Biased BBC

IMPARTIAL TO THE CORE

By David Vance | January 5, 2012 - 9:07 pm |January 5, 2012 Kate Dailey

DB posted this below but I wanted to give it more prominence.Kate Dailey – BBC News, Washington.No bias there, no sirree! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

AGITPROP

By David Vance | January 5, 2012 - 2:44 pm |January 5, 2012 newsnight, Peter Marshall, Rick Santorum

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Biased BBC contributor Graeme Thompson writes; “Is this an impartial BBC journalist engaging Republican nomination candidate Rick Santorum, or a sneering, jeering Obama supporter trying to lob custard pies at him? The gentleman in question is Newsnight’s Peter Marshall, which, to anyone familiar with his ouvre, may feel the above question already answered. For the record, I do think Mr Santorum’s comments as reported are ‘off beam’, shall we say, … Continue reading →

PRO DEATH

By David Vance | January 5, 2012 - 9:50 am |January 5, 2012 pro euthanasia

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The BBC is always open to giving the pro-Euthanasia lobby as much publicity as possible and they do not disappoint today with this new report. (They love death like we love life.) As is the case in this report, it is simply advocacy for the pro-death brigade. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

ABBOTT-GATE

By David Vance | January 5, 2012 - 9:36 am |January 5, 2012 abbott-gate

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Why haven’t the anti-racist BBC sacked her from her regular gigs? With the Lawrence case omnipresent, why is the BBC so MUTE on Diane?UPDATE HackneyAbbott Diane Abbott MP Tweet taken out of context. Refers to nature of 19th century European colonialism. Bit much to get into 140 characters UPDATE @billybraggBilly Bragg Daily Mail angry over Diane Abbott remarks – trust they will now demand an apology from anyone who generalises about … Continue reading →

OPEN THREAD

By David Vance | January 4, 2012 - 12:22 pm |January 4, 2012 open thread

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OK, middle of the week and time for a new one of these! They fill up so quickly so keep your observations coming…! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

HALF THE STORY, ALL THE TIME

By David Vance | January 4, 2012 - 10:33 am |January 4, 2012 pro Labour at all times

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It all seems so plausible. Families with children will be hardest hit by tax and benefit changes aimed at cutting the deficit, a charity argues. The Family and Parenting Institute (FPI) says the average income of households with children will drop by 4.2% between 2010-11 and 2015-16, the equivalent of £1,250 a year. Thank goodness for the FPI, right? I mean it is doing us all a favour in exposing the … Continue reading →

IT’S ALL ABOUT RACISM?

By David Vance | January 4, 2012 - 10:20 am |January 4, 2012 Macpherson, racism, Stephen Lawrence

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Well then, I doubt that there is anyone who has turned the BBC on today who has not been beaten around the head by the racism that abounds in the UK, in the Police, and as manifest in the murder of Stephen Lawrence. Look, like all civilised people I find the murder of any person revolting (One reason I am in favour of the death penalty, unlike the self righteous … Continue reading →

THE BBC PROVIDES GREAT VALUE?

By David Vance | January 3, 2012 - 4:31 pm |January 3, 2012 bbc license tax

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No, I haven’t gone mad but I am interested in your take on this. The BBC is claiming it generates £7bn worth of “value” each year and uses this Deloitte report to allegedly validate the claim. Give it a read and get back to me. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

THE RACE IS ON…

By David Vance | January 3, 2012 - 4:12 pm |January 3, 2012 2012 US election

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Sometimes, bias is revealed in small ways. This morning, I heard the BBC talk about the likely results of the Iowa caucuses as concerns the GOP candidates in the running there. What got me was that they said that Republican candidates were hoping ” to prevent ” President Obama winning a second term. Subtle language, instantly casting the GOP candidates as being negative, seeking to stop something happening. They could … Continue reading →

BLIND PREJUDICE…

By Robin Horbury | January 3, 2012 - 6:54 am |January 3, 2012 Guardian, Polly Toynbee, Sky

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Polly Toynbee, former BBC correspondent and let-them-eat cake socialist, has framed a tub-thumping Cnut-like expression of the corporation’s sense of self-importance here. Note especially the nasty, venomous, gutter-level disdain she has for any form of broadcast competition, and, of course, Sky. True to form, she has neatly airbrushed out of the equation any consideration of the fast-fragmenting broadcasting environment and the absurdity of a hypothecated cane-the-poor, send-poor-mothers-to-jail broadcasting tax when, … Continue reading →