TIME CHANGES EVERYTHING…

This was sent my way! Well worth a read… “I assume you’venoticed BBC outrage re the Student Loans Company. e.g. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16854187 It reminds me of this story from 1993.http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bbc-helps-its-chief-to-avoid-tax-exclusive-birts-salary-paid-to-his-private-company-1475816.html Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

Question Time LiveBlog 2nd February 2012

Tonight Question Time comes from Southport. David Dimbleby is joined by Southport by International Development Minister Alan Duncan, Shadow Justice Secretary and frequent Guido target Sadiq Khan, Labour ex-Minister Digby Jones, Emma Boon from the TaxPayers Alliance and Grange Hill writer Phil Redmond. As with last week, please remember that humour is good, sarcasm is fine, biting wit is even better but direct threats of violence and disgusting language are … Continue reading

Taken For a Ride

Here’s a strange one. It puts me in an unusual position, and could look as though I’m about to defend religious fundamentalism. That’s not what I’m trying to do.I had a message from someone who was offended by an item featured in the BBC World Service series “Outlook”.Before going any further, I ought to provide some context.In Israel there is a problematic issue that we might recognise. It echoes something … Continue reading

CZECH MATE

A B-BBC reader notes; “The BBC claims here that the President, Prime Minister and people of the Czech Republic are all against the pact. “The country’s influential – and Eurosceptic – president, Vaclav Klaus, has already told Mr Necas he will not sign Czech accession to the fiscal compact. So even if the Czech prime minister wanted to join it (he doesn’t), the president would not let him.” “even if the … Continue reading

A Date in Tunis

Wyre Davies is a nice chap. Like Eric Idle, Wyre always looks on the bright side of life. He was in Tunisia, happily soaking up the atmosphere of optimism surrounding the glorious Arab Spring and basking in the warm glow of the inclusive and moderate Islamism of Rachid Ghannouchi’s newly elected Ennahda party. What a shame that Wyre had missed the joyous story of Ennahda’s first diplomatic move, their generous … Continue reading