The BBC’s Peter Taylor, for all his knowledge of the events in Northern Ireland always seems somewhat naïve when it comes to the whole picture…perhaps too caught up in the details to see it in the round?  Not just of Northern Ireland but terrorism generally…..Jihadists and all. Ever the loyal BBC man he manages to get a dig in at UKIP…associating them with IRA terrorists here (and … Continue reading →

   The BBC seem to be having a go at campaigning for the acceptance of polygamy in this country…for Muslims….that is legal recognition of multiple wives. …despite the catalogue of misery created by polygamy that the BBC paradoxically perhaps, exposes.  Polygamy already exists not just in Islamic society but in secular Britain…the recent case of Mick Philpotts being one such prominent example….of course such relationships have no legal standing…the second partner being essentially a ‘mistress’ … Continue reading →

    BBC Watch has reported this interview of Chris Patten by the BBC’s Stephen Sackur concerning James Harding:   Sackur: “He [Harding] said – quote – “I am pro-Israel and I haven’t found it hard because The Times has been pro-Israel for a very long time……James Harding is self-declared pro-Israel. Do you have any problem with that? Do you think that it might create problems for you and for the BBC … Continue reading →

   In 2004 David Goodhart wrote this: Is Britain becoming too diverse to sustain the mutual obligations behind a good society and the welfare state? Too often the language of liberal universalism that dominates public debate ignores the real affinities of place and people. These affinities are not obstacles to be overcome on the road to the good society; they are one of its foundation stones. People will always favour … Continue reading →

    Something for the BBC to chew over should they get around to discussing the causes of the financial crash. Andrew Bailey (in the Paywalled Sunday Times), deputy governor for prudential regulation at the Bank of England, said: ‘The crises that lead to such big changes often follow long upswings in economic and financial conditions that are allowed to go to excess.  Light touch regulation in the run-up to … Continue reading →

    Pretty soon there won’t be any 70’s or 80’s TV that we can watch if this goes on much longer.   Yet another BBC star…and yet another one whose activities the BBC may have turned a blind eye to….. BBC managers turned a blind eye to Stuart Hall’s regular practice of luring young girls into his dressing room, it was claimed last night. In an echo of the … Continue reading →

    Greg Dyke, in an interview with the Sunday Times (Paywalled)  says that Entwistle, whilst way out of his depth,  was betrayed by the very man that was supposed to protect him….Chris Patten. You might argue with that….protect Entwistle…even when he’s obviously failed?  Though failure might be ‘excused’ by his newness in the job and inexperience. Dyke goes on to ask:  ‘Where was Lord Patten when the going got … Continue reading →

Firstly, my apologies for this having taken as long as it has. For those who don’t know the history, the QuestionTime LiveChats were run using CoverItLive. They decided to bring in a new charging scheme which caught us (and many others, including Guido) in its net, so we dropped it. Having tried out a variety of alternatives; some free, some with a small cost, we think we’ve found one that’s … Continue reading →

  .    The BBC’s programme about Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch – Battle With Britain, you might have thought would be the ultimate hatchet job. Murdoch, the BBC’s arch enemy, right wing, Thatcher supporting, the BBC’s most dangerous political and commercial rival…but he was also everything the BBC loves….an immigrant bringing innovative, radical, revolutionary ideas to break the Establishment monopoly, a Leninist Labour supporter who gave the People a voice.   In fact the programme … Continue reading →