Hi Folks! Here’s a brand new shiny Open Thread for you. It’s the day of Cameron’s big speech at #CPC13, wonder how the comrades will cover that one? And what about the partial close down of the American Government – I believe the Panda cams are off in Washington zoo, that is how serious it has become and how reckless those evil GOP politicians are. Then we have Netanyahu daring … Continue reading
As far as I can tell, and I’ve heard quite a lot from the BBC today on the subject, Ed Miliband has been given an uncritical platform to ‘defend’ his father and to present himself in a manner designed to garner as much sympathy…and very cynically, votes…as possible. Miliband’s own article in the Mail was not purely a defence of his Father but a subtle distancing of … Continue reading
Had to smile at the way in which the BBC has contrived to eclipse today’s Conservative Party conference headlines by painting Red Ed as the victim of the evil Daily Mail. It appears that whilst Miliband is allowed to bring his father into the political world, none may comment negatively on that renowned Marxist. The 5pm news ran it for 10 minutes – making sure we all view Ed with … Continue reading
One of the BBC journalists covering the government shutdown in Washington last night was Marc Georges: Well that was an eventful late shift at the beeb with @katywatson @PaulNBlake @voiceofharold + @JonnyDymond. — Marc Georges (@marcgeorges) October 1, 2013 Before he joined the BBC Georges used to make lame nerdy “comedy” videos attacking Republicans. Here are some examples: So he’s gone from making tedious anti-Republican propaganda to a job at … Continue reading
I listened to half an hour of the Today programme this morning…it did nothing to dispel the view that the BBC approaches News from a certain viewpoint. Starting at around 08:00 we had the US government closedown…The BBC gave us Obama’s self serving speech whilst then doing an interview which poured the blame onto the Republicans….no similar questioning of a Democrat…just the Obama theatrics, and more in … Continue reading
The Labour Party has been packing BBC call-ins with its activists judging by some of the very articulate and well rehearsed rhetoric some callers have demonstrated….listen to Michael Thompson from Sale on 5Live Drive at 18:16 and especially at 18:20 when he gets into his stride telling us….’… the IMF advised George Osborne that the austerity measures aren’t working, you see the more people who are unemployed the less they spend on goods and … Continue reading
Not sure who Jamie ‘with the wobbly eyes’ is but he’s now appeared twice in a couple of days on the BBC….today on ‘Your Call’ (at about 09:10) talking about the work for welfare proposals (or as the BBC says ‘what some people might call slavery’….though only ‘militant’ people would call it that surely?)…..apart from wobbly eyes it seems he has a wobbly backbone when it comes to work….he … Continue reading
A guest post by Graeme Thompson who comments as ‘hippiepooter’. Were any B-BBC readers aware that in the last 3 months 3 street preachers have been arrested? No? Information here, here and here (Christian Concern represents all three preachers but at time of writing it’s website is down), and on the latest arrests here as well from none other than Rod Liddle. One would have thought that such an extremely … Continue reading
Morning everyone. Here is a new open thread to end the month and start the week! I note quite a bit of heat being exchanged in a the last open thread. Can I remind everyone of the need for civility when commenting here. I would appreciate it if you can follow that request. Thanks.
Take the week off lads and lasses…I’m 95% certain there is no BBC bias ….Will Hutton in the Guardian has assured me that claims of bias are ridiculous: BBC attempts to broadcast its findings in as impartial way as possible will be portrayed as yet more evidence of BBC bias, even though the BBC will pack its coverage with lots of sceptical voices, notwithstanding their marginalisation by world science, to … Continue reading
