary David Blunkett warned of rioting due to influx of Roma immigrants   Considering the furore over Farage’s claims about immigration you’d have thought this story might be of  great interest. Another … Continue reading →