In light of the previous post by DB I thought this was appropriate along with a look at what turned David Attenborough into an advocate for climate change: Sir David Attenborough on global warming Sir David Attenborough has been criticised for not speaking out sooner and more forcefully on climate change. In an exclusive podcast interview for the Guardian he explains why TV fame means you have to be … Continue reading
So says… *rubs eyes in disbelief* The Guardian’s Leo Hickman (h/t George R).
US bracing for ‘historic’ blizzard A blizzard of potentially historic proportions threatened to strike the Northeast with a vengeance Friday, with up to two feet of snow forecast along the densely populated corridor from the New York City area to Boston and beyond. I suppose there is no better time than now to amuse oneself with a look back in time at what the Met. Office in 2008 … Continue reading
Been away all week so no chance to detail BBC bias myself BUT the floor is yours! Off you go…let them have it if they have been annoying you with their bias.
Interesting piece from Guido this morning in which he highlights Leftwing attempts to launch a politically motivated muzzling of certain media providers…notably Murdoch. EU Lefties Trying to Ban Murdoch, Axel Springer and Berlusconi ‘Their real goal is betrayed in the ‘about’ section of their website: “Some, notably the UK, suffer from problems of excessive concentration leading to undue influence of certain economic groups, notably Murdoch’s media empire, over political processes”. Arguably … Continue reading
The sensitivity of the climate to the effects of CO2 may have been exaggerated admits a climate change scientist: Staggering Admission By James Annan: “High Climate Sensitivity Increasingly Untenable” ‘Several recent papers showing much the same – numerous factors including: the increase in positive forcing (CO2 and the recent work on black carbon), decrease in estimated negative forcing (aerosols), combined with the stubborn refusal of the planet to warm as … Continue reading
The BBC showed a distinct reluctance to report the emergence of these racist ‘Muslim Patrols’….and when eventually getting around to it they emphasised how the perpetrators, and especially their beliefs, were not representative of the Muslim community or religion. Many people might dispute that….whilst most Muslims would not ‘patrol’ the streets they would endorse the beliefs….as they are integral to Islam….as one Muslim woman said on the Asian Network in … Continue reading
During the highly successful Olympics last year Labour’s Tessa Jowell was a constant guest on the BBC being Labour’s ‘Olympics Minister’. The BBC presumably keen to let the success of the Olympics rub off on Labour and for Tessa Jowell to take the plaudits. From 2005-2009 possibly over 1000 patients died because of negligence and appalling lack of care at an NHS hospital. From 2005-2009 Labour was in power and … Continue reading
Read this BBC report and you would be given the distinct impression that the utter shambles of the NHS PFI schemes are in fact a Tory led Coalition (To use the preferred BBC moniker) disaster….and you would also not realise that Hinchingbrooke Hospital would have closed had it not been privatised. You would have no idea that Peterborough Hospital was a Labour Government plan, read the article and it deliberately … Continue reading
Hi folks. I’m currently in the Hague on business and thus beyond the remit of the BBC. But this is for you poor souls who listen to it today!
