It’s interesting how the BBC itself is actually seeking to be the Opposition to the Coalition.. The government has denied BBC reports it is seeking a commitment from energy firms to hold their prices down until 2015. The companies told BBC News ministers had asked them to keep bills on hold so long as there is no significant move in global wholesale energy prices. Government sources deny this, and say … Continue reading →

Ok folks, this is the one to see us all off into the wide blue yonder of the weekend. Detail  the bias here!

  An all attack on the energy companies is in progress….the BBC, rather than standing back from the fray and giving us impartial news and information, is more than happy to land a few punches of its own. We had ‘green’ companies complaining about their state subsidised profiteering being taken away from them…and linking it to yesterday’s scare stories about winter deaths….much exaggerated as shown in a previous post. The … Continue reading →

  Victoria Derbyshire has a love-in with the IPCC. (10:40) Derbyshire looks at the Kyoto Agreement….she is in full support of it and is shocked that it is being disregarded…‘it’s hugely disappointing’….because of course climate change is the world’s greatest current threat to global security with famine, floods, disease, extreme weather and mass migration. Naturally she links Typhoon Haiyan to climate change. Note what the IPCC’s vice chair, Mr. Jean-Pascal van … Continue reading →

Yesterday saw the SNP unveil its vision for an Independent Scotland. Now, leaving aside whether one sees this as an act of sublime delusionalism, the question I have for you is how did you think the BBC covered it? I listened to Jim Naughtie wax elegant on the document itself, apparently the sheer number of pages made him think the tome was weighty. In my view, the BBC coverage was … Continue reading →

Here you go, a new Ope thread to keep detailing the bias! Off you go and share what is bothering you.

  The BBC tells us that: The energy regulator Ofgem has launched a scathing attack on the record and profits of the big gas and electricity suppliers.   Sky has a much better report….and mentions something the BBC misses out…curiously: He also warned that Labour’s proposed energy price freeze “puts at risk the proper functioning of the industry”   Why does the BBC not mention such an important statement about … Continue reading →

    Carrying on from the last post about excess winter deaths, Victoria Derbyshire had a guest on her show to talk about just that (11:07)   She introduced him as Professor John Ashton, President of the Faculty of Public Health…‘the Association for the country’s most senior health officers‘ she tells us.   So the FPH is a government body yes? No. Though you may have thought so from her … Continue reading →

    An estimated 31,100 excess winter deaths occurred in 2012-13 – a 29% increase on the previous winter. What the BBC doesn’t say is that summer deaths also rose compared to the previous year….by 25%. So that actual ‘excess winter death rate’ is  only 4% above what might be the expected rate in comparison to the summer rate. Not such a headline grabbing, politically powerful message for all those … Continue reading →

  As said before Miliband’s appearance on Desert Island Discs was pure propaganda, an opportunity that the BBC has milked for all it’s worth….even reporting it for themselves, giving the story a prominent place on its Frontpage. The newspapers naturally couldn’t resist, which both the BBC and Labour spinners would have known…and because there was little really substance politically to the appearance, it being more about presenting Miliband as a … Continue reading →