Team GB is doing well and that’s a cause for celebration but the BBC always have an angle! A Biased BBC readers challenges… “The BBC has discovered another case of disproportionate success by public school pupils, this time winning more Olympic medals. Since when did schools have any impact upon a childs sporting success? The amount of sport at ANY school is insufficient to raise a kid to even county … Continue reading
I wonder if you heard this inquisition interview conducted with RBS CEO Stephen Heston on the BBC Today programme earlier? A Biased BBC reader did and sent the following thoughts in… “Did you hear the interview with RBS chief Simon Hester this morning? The interviewer constantly harangued him and came out with this …” Don’t you think the Banks have become too large, too powerful, too arogant and should be … Continue reading
You have to laugh at the total lack of self awareness really. The BBC Trust appoints a “friend of the Corporation” – Stewart Prebble – to determine if it is being impartial. Here’s the best bit of all… “I have long-term affection for the BBC. It’s important for all of us in broadcasting,” he told the Times. He said that impartiality was no longer seen as a simple balance between … Continue reading
Well, former UN head Kofi Annan, much beloved of the BBC, has spectacularly failed to achieve anything in Syria and has resigned his position yesterday. I was watching the BBC report on this last night and what was remarkable was the backside covering sycophancy directed his way. It was an “impossible task” that the heroic Kofi had bravely taken on but now was walking away from, head held high. Like … Continue reading
Anyone catch this “Ethics Committee” nonsense from Libby Purvis earlier today. Sex Workers and Crack addicts – all on Welfare, a perfect BBC combination.
I’ll be on the BBC on Sunday discussing the above general topic and wanted to ask if anyone has any particular point they would like me to bring up. Over to you…
Sorry for delay in getting this up folks, the tech issues overwhelm me from time to time! Anyway, never mind, here is a brand new shiny OPEN thread for your use!
I am told that..AHEM… Biased BBC favourite (!) Lyse Doucet was on the BBC today claiming that “Jordan has taken millions of Palestinians in the past” The actual number I am reliably advised is 800k, max. Could she be making it up as she goes? Hat-tip to @JeremyJacobs.
A Reader writes about Newsnight 1st August… “A new low for the BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19049173 Sean Rigg – well known mental health problem – died in police custody in 2008. Newsnight presented no facts of the case, stated no cause of death; the BBC simply allowed the family to emote, angrily calling for officers to be criminally charged and/or disciplined. There was no balance, no acknowledgement of the police’s difficult position in dealing with … Continue reading
Ed Balls has a Plan, one which he has had for a long time. Long enough you might think to actually have worked out whether it will actually produce the economic uplift that he claims it will. Unfortunately Ed Balls hasn’t bothered to go as far as checking his figures…or rather his hopeful predictions, and with the help of the BBC and a lot of brass neck, is managing to maintain … Continue reading
