Rainbows only come out in the rain…UKIP maybe onto something:   Evan Davis played this, admittedly very funny, spoof of a shipping forecast (from about 1:26):   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVOX_U3s8lQ   Andrew Neil, God bless his little heart, allowed Farage a response…also very funny:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nmXFY8XZtI

    This morning the BBC were trumpeting on the radio some research by a think tank called ‘Centre For Cities’ that said London was growing much faster than other UK cities as the much vaunted ‘Recovery’ left them behind as economic also-rans…presumably hinting they were being ignored or abandoned by the Government. The BBC said it was an independent think tank, but admitted that it had been set up … Continue reading →

  The Now Show was a proper lefty rightwing-bashfest on Saturday laying into the rich and privileged:   Council house comic buys £2m mansion… but John Bishop says: ‘I will never forget where I am from’     You have to laugh.    

      Toby Young at the Telegraph spotted this and wasn’t impressed: BBC comedian says Cameron ‘wants your kids to die’     Perhaps Hound is trying to compete with his fellow NHAP member Marcus Chown who is : NHA Party executive member is the most influential tweeter about David Cameron Our own executive committee member Marcus Chown has been named  the “most influential tweeter about David Cameron” by … Continue reading →

Well folks, a new week dawns. And the BBC is meticulous as ever in making sure that EVERY Conservative announcement is balanced with a Labour statement. Hence Cameron’s “bonfire of regulations” for small business is balanced by Chukas “let’ set up a new quango”. Anyhoo, the day beckons me and I bid you adieu and leave this new open thread for you to complete!

      Via ‘Is the BBC biased’:   BBC  Dressing to the Left Scott Grønmark writes ’The Grønmark Blog’  http://scottgronmark.blogspot.co.uk In my 12 years with BBC News, I worked for many of the people who, for the past quarter century, have decided what the BBC broadcasts. Three of them went on to become Director-General. Almost without exception, they were decent, honest and fair, thoroughly convinced of their own political … Continue reading →

  As mentioned before we are often told that there is no such thing as the ‘British Identity’…no such thing formed by 2000 years of history, of culture, of traditions, language, industrial and scientific innovation as well as the new political ideas that spring from all that…such as liberty, freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of association, democracy…never mind the humour and way of looking at the world. The … Continue reading →

    The BBC is so anti-capitalist  it is trying to wipe  out private companies…by taking over the world once more…. From the Telegraph: Classic FM claims BBC Radio 3 ‘apes’ its output for more listeners Classic FM claims its rival, BBC Radio 3, has ‘aped’ its successful programmes to help build its audiences The accusations have been made in written submissions to a Culture, Media and Sport Committee review … Continue reading →

      The BBC is up to its old tricks….’educating’ us on the delights of immigration…but oh so subtly.   Yesterday we had ‘Reimagining the City’… Musician Soweto Kinch offers a different vision of a city he’s loved all his life – Birmingham.   It is in fact a good listen, if you can get over the fact that confusingly he sounds just like Lenny Henry.  However the subtext … Continue reading →