Saturday morning and Justin Webb announced (08:54) that ‘You can’t consider London ‘English’‘ in a discussion about what constitutes Englishness. So the capital of England is no longer ‘English’ by race or culture. But the BBC, Mark Easton in particular, thinks immigration is a good thing….and is prepared to be economical with the truth to defend that position.   The BBC’s reaction to an EU report on migration … Continue reading →

  Ed Stourton on World At One reports on the death threats that some Muslim commentators have received from al Shabab. Talking to Ajmar Masroor Stourton tells him: ‘I have to say you’re being extremely brave.’   This is the same Ajmal Masroor who had to stand down from an election for postings on an Islamist site…MPACUK: Ajmal Masroor (Liberal Democrat) born 1971. Broadcaster and production consultant. Selected as Lib … Continue reading →

      Oil company Chevron was fined $19 billion by a court in Ecuador last year….based on ‘evidence’ brought by environmentalists. The BBC did report this in 2012: Chevron has in the past said the original ruling against the company was a product of “bribery and fraud”.   However things have moved on….. One of the financiers of an environmental lawsuit that led to a $19 billion verdict against … Continue reading →

Here’s an on-time new thread for you all to KEEP detailing the bias!

  Victoria Derbyshire had a bit of a melt down today, (around 11:00) but what’s new?,  when interviewing Ian Peters, managing director of British Gas Residential Energy, dropping all pretence of professionalism, preferring instead to harangue him for having the temerity to put prices up. When he expressed sympathy and understanding for customers she berated him and told him ‘Don’t do it then!’…later claiming that ‘you don’t care a hoot … Continue reading →

I see that the BBC has taken the catastrophic failure of the  Al-Madinah free school in Derby to create the impression that ALL free schools are a disaster unlike the wonderful State controlled sector (well, the part of that which isn’t ON STRIKE today) I heard an interview on Radio 4 just after 5pm which was a full on onslaught into the concept of free schools which managed to avoid … Continue reading →

I woke up at 6.30am to hear a BBC presenter on the Today programme ponder “Was this the end of the Republican Party”? This related to their cave-in over the raising of the Debt ceiling, allowing Obama to spend another £1trillion or so that the US doesn’t have. Mark Mardell was then invited on so he could ruminate on the “stupid” strategy of the GOP and how hopefully now that … Continue reading →

  The Trussell Trust has launched a political campaign demanding an inquiry into the reasons behind the rising need, allegedly, for food banks. Just a coincidence that it made its claims just in time for PMQ’s…Ed Miliband even quoting them in one of his questions….it says the figures were released to coincide with World Food Day. The Trust’s executive chairman is Chris Mould.. a member of the Labour Party. No … Continue reading →

 From the Guardian: Rupert Murdoch has launched a twin attack on the BBC and the “toffs” he says are about to gag the press just days before the government makes a key decision on the new newspaper watchdog. The media has lambasted what he says is a leftwing bias in the corporation’s journalism, accusing it of being a broadcast arm of the Guardian. “Huge lack of balance in UK media … Continue reading →

   Some good advice for BBC journalists in the Middle East: Paul Conroy: “War journalists must avoid being used as propaganda” The acclaimed war photographer spoke at the Cheltenham Literature Festival about the changing impact of journalism in conflict. Journalists have a bigger influence on how war is perceived than in years gone by. Discussing how journalists and photographers cover wars and the pressures they are under, Conroy, who covered … Continue reading →