Astounding statement by Paxman…..complete lack of perspective and awareness……and again this shows how the BBC great and the good are completely unprepared to accept that they are in the wrong.…the ever present shadow of Hutton that they refuse to acknowledge as a truthful indictment of their journalism is something that they continue to try to rewrite in the history books or blame for present bad practise. Was it ‘cowardice and … Continue reading
Well, BBC D-G George Entwistle has resigned. But the question is rather larger – should the BBC now be AXED as a parasite bleeding off the public purse? One sacrificial lamb is not sufficient. “The BBC’s director general, George Entwistle, has resigned in the wake of the Newsnight child abuse broadcast. In a statement given outside New Broadcasting House, Mr Entwistle said: “I have decided that the honourable thing to … Continue reading
Think we need this one…
Labour’s millionairess Margaret Hodge’s family business pays very little tax: The Labour MP has been one of the fiercest critics of tax avoidance by companies such as Starbucks, Google and Amazon. However, she is likely to face questions over the limited tax paid by Stemcor, the steel trading company in which she owns shares and which was founded by her father and is run by her brother.Analysis of Stemcor’s latest accounts show … Continue reading
Read the headline to this post…it came from Guido Fawkes before the Newsnight programme was broadcast. Who knew eh? This if anything, proves absolutely that George Entwistle failed utterly and completely to get a grip of his news team. Ian Overton editor of the London-based Bureau of Investigation working for Newsnight, claimed : “We’ve got a Newsnight out tonight about a very senior political figure who is a paedophile”. … Continue reading
Roger Harrabin slides seamlessly into Black’s place: roger harrabin @RogerHarrabin Asking if climate change caused Sandy is like asking if gravity caused an old house to collapse when it did. Ex NYT http://nyti.ms/TKJPnz This is amusing too: roger harrabin @RogerHarrabin DfT consults on plan to increase single carriageway lorry speed from 40 to 45 or 50 “to boost economic growth and cut congestion. Aniol Esteban @aniolesteban @RogerHarrabin do … Continue reading
You almost, very, very nearly feel sorry for George Entwistle when you hear him being given the 5th degree on the Today programme this morning. Very nearly but not quite….he is the Director General and yet he was like a rabbit in the headlights, almost clueless. A pretty poor performance for a man who has reached such heights in management. He seems to lack entirely the necessary political antenna that … Continue reading
I caught a rather interesting debate on BBC Today @ 7.50am this morning concerning that BBC favourite, Windfarms! “This week one of the world’s biggest wind turbine manufacturers announced it was cutting 3,000 jobs around the world. Chairman of the UK’s independent Committee on Climate Change Lord Deben and Dr John Constable, Chairman of the Renewable Energy Foundation, discuss the matter.” If you get a chance, give it a listen … Continue reading
I see Entwistle has been all over the BBC this morning as Newsnight incompetence becomes the story yet again! A BBC Newsnight report in which an abuse victim accused a former Tory politician of sex abuse should “never” have been broadcast, BBC director general George Entwistle says. He gave an unreserved apology to Lord McAlpine after it wrongly implicated him in abuse at care homes in Wales. Yeah, and of course, … Continue reading
Andrew Marr some time ago presented us with his programme on British History…..The Making of Modern Britain. In the course of this programme we learnt that Darwin’s ideas on the survival of the fittest and the British invention of the concentration camp led to the Nazi ideal of the ‘Aryan Superman’ and the concentration camps in which 6 million Jews were killed…..as the Independent puts it….‘Indeed, it is hard not … Continue reading
