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 →

    The Mail suggested that Miliband’s father’s politics were important…their legacy damaging to this country, its democracy, its society.   Today you have an example of why a bit more credence should have been given to what the Mail had to say. Miliband has had a reshuffle in his shadow cabinet….and out went three Blairites…..all three of whom had been given the ‘blackspot’ by Len McCluskey, Unite’s dinosaur union … Continue reading →

    I should even things up  a bit and say that ‘Have I Got News For You’ (17 mins 30 secs) didn’t spend half hour doing a Miliband party broadcast….they did put the boot into Miliband as well….here he is, as they claimed, with his new Boy Band…The World’s Dullest Boyband…..’No Direction’:     And here is the new ruthless, but caring Miliband, putting his own boot in….   That’ll teach the … Continue reading →

    The Tea Party, like UKIP, is always a source of mocking outraged humour on the BBC, always guaranteed to raise a snigger from presenter or guest. A comparable negative and insulting characterization of similar groups on the left is completely absent from the BBC…Occupy or the Socialist Worker’s Party or  UK Uncut (well…they’re pretty much the same group in reality) get an unwarranted amount of respect and regard for their … Continue reading →

        There is an old Bedouin saying that once the camel gets his nose in the tent the body will surely follow.    Sunday Morning Live which asked ‘Are Muslims doing enough to stop the radicalisation of young people?’, was I think pretty groundbreaking for the BBC, at least I have never heard anything quite so open, raising so many contentious and taboo issues. There were quite a few … Continue reading →

      Via Bishop Hill   Clive James has had a dig at Brian Cox and the BBC’s climate change coverage: Clive James: I’m not sure I trust this science rock star But hey, the smiling Professor (the smile sometimes switches itself on for no reason at all, like a refrigerator door loose on its hinges) might be right, and certainly seems so when backed up by so much … Continue reading →

    Polly Toynbee is a long time fan of the BBC and defends it relentlessly whilst being a long time not such a fan of the Daily Mail’s editor Paul Dacre (2008):  The feeding frenzy against the BBC, spurred on by Dacre and Murdoch, grows ever more threatening. It matters because politicians are afraid of both men. More sinister than the trip to Deripaska’s yacht was the less publicised … Continue reading →