Who’d have thought that journalists who wish to investigate, uncover and expose scandals and injustices without compromising their freedom or exposing their pet whistleblowers, would be subjected to the whims and fancies of the Supreme court in the course of its earnest deliberations over such things as the meaning of the word ‘predominantly’. Who knows what was on the minds of Lord Phillips and pals as they grappled diligently on … Continue reading
NEW Open thread. Will post more later… Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
I was interested to read that a former BBC Middle East correspondent, Alan Hart, has concluded that 9/11 was carried out by…Mossad. Here’s the clip… Wonder where he got his ideas from???? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
It’s not often a BBC correspondent invites comparison to figures from Greek antiquity but B-BBC contributor Alan notes;“There will come atime when we have an answer to the climate change question. When that timecomes somebody may well sit down and write the history of this period intime…the history of the media coverage in particular. If they did what might they find? They would find a world respected media organisation with a … Continue reading
You can rely on the BBC to treat Israel with rigorous impartiality. Only joking! An irate B-BBC reader writes; “I was appalled to listen to Saturday PM (18 Feb)to hear an interview on Iran with S Joshi of the United Services Institute. The interviewer earnestly drew attention more than once to Israel’s threats and sabre rattling against Iran and looked to Mr Joshi for confirmation. Again Israel was made to … Continue reading
A new Open Thread for you to take us off into the blue yonder of the weekend! ENJOY. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
A while back, the BBC followed the lead of their brethren in the Left-wing US media and tried to get you to think the Occupiers were similar to the Tea Party movement. This was done because – to the media’s dismay – much of the country failed to hate the Tea Party movement and buy into the demonization promoted by the press. So, having resigned themselves to that fact, the … Continue reading
Biased BBC contributor Alan comments; “Mark Mardell suspects Pat Buchannan of being a racist based on some quotes from his book…some of which are reproduced below….though they seem nothing that you wouldn’t read in any British newspaper, Guardian and Independent excepted, today…or hear from Trevor Phillips himself, not to mention Cameron’s speech on multi-culturalism. Mardell complains of a more obvious split between left and right….why might that exist now? Because … Continue reading
A Biased BBC reader draws our attention to some interesting information concerning one of our ..ahem..favourite BBC propagandists…. “For further analysis of how the BBC’s environment correspondent Richard Black can misread and skew data in regard to climate change go here. Now, in a news report of major importance regarding Anglo-French cooperation in the future of nuclear power, his fingerprints are all over the BBC’s web page report here There are … Continue reading
Aw, look who DM’d Owen Jones after his Question Time appearance last night: What do you suppose she said? “You were awesome. We love you in the newsroom.”“Agreed that left ideas don’t get enough hearing on BBC. Aiming for 95% left – 5% right. Fancy a fuck?” “BBC looking for co-presenter for new Giles Fraser series. Interested?” Further suggestions welcome. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
