Here’s the first attempt at thinking through a solution to  the BBC’s problems that I’ve seen. Of course it depends what you think those problems are…and this is Labour’s Tessa Jowell: BBC crisis: let the public run our national broadcaster The BBC can weather this storm if we eradicate its culture of moral smugness The problems it faces are serious and need swift resolution, but they should not be allowed … Continue reading →

Shame the BBC can’t tell us what will happen if we don’t get borrowing under control…what would happen then?  Greece?   Never mind they can tell us, in ‘intimate detail’ the ‘cost’ of the spending restrictions, or is that savings?,  on people’s lives…..at least we get one side of the story! …and remember children….if you have no food on the table and the bailiffs are knocking and the dog’s got … Continue reading →

    “I have fought three elections against the BBC and don’t want to fight another against it.” Margaret Thatcher     You have to grin when you hear the BBC great and the good running round with their fingers in their ears shouting about tight budgets, Hutton and top management being to blame….where have we heard similar before? ‘The Daily Star, though quite accurately at the time, and possibly … Continue reading →

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Worth a read from one of the last true Conservatives, Lord Tebbit; “The resignation of George Entwistle should not be the end of the clean-up at the BBC. There has been more than one man involved in this affair. It was bad enough for those of us who believe in the concept of public service broadcasting and who over the years have greatly admired much of the BBC’s output of … Continue reading →

Could the deck of cards be crumbling? The BBC’s director of news, Helen Boaden, and her deputy have “stepped aside” pending the outcome of an internal review. The move by Ms Boaden and Steve Mitchell comes after director general George Entwistle quit on Saturday. The BBC said it was not commenting yet, but there will be an announcement within hours. Time to axe the institutional bias and time for a REAL … Continue reading →

The BBC has been to the fore of the “Anti Bonus and Anti Pay off” Jihad.  But it is do as I say, not do as I do. “The decision to pay a year’s salary to ex-BBC director general George Entwistle, who quit after eight weeks, has been criticised by senior MPs. John Whittingdale, Tory chairman of the commons culture committee, said he wanted to know why the BBC Trust thinks … Continue reading →

Jon Donnison ‏@JonDonnison Listening to BBC #Radio4 Pick of the Week including a #Gaza piece: a reminder of what fantastic material the BBC turns out week in, week out   Yes….This is what he reported (as near as I can remember….no link…R4) this morning after Palestinians attacked Israeli forces, injuring 4 troops……. ‘Israeli tanks have fired shells into Gaza and caused casualties….this came after an exchange of fire with Palestinian … Continue reading →

      A comment from Nick Robinson…..   The prime minister has not sought to impose a government enquiry on the BBC undermining the independence of the BBC Trust.   So the BBC doesn’t want an inquiry into how it runs its services…..unlike the private, commercial companies such as News International……is the BBC questioning the need for Press regulation imposed by a government inquiry then? For months we  endured … Continue reading →

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 →