Now WHO would have seen this one coming?  John Simpson, BBC broadcaster, has admitted he used to be a tax avoider, placing his home with an offshore company until he saw the error of his ways. Ah, the “error of his ways”. How touching and so moral. I wonder how many other highly paid BBC staff have similar tax evading arrangements in situ and why hasn’t there been a call … Continue reading →

The news that Bob Diamond has resigned from Barclays was breaking news on Today this morning. The euphoria in John Humphrys voice was almost touching. Shortly afterwards the Chancellor was interviewed and the thrust of Humphrys questioning was whether Osborne had personally put pressure on Diamond to go. Osborne rightly pointed out that it is not the business of Government to tell a private company who it should employ, to … Continue reading →

Any thoughts on why the BBC seems to have somewhat overlooked this story? An NHS quango has provided its staff with a £1 million fleet of luxury cars, including a BMW convertible, an Audi TT and three Range Rover Evoques. Time for a public enquiry into this abuse of precious taxpayer funds, maybe even a judicial review into NHS sharp practise? Thought not.

Jeremy Vine, BBC R2, has a new book out in which he relates many a story about his contacts with the Blair spin machine….Alastair Campbell and Mandelson….ALL SERIALISED IN THE DAILY MAIL: A piece in the Sunday Express ‘Cross Bencher’ reveals that the much vaunted BBC independence is easily sidestepped by the vigorous use of threats. Vine’s new book ‘pulled no punches’ in describing events and Alastair Campbell, also with … Continue reading →

I don’t think I can add anything to this story from the Telegraph  in which Newsnight’s resident Marxist, Paul Mason, gets a kick up the backside: ‘It’s not that bad to be a graduate, despite what Left-wing agitprop merchants like Paul Mason might tell you.’    

The mother of a British soldier in Afghanistan didn’t stick to the narrative in so many ways this morning on Nicky Campbell’s show (42 mins in,  Judy from Bracknall) in which he asked ‘Is the future of Afghanistan worth the price our troops are paying?’. That question alone should tell you all you need to know about the BBC’s attitude throughout the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The only time … Continue reading →

Strange article here on the BBC magazine site, and this caught my eye in particular.. And indeed there were Jewish anarchists in Europe, as there are Muslim extremists now. But there was never a Jewish problem in France, any more than there is a Muslim problem now Not sure the next of kin of those slaughtered in Toulouse might agree with that contention.

Interesting article here on the BBC concerning a massacre of Kenyan Christian by Islamic Jihadists. Now that’s the way I put it but the BBC article is more nuanced and it is quick to get a quote in from the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims condemning this latest atrocity from Al Shabab. The fourth paragraph almost suggests that Kenya had this coming for daring to deal with Al Shabab!

    Allah is our goal; the Prophet is our guide; the Quran is our constitution; Jihad is our way; and death for the glory of Allah is our greatest ambition. The BBC doesn’t like to frighten you with tales of Islamic jurisprudence but a good story’s a good story and needs to be told. Are you sitting comfortably?  Then we’ll begin. The BBC, and many others, wax lyrical about … Continue reading →