Two stories from the US as covered by the BBC. Note also that the second headline puts ‘voter fraud’ in inverted commas. For those who haven’t seen O’Keefe’s video it can be viewed here. UPDATE. And don’t think for a moment that BBC reporters aren’t aware of what they’re doing and why. Here’s Philippa Thomas quoted in a recent article about coverage of the US election by the foreign press … Continue reading →

Gosh but it’s been a busy morning for the BBC. What with the UK economy moving out of recession and IDS promising further welfare reforms, the comrades are not happy. So, on Today we have several items aimed at minimising any praise for the Coalition on the economy front (Basically, it’s all to do with the Olympics) and IDS is going to cause millions of poor children to starve to … Continue reading →

The Huffington Post has an exclusive scoop revealing that the Coalition Government has a cunning plan for solving the social mobility problem (if it really exists):       Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was out on the streets of Britain today launching the government’s new range of Social Mobility scooters. The scooters are designed to take people from less privileged backgrounds to universities and workplaces that would previously have … Continue reading →

Had to laugh at BBC Today this morning. They were crowing how Lord Patten had written to Maria Miller warning her not to question the impartiality of the BBC! Of COURSE this should be questioned and the fact that Patten, that wettest of “Conservatives” felt obliged to “warn” Miller shows just how sensitive the BBC must feel towards the charge of bias. I see that Bland was wheeled on for … Continue reading →

Blimey, busy day so no time to blog so instead here is a new one of these.

Jimmy Savile: BBC did nothing when director caught him in the act David Nicolson, 67, said he reported the incident to his bosses at the corporation in 1988 but was rebuffed and simply told: “That’s Jimmy”.  He told The Sun newspaper: “I was revolted by his behaviour. They just shrugged it off, saying, ‘Yeah, yeah — that’s the way it goes’.”  “Everyone knew what was going on. That includes senior … Continue reading →

Thought this worth sharing…it’s in the form of an Open Letter from Lord Monckton to Jeremy Paxman… “Your Newsnight segment on Arctic sea ice (BBC2 TV, 8 September 2012) featured a “scientist” who said ice loss since a high point in 1979 would cut the Earth’s albedo and, by this feedback, cause warming equivalent to 20 years’ global CO2 emissions. On the IPCC’s current central climate-sensitivity estimates, 20 years’ CO2 … Continue reading →

Wonder if anyone else caught this debate on BBC Radio 4 concerning the oxymoronic concept  “Open Borders”?  “In this week’s programme, Professor Sandel visits the heartland of America’s deep south, hosting a public discussion at the University of Dallas in Texas. He challenges ordinary Texans to consider the moral issues raised when it comes to controlling immigration and deciding who should be entitled to citizenship. Texas has a long frontier … Continue reading →

I was on the BBC’s Sunday Morning Live programme the other week and met journalist and feminist crusader Julie Bindel. I debated her and Donal McIntyre on the need for tougher prison regimes. Anyway, I happened to tune in to BBC Woman’s Hour yesterday to hear Julie “debate” whether woman “own” the abortion issue. I thought she got a VERY sympathetic hearing which I am sure is nothing to do … Continue reading →

Well, further to David’s post below, I was most interested in the final Presidential debate that took place in the wee small hours. I was intrigued to hear Mark Mardell inform the listening audience of BBC Today that the debate had no clear winner and that Romney has adopted “a softer position to persuade Americans that he is not a war monger”.  Interesting, Mark. Just wondering why you chose not … Continue reading →