This is perhaps a classic example of why the BBC should not be a ‘campaigning’ organisation, one that takes sides or a particular narrow view of any concern….the inevitable unintended results that follow a lot of ‘do-goodery’ are often more harmful than those that would have resulted from taking a wider, more nuanced, perspective and not resulting a one size fits all solution. In 1984 the BBC broadcast reports from Ethiopia … Continue reading →

With lots of changes to Welfare coming in next month, the BBC has been to the fore in pointing out these will hut “the poor”. I was on BBC Three Counties earlier this week debating these changes with someone from the Resolution Foundation (A Labour front masquerading as a “independent think tank”. The issue under debate was the reduction in subsidy from Central government to local government in housing benefit. … Continue reading →

Following on from my Mandela post, I see the Telegraph reports that  BBC staff who went on strike yesterday said they were prepared to return to their desks if Nelson Mandela died, however the staff’s generosity stopped there. After news that the 94-year-old was in hospital broke, union leaders declared that in “the sad event of his death, and for BBC news coverage of that story only” the staff would … Continue reading →

I can’t believe the BBC are STILL droning on about David Miliband as he leaves the UK to spend more time with his ego. I think it may be a topic for Any Questions this week. A Reader posted this and I think it fairly well sums up BBC coverage. “I don’t know if you’ve heard but there has been a massive news story in the UK just recently. A … Continue reading →

Here you go, a BRAND new thread for your edification! Seen the bias? Well HERE is where we detail it, in a civil manner too.

Well, the comrades are on strike determined to protect their feather bedded tenure. Are YOU enjoying the silence? Wouldn’t it be great if everyday was like today? Thoughts?

The BBC seem to be having a dry run for the inevitable passing of Nelson Mandela. Now then, whilst this is much to admire about some aspects of the former South African President I do trust that they will not sanitise his terrorist past, his admiration for thugs like Mugabe and Gadaffi, and his expressed dislike of the United States. Then again……maybe the BBC see those things as further virtues?

David Miliband, the Private Pike of Politics, has fled the country. The BBC, unlike with cuddly Boris Johnson whom they find ‘a nasty piece of work’, can’t find a nasty word to say about him other than he didn’t  quite have it within himself to wield the axe on Gordon Brown’s Prime Ministerial career.   Peter Oborne in the Telegraph thinks he can help  the BBC out in digging some … Continue reading →

Time for another……

    Should you ever be stuck in a snow drift, climate change allowing, with a BBC journalist and he breaks out the ‘Travel Scrabble’ just check all the tiles are there…..I suspect it may be missing the B’s, R’s, O’s, U’s, A’s and L’s. The Government today announced changes to the NHS to prevent any more scandals as happened at Stafford Hospital under the Labour government when up to … Continue reading →