“The belief that security can be obtained by throwing a small state to the wolves is a fatal delusion.” Biased BBC contributor Alan notes that the BBC is adopting its usual casual ‘Israel is the Devil’ stance in their report on Gunther Grass and his poem. The BBC attitude adds immeasurably to the febrile anti-Israel/Semitic atmosphere that is being whipped up. The BBC continually says it does not have the time … Continue reading
Just wanted to make you aware that thanks to the sterling work of All Seeing Eye there is now a CONTACT US tab for you to send messages/tips/suggested posts/guest posts to me. There is also an FAQ tab for questions you may have. The new site is performing very well. I am pleased about all the new names commenting here and since we have switched over to this platform, there … Continue reading
Easter Monday and time for a new Open Thread! Enjoy.
…(with apologies to Poly Styrene) Did you read that BBC presenters and other senior figures in the public sector could be forced to publicly publish their tax returns under Government plans to increase transparency? Dozens of BBC stars and executives are thought to be paid via private companies which has sparked speculation over their tax affairs. Several BBC presenters are currently embroiled in an HM Revenue and Customs investigation My own … Continue reading
Did you read Tom Utley’s take on the Today programme a few days back? “Does anyone believe that the Beeb, which bewails every cut and lauds every increase in government spending, would have made such a fuss about any other three-day clampdown costing less than one ten-millionth of the NHS budget? And is it remotely conceivable that, on any other matter, it would have expressed such sympathy for the grotesquely … Continue reading
Biased BBC contributor Alan suggests that we commence with a consideration the Pope’s words for Easter…. ‘The darkness that poses a real threat to mankind, after all, is the fact that he can see and investigate tangible material things, but cannot see where the world is going or whence it comes, where our own life is going, what is good and what is evil.’ ‘The darkness enshrouding God and obscuring values is … Continue reading
Is this progress? First the headline; Some 100,000 more people will be without a job before the end of the summer, according to a new report. And then, a few paras later… The left-leaning IPPR said it expected 50,000 more men and 50,000 women to become unemployed this year as public sector jobs continued to be cut. So, a Labour linked think tank spews out pro-Labour propaganda and it is … Continue reading
Hamastan. A few hangings and some tough challenges for the BBC reporter. The Hamas-controlled administration in Gaza has announced that three prisoners have been executed. The Gaza interior ministry says the men were hanged at what it called a security centre in Gaza City. One of the men was accused of collaborating with Israel and the others had been found guilty of murder. Mmm. The BBC’s Middle East correspondent Kevin Connolly says … Continue reading
I was watching the BBC1 main news a few moments ago and in particular the rather fascinating coverage of the Titanic Memorial cruise reported here. ALL seemed fine until from nowhere, came the pronouncement that “thanks to global warming” this memorial cruise will not encounter the icebergs and icefield that brought the Titanic to its icy grave at the bottom of the North Atlantic. Such a pity that an otherwise … Continue reading
That old familiar sinking feeling, courtesy of BBC morning headlines concerning Rowan Williams’s forthcoming Easter address. According to the BBC, he was going to say: ‘Although the persecution of the Jews justifies the existence of Israel, harassment of the Palestinians at Israeli checkpoints must stop.’ Updated wording reversed the order. Now harassment of the Palestinians headed the announcement, while Israel’s existence trailed at the tail end. Later still, Israel was … Continue reading
