A new survey of social attitudes  towards government spending has shown that in 1991 58% of people believed we should spend more on benefits, whilst by 2011 it had fallen to 28%. Since 1998 support for more spending on benefits has consistently fallen. Conclusion….in the greedy, selfish Thatcher years people were more caring and thoughtful about their fellow citizens. It was only in the Blair years when Labour didn’t mind … Continue reading →

Today ‘Iran resurrects Salman Rushdie threat’. ‘Iran has seized on widespread Muslim outrage over a film insulting the Prophet Mohammad to revive the death threat against Salman Rushdie, raising the reward for killing him by US$500,000 (£320,000).’ Ironically yesterday the BBC finally found its backbone and spoke up in favour of defending civilised values of free speech and free thought….having Salman Rushdie on to speak along with others: We were … Continue reading →

An American takes a close look at the World  as Justin Webb would like it: ‘In yet another From Our Own Correspondent entry, Justin Webb reveals just how deep is his obsession with religion and religious Americans. How deep? Well, it seems that being a Bush supporter and – even worse, one imagines – a sunday school teacher is enough to set Webb to secretly questioning one’s children to make … Continue reading →

ATTICUS in the Sunday Times (no link £) reveals the mindset of the BBC staff:   ‘Which moment of the Olympics do you think was greeted with the biggest cheer by BBC staff?  Was it Mo Farrah’s win?  Or the gold for Jessica Ennis?   Neither, according to the veteran sports reporter Harry Gration:  it was the moment when Team GB’s male footballers were knocked out of the tournament on … Continue reading →

  Martin Bright tells us  what we know to be true already….‘Supporters of Israel are losing the battle of ideas in the UK. This has probably been true for some time, if only they would admit it.’ A major part of this failure to get across the truth  can be laid at the BBC’s door who continually concentrate on the negative about Israel.  Israeli military  operations are always violent, aggressive, out … Continue reading →

  The BBC have produced a nice piece of propaganda  for the government putting the case for High Speed Trains….attempting to both use the romance of rail travel and some ‘hard facts’ that suggest large government HST can save us from disaster. It is in fact a rather curious piece for the BBC in that it not only enthuses about private investment in the railways, it has a wonderfully ‘Monty … Continue reading →

Believe it or not the following tweets are not by a 14-year-old schoolboy with a vague interest in US politics but an adult male BBC journalist: Whatever his faults or criticisms – #Obama is the coolest president there is youtube.com/watch?v=Zip9l2… — Tom (@TomDonkin1) April 25, 2012 ‘dont boo vote’…its not as snappy as ‘Yes we can’ Mr #Obama but hope it works #USElection — Tom (@TomDonkin1) September 4, 2012 #Obama … Continue reading →

The BBC trumpets Obama’s Stimulus for growth: Global stock markets rise on US Fed stimulus plan Global stock markets have risen after the US Federal Reserve moved to kick-start recovery by pumping more money into the economy.   They missed this: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Egan-Jones Ratings Co. said Friday it downgraded its U.S. sovereign rating to AA- from AA on concerns that the Fed’s new round of quantitative easing, … Continue reading →

Amused to hear a report on the UBS ‘rogue trader’ Kweku Adoboli  labelling him as the product of a private school background by the BBC today….is that relevant?  The BBC didn’t feel it was necessary to tell us of his immigrant background….all immigrants are ‘good’ for Britain of course. The BBC  has nothing but great praise for Private Schools, honest (odd really as so many of them went to such schools)…..so much so … Continue reading →