BBC journalist Peter Biles tweets from South Africa: #Mandela Day 8. Forgive me if I'm wilting. — Peter Biles (@peterbiles) December 13, 2013

Well, I could not bring myself to watch BBC Question Time from South Africa last night – first time in ages that I found myself in such a position. The BBC Mandelathon continues entering the second week now and it’s really all become far too much. I was on the BBC Moral Maze programme the other evening and it was all about the template Mandela set for ‘forgiveness”- never once … Continue reading →

  Artifacts. Some of the things we see in the microscope are not a part of the original structure of the living specimen but are artifacts. An artifact is a product of man’s workmanship. Workmanship may bring to mind the craftsmanship of the Eskimo’s polar bear carved out of walrus tusk or the graceful gazelle of African ebony. Man’s workmanship also includes the embedding, sectioning, and staining of tissues for … Continue reading →

  Nothing to do with  BBC bias….just thought you might like to see something I spotted whilst passing through Herefordshire today….the ‘Missing Pet Search Team’ on manoeuvres:     Just an unfortunate coincidence for sure.    

    Does this make any sense at all?……. BBC Trust stands by ‘robust’ Pollard Review despite criticism Nick Pollard’s review of Newsnight’s dropped investigation into Jimmy Savile has been defended by the BBC Trust after criticism from a Conservative MP. Rob Wilson provided the Trust with a recorded conversation in which Mr Pollard appeared to admit omitting a key letter from his report. The Trust said it was a … Continue reading →

  Babar Ahmad appeals for trial to be held in UK “I absolutely reject any allegation that I supported terrorism in any way, in any place, whether in Afghanistan, Chechnya or any other part of the world. I believe terrorism to be wrong and I believe the targeting and killing of innocent people to be wrong.”   Oops….. Extradited Briton Babar Ahmad admits terrorism offences A British man who spent … Continue reading →

  The last Open Thread filled up faster than the showboating politicians’ seats at Mandela’s memorial service…so here’s a new one….

    Emily Maitlis not really on the ball:   Massive respect for Charles walker mp honesty – " I'm not going to be holier than thou and say I won't take the pay rise " #newsnight — emily m (@maitlis) December 9, 2013 "We are hurtling towards having a parliament of the independently wealthy "- charles walker on the refusal of MPs to accept pay rise. — emily m … Continue reading →

  High population  (High fertility, High life expectancy, High migration)        Result:    Population……131,871      This is from the Office of National Statistics so the BBC can’t shout ‘racist’……. UK population could hit 132 million, warn official figures New Office for National Statistics data predicts Britain’s population could surge even faster than previously thought The population of Britain could more than double in the next century unless immigration is tightly … Continue reading →