OK folks. This blog stands at a crossroads and I want to take it forward. I need your help to achieve this and I am touched by the emails sent my way in recent days. In essence, we aim to move the site to a new beefed up host and ensure we have a decent and stable commenting system. B-BBC gets some pretty heavy traffic and we need to ensure … Continue reading
Off for the weekend but I leave you with this…..a new open thread for those able to crack our comment system! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
B-BBC contributor Alan writes… ” We serve nored-coats here.” The BBC no longer bother to provide links to most of its output on the Todayprogramme…..however they seem to find the energy and time to link to storiesthey themselves ‘connect with’ intellectually and emotionally….here SarahMontague interviews Dr Margaret Evison whose son died in Afghanistan and who isall for withdrawing the troops from there. The BBC has been relentless in the past few … Continue reading
Some helpful advice here on the BBC for female journalists how to ‘be safe’ in Muslim countries – by staying covered and staying fit enough to outrun the rapists. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Today ran an item this morning marking the 75th anniversary of the publication of Orwell’s “The Road to Wigan Pier” (8.22am). As you may gather from images used on these pages I am a fan of Orwell’s work but was surprised to hear one of the two gentlemen being interviewed claim that conditions in the working class parts of the north of England are NOW as bad as they were … Continue reading
As you know, Biased BBC has gone through some changes under my tenure. I’m not finished. With problems on comments, and some other issues re the blogger platform, I am considering making a move to a dedicated server and including the scope to have an effective commenting system. This may also involve a site redesign and general upgrade. IF we are to go down this road, to provide you with … Continue reading
Tonight Question Time comes from Guildford. David Dimbleby is joined on the panel by Sec of State for Local Govt Eric Pickles (presumably on a reinforced chair), Shadow Sec of State for Energy and “Climate Change” Caroline Flint, Daily Mail columnist and UKIPper Janice Atkinson-Small and Will Self. Oh, and well known political commentator and philosopher Will Young. Unbelievable. Although it’s good to have two elected frontbenchers on again. Not often … Continue reading
The Guardian/BBC symbiosis has produced a cuddly pledge from Hamas to the effect that they would not help Iran militarily in any conflict with Israel.The BBC’s Jon Donnison and Harriet Sherwood of the Graun have been speaking to Mahmoud Zahhar, a senior leader of Hamas. He has told them that Hamas are not, to coin a phrase, “ideologically wedded” to Iran.But according to FARS news agency and Haaretz, Mahmoud al-Zahar … Continue reading
Been away so just back home and time for one of these. As you may have seen from ASE’s post below, we have a technical problem on the comments thread. If there is anyone out there with a technical bent, please drop me a line as we figure out how to fix things. In the meantime…please detail bias here. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Due to unforeseen technical circumstances (it broke without anyone touching it, honestly!) the Google Friend Connect option has been temporarily taken off of the Echo comments login list. Well, actually that exact option is permanently off because Google seem to have retired it. Ooops. We are currently chasing Echo to see if there will be a Google alternative via them. We’re also looking at other ideas up to and including … Continue reading
