At a time of potential economic meltdown, you might think the BBC had other issues to devote itself to but gay marriage is so important to the BBC that it is rarely far from the headlines. Today sees the Church of England warn that Government proposals for gay marriage would dilute an institution “vastly” important to a healthy society. Responding to a consultation on the issue in England and Wales, the … Continue reading
A Biased BBC reader notes; “Peter Hunt reporting on PM on Radio 4 yesterday [http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b01jqfkb/ at 8 minutes in]: “As a self-described senior member of the government and a senior Conservative, the Chancellor was involved…” ‘Self-described’ – really?!”
Circles within circles. First up, the “news” that Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped by a record amount, the British Social Attitudes Survey suggests. The poll indicates satisfaction fell from 70% to 58% last year – the largest annual drop since it started in 1983. And who sponsored this poll? Yes… The King’s Fund think-tank sponsored the NHS questions put to more than 1,000 people and said their answers appeared … Continue reading
Well, Gordon’s back. He’s taken time off from his lucrative speaking tour of Russia (Curiously unreported by the BBC) to attend the Leveson circus and to suggest that Murdoch is a liar. Naturally the BBC are all ears and give this pathological poltroon a sympathetic hearing. Wonder what your thoughts on it are?
BBC news priorities…a reader observes; “The Camerons leaving their child at the pub for all of 15 minutes, which took place over 2 months ago, is considered the 5th most important headline on the BBC today. And never missing the chance to have a swipe; ”Communities Secretary Eric Pickles – who is promoting a scheme to give English councils a financial incentive to deal with so-called “troubled families” – was … Continue reading
Monday arrives and time for a new one of these….sorry for delay in posting this!
A Biased BBC reader remarks on the all too obvious multicultural engineering that is going on in Newsround – the BBC children’s programme. “I only noticed it because my kids watch it, but if you would care to google image “newsround presenters” you will see that the ratio of Black and Ethnics Minorities presenters to white presenters is just about the opposite of what the ratio is in the country … Continue reading
Was entertained by this and all on the same BBC web page today.. An additional £10m ($15m) will be provided by the UK for countries in West Africa facing the threat of drought, the government has announced. And… The Department for International Development (DfID) said action was needed before the rainy season made large areas of West Africa inaccessible for aid workers in as little as four weeks’ time. Hap … Continue reading
I’m sure those behind the IPPR think tank and UCU academics union Report which ludicrously suggests graduates bring in £180,000 more than those with A-levels over their working life will be pleased with the profile the BBC affords such speculative trade union driven nonsense. All hail the State.
Biased BBC contributor Alan observes “Not much choice on the radio today…either the resurrection of the KKK in Poland and the Ukraine or the appalling possibility of Tom Winsor heading the HMIC. The BBC manage to find the completely independent Police Federation to talk about Tom Winsor’s merits but I never heard any description of exactly what responsibities the HMIC actually has….and what effect it has on the work of … Continue reading
