Interesting article here on the BBC and how it has handled Savile and now McAlpine. Worse still, just as this scandal began to die down, Newsnight has embroiled itself in a sexual abuse scandal. Last week the show ran a segment that featured allegations that a well-known Conservative British politician had been a part of notorious pedophile network that operated in Wales in the 1970s. The segment didn’t name the politician … Continue reading
The BBC could, and perhaps definitely should, be in big trouble. They went into battle against the Conservative Party armed with what they hoped would be something that would deliver the killer blow to not only the Tories’ reputation but even perhaps Lady Thatcher’s. Throughout the day starting from their most prestigious news programme, Today, they have been pushing a line that ‘the Internet’ is to blame for the libelling … Continue reading
A Biased BBC reader notes; “Besides the BBC’s usual practice of making Israel always look bad, it is interesting to note how when there is a news story that inescapably shows Israel in an absolutely positive light, the BBC does its best to not report it. The recent Melcom building collapse in Ghana resulting Israel’s quick dispatch of an expert rescue team is a good example. Here is what the Ghanans themselves say in praising Israel’s … Continue reading
Here we go, on time and in good order…detail the bias you see here please!
Interesting piece here concerning Katty Kay; “The umbrella organization of British Jewry criticized the BBC’s correspondent in Washington for referring to the “Jewish lobby” in a tweet about the U.S. election. Katty Kay used the term in a question-and-answer session on Twitter, raising the ire of the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Kay was asked by a tweeter late last month why U.S presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt … Continue reading
David Elstein, former head of Channel 5, calls for BBC to be broken up in the wake of Savile scandal David Elstein, the former chief executive of Channel 5, has called for a “radical” break-up of the BBC following the scandal over child abuse allegations involving the late TV presenter Sir Jimmy Savile. There definitely needs to be a radical overhaul of the BBC…it constantly, see Patten’s recent … Continue reading
Promote, then, as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge. In proportion as the structure of a government gives force to public opinion, it is essential that public opinion should be enlightened. George Washington United States – September 17, 1796 On the day after Obama becomes President elect the BBC reveal the real truth about how perhaps many countries in the world see … Continue reading
Crikey, the site is buzzing and the Open Threads fill up before I have even a chance to look! Here’s another fresh one for you. I notice BBC are STILL droning on about Obama the Great and the nasty Tea Party….. at moment like this the BIAS just oozes out of them, any pretence of impartiality cast to the wind. Can you imagine how they will behave if Miliband gets … Continue reading
The BBC and Labour have been making hay whilst the sun shines and headlining serious allegations of child abuse against a ‘leading Thatcher era politician’. Not having any proof what so ever they have had to refrain from naming him…..and now it seems the victim may not have named him at the time either (and he still refuses now claiming he is too afraid of being sued) One website … Continue reading
Never mind Hail to The Chief, here’s a NEW Open Thread for YOU to hail BBC bias! The floor is yours..
