Send In the Marines – Because They Weren’t There In The First Place

Most people here will by now have read that the US is sending 50 marines to help guard what’s left of the US consulate in Libya.  The BBC reported it here, and gives a brief mention here. The latter article has an “Analysis” inset by BBC security correspondent (a weird title for a war reporter) Frank Gardner. He says this: In Benghazi, in eastern Libya, the US consulate was not … Continue reading

Thatcher To Blame For ‘XXXX’

Mrs Thatcher may not be dead yet despite the wishes of many in the Labour Party and the TUC who want to dance on her grave but the BBC are happy to put the boot in  whilst they’ve got the chance. This report from the BBC claims Mrs Thatcher was concerned that the police were being criticised  over Hillsborough (and plays into BBC intimations about her ‘defending’ the police because of their … Continue reading

All History Is Bunk

A snippet from ‘Morning Reports’  (5 mins 20 secs) on 5Live which seems to be the BBC creche for young communists finding their feet and proving  themselves loyal fellow travellers. The talk is about the Hillsborough Inquiry findings to be published today…..the BBC interviewer decides it’s all a conspiracy by government and police to hide the truth: ‘One hope is they find evidence of a cover up by police and government … Continue reading

DON’T LET THE FACTS GET IN THE WAY OF A GOOD LIE

Here is a great example of a BBC journalist setting up an ‘interview’ to get a preconceived idea of his own across.  Simon Jack starts off (2 hrs 36 mins) with the by now standard BBC sleight of hand question….asking the man from ‘Manpower Solutions’ what the answer is to the ‘big conundrum’…how is it possible that employment is growing when the economy is shrinking? The BBC and Guardian love that question because … Continue reading

Prime Minister’s Questions 12th September 2012

Today Biased-BBC will be hosting a LiveChat for Prime Ministers Questions at 12 noon UK time. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, although CoverItLive were always commercial at the medium to top volume of their market they have decided to charge everyone now, regardless of size. Their concession is a sliding scale of charges, but it would still impose a financial burden on the site and we decided to … Continue reading

Censoring The Gaffe-O-Matic

Yesterday, the President of the United States made a campaign appearance in Florida (the same day He got hugged at a pizza joint, video of which the BBC dutifully has up, and will have for days). He made yet another classic gaffe, but this is a video you will not see on the BBC: “Three proud words: Made In The USA” Yeah, it’s an easy mistake. We all know what … Continue reading

Olympic legacy: White elephant or economic viagra?

“Indeed, a substantial, well-researched academic literature shows that if anything the reverse is true: hosting big sporting events is an economic burden.”   But not if you’re a Union Leader. Brendan Barber…the man who thinks not turning up for work and spending lots of money you don’t have is the way to prosperity.  “We can’t muddle through greening our economy – we need investment, planning and an Olympic-style national crusade.” … Continue reading