You do have to contrast the BBC’s unremitting hostility to the Sri Lankan Government (which defeated the Tamil Tiger terrorists) with is fawning over other far from ideal administrations such as South Africa. Cameron is, sadly, playing along with the meme so allowing the comrades to push as much poison as possible the way of Rajapaksa. It’s almost as if the BBC regrets that the Muslim Tamils were beaten by … Continue reading →

    A couple of years ago the BBC insisted that Christians were thriving in the Middle East…even in Gaza where they apparently got on splendidly with Hamas…the only problem was those disagreeable Israelis ruining Christmas in Bethlehem.   Recently we had this from the BBC: Are there really 100,000 new Christian martyrs every year?   Not of course concerned about Christians but intended to quash any suggestions that it … Continue reading →

    The World Meteorological Organisation has released a statement about global temperature in 2013…it starts off with this alarming claim: The year 2013 is currently on course to be among the top ten warmest years since modern records began in 1850, according to the World Meteorological Organization.   Harrabin jumps eagerly aboard that bandwagon with his own alarming heading: 2013 ‘one of warmest’ on record   Sounds bad doesn’t … Continue reading →

Astonishing lack of journalism from the BBC….but then any chance to attack UKIP and undermine them seems to be the order of the day at the BBC…..   Thanks to David Kay (and Pounce I see) who pointed out this: UKIP Plymstock poppy wreath logo sparks political row UKIP has denied a wreath it laid to mark Armistice Day was a political statement after receiving criticism from other political parties. … Continue reading →

    Peter Oborne in the Telegraph says it all…..   Immigration: Britain’s doors are wide open, and we can’t even talk about it A wave of Romanians and Bulgarians is heading our way, thanks to the EU’s lack of democracy   In recent years, however, Europe has fallen under the control of a new ruling class that has obtained powers which it has no democratic right to exercise. Think … Continue reading →

  Just been checking on the US JTWC figures for windspeed….it seems that the figures are not actual speeds but warnings, predictions, estimates, of what the speed might be…… Click on the picture to view and enlarge it: The top estimate for the 7th of November is steady winds of 170m knots which is 195 mph……gusts of 205 knots…which is the now famous 235 mph. On the 8th of November … Continue reading →

  On the Today programme Chris Morris looks at the disillusion spreading across Europe with the politician’s private project (08:36) (A written version here) It turned into an excuse to bash the Right along the way: The leader of the far right French National Front, Marine Le Pen, is in the Netherlands today to meet the Dutch far right leader Geert Wilders. The BBC’s Europe correspondent Chris Morris reports. Guy … Continue reading →

  Thanks to George R for this from Charles Moore in the Spectator: A Dickensian scene of human misery. Single mothers who cannot scrape together the £145.50 demanded are dragged before the magistrate to pay the six figure salaries of BBC bosses and stars. A cut would be very popular. Go into the next election promising to (say) halve the licence fee. This would immediately please millions and force the BBC to curtail its operations. Once its power starts … Continue reading →

    The BBC has very dutifully looked at the recovery and decided ‘nah….not gonna happen really.’ The Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, says the recovery “has finally taken hold”.  So why the worry?   The BBC goes on to tell us why we might worry: The challenge of good economic news   The final words from the BBC…. The challenge for Labour is to keep the … Continue reading →