H/T  Bobo Evan Davis on fine form:(08:10) ‘Well we’ve had a Royal Mail sale but for some it’s a Royal Mail fail as we’re selling off shares in a national asset on the cheap, a way of handing out free money to Conservative voting types who already have enough money to fork out and buy some shares……the market will give us a first indication of whether that account gets … Continue reading →

   Evan Davis pulled a fast one this morning  (08:23) trying to make it look as if Nick Clegg supported the Guardian’s publication of Snowden’s material….when he clearly does not. Davis was interviewing Vince Cable about the Royal Mail sell off when he slipped in a question about the Guardian. Davis asked (abridged) ‘Has the Guardian done the Public a service by its revelations, which it maintains are true, whilst … Continue reading →

  This is what energy company SSE had to say today as it raised prices: ‘Over many years, policymakers themselves have failed to highlight adequately the cost to consumers of the policies they have pursued in government.’   Government has been allowed to hide the costs of those ‘green’ energy policies and the way they makes our fuel bills go ever upward, and the reason is that the BBC has, … Continue reading →

  H/T to Chris for linking to this from the Mail: How the BBC buried the story: MI5 attack on Left-wing paper’s leaks played down BBC downplays MI5 chief’s scathing condemnation of The Guardian Newsnight editor is former Guardian executive Ian Katz ‘They appear to be protecting Left-wing friends’ – Tory MP   The BBC were certainly looking at it throughout today…Though Humphrys (08:10) looked to have finally come down … Continue reading →

      The PM woke up to a birthday treat he tells us this morning…the BBC actually reported some good news for the government….despite Austerity public services seem to be carrying on the same if not better in many people’s opinion. Many people in Britain think the quality of public services overall have been maintained or improved in the past five years despite government cuts, a poll for the … Continue reading →

  Always been somewhat surprised how the BBC would comment quite happily about the lack of English players in the premiership and how something should be done to increase the numbers and thence help the England squad…isn’t that just a bit too nationalistic and Little Englander for the great and the good of the BBC? So when Jack Wilshere said players with 5 years residence shouldn’t be considered English the … Continue reading →

    Been listening to the news about the E-Border….I can’t say I know a huge amount about it and had completely forgotten that Labour introduced the scheme in 2003….and despite listening all day it wasn’t until just after 18:00 on 5Live drive that I was reminded of this fact….not by the BBC but by a commentator…until then it was ‘The government’s border scheme’….and therefore their shambles. Also you may … Continue reading →

      Tommy for you the war is over…. Or is it?  Mohammed Shafiq from the Ramadan Foundation,  talking on the BBC seemed to think so, claiming the forces of conservative Islam had won a great victory and had closed down the EDL.   In May a new approach was suggested for the EDL… It would be interesting to  see the BBC’s reaction if the EDL adopted the ‘Sinn Fein/IRA’ approach … Continue reading →