The Mirror trailed Tory Lord Hanningfield for 19 days to check up on if he was doing any work for his £300 a day. Might have been more relevant to trail a Labour Peer…..more of a story if a ‘working man’s representative’ was being greedy…wonder why they didn’t?   The BBC naturally went large and were straight in with BBC Essex grabbing an early interview. Just wondering … Continue reading →

Phew! Now that the Mandelathon has finished, it may be safe to watch the more normal bias exuded by the BBC. Here’s a new thread for you to fill with instances of bias.

    Wales is run by the Labour Party: The current structure of the ministerial team is formed by Welsh Labour.   But you would never guess that from this BBC report: Ex-Cardiff hospital boss Russell Hopkins says NHS a ‘mess’ A former general manager of Wales’ largest hospital has condemned the state of the NHS, claiming politicians and managers have “messed it up”. The Welsh government said in a … Continue reading →

  For all its squealing about budget limitations the BBC seems to have no problem finding the dosh for those little creature comforts for the staff: The BBC is spending up to £500,000 on a major refit of its £1 billion new headquarters because staff have complained their state-of-the art surroundings ‘lack character’. The high-spec London HQ was only opened in June – four years behind schedule and £55 million over budget. … Continue reading →

The BBC’s Roger Harrabin was keen to highlight this: ‘No case’ to water down CO2 targets, chancellor told The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) says there is no legal, environmental or economic case for lowering the fourth UK “carbon budget”, set in 2011. It says the budget (running from 2023-2027) should be tightened if the EU agrees strict targets on emissions.     But of course he has never once … Continue reading →

    Amazing hypocrisy from the HIGHNFY crew on MP’s pay (11 mins)….all things considered:   At the start, Deayton got paid £3,750 a segment, £750 more than was paid to the less experienced Hislop and Merton. By the time he was fired, he was earning £50,000 a show. While Merton and Hislop receive less than that amount now, it is not considerably less. Fourteen years ago they got £12,000 … Continue reading →

  In his autobiography Mr Mandela makes it clear they were prepared to go further and engage in guerrilla warfare and even terrorism.    Margaret Thatcher helped to avert a ‘devastating racial war’ by opposing tougher sanctions against South Africa’, F. W. de Klerk  (who in 1993 won the Nobel peace prize jointly with Mr Mandela) says.       The BBC et al have been delighting in smearing Mrs … Continue reading →

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