The Today programme yesterday wished Enoch Powell, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, a happy birthday. Well, nearly. Justin Webb says…‘We’re going to wish him, well, a qualified happy birthday.’ …because you know what a racist hate monger he was…. Justin Webb was very insistent that Powell was a racist. No he wasn’t….Powell made the clear and powerful point that ‘multi-culturalism’ doesn’t work….not because he had … Continue reading →

Over the course of the Leveson Inquiry we have been gravely informed of the deleterious effect of the Murdoch’s malign influence on, and easy access to, politicians. What the BBC seems reluctant to admit is that all media outlets have access, and demand that access, to the Government in order to lobby in their own interests. Here is just one (I’m sure there must be many, many more) example of … Continue reading →

Time for a new Open Thread, slightly early as the last one is bulging at the seams. Good hunting!  

The BBC presents  a fairly unsophisticated picture of this country’s economic state and the debate surrounding it.  It allows them of course to control the debate and what is said more easily….at a basic level it can invite on speakers who it knows may not be very good at getting their views across (probably a Tory)…or someone who is rather good at ‘soundbite’ debating (usually a Labour person). AA Gill … Continue reading →

Today’s interview by Evan Davis of Ed Balls did neither of them any credit. Davis failed to get Balls to reveal what his actual plans are for the economy and how much they will cost in borrowing, and Balls ignored all the questions and ploughed on battering us over the head with his ‘Plan B’……or ‘Going For Broke’ as you might like to call it.   Nick Robinson ‏@bbcnickrobinson Think … Continue reading →

A fresh open thread for Friday….let ’em know you’re watching and holding them to account!

Neil Turner in the comments has a campaign up and running: His ePetition is now up:  “Do you want to keep BBC’s Licence Fee ? Yes or No “    The Telegraph is thinking along similar lines. Isn’t it time for a shareholder revolt at the BBC? ‘Isn’t it time that shareholders in the BBC – that means all of us – took a similar stand? Blissfully unaffected by the economic … Continue reading →

Relax everyone, fold up your tents and steal away into the night knowing you have done your job. The BBC is no longer biased….or rather it is biased but against both the Tories and Labour, so, em, it is not biased….I guess that only leaves Ken Livingstone and UKIP in the BBC’s good books. Guido Fawkes brings us this, a letter from a Labour ‘communications facilitator’ who is aggrieved at … Continue reading →

Question Time tonight comes from Stockton-on-Tees. This market town is Europe’s largest producer of huge chavvy earrings, amphetamines and inca hats. It has an exceptionally low unemployment rate for the North East of only 73%. On the panel we have Housing Minister Grant Shapps MP, television executive and former Director General of the BBC Greg Dyke, President of the Liberal Democrats and serial stirrer Tim Farron MP, Mail on Sunday … Continue reading →