RADICAL, NOT EXTREME

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Thoughts? “The BBC has told its journalists not to call Abu Qatada, the al-Qaeda preacher, an “extremist” in order to avoid making a “value judgment”, the corporation’s managers have ruled that he can only be described as “radical”. Journalists were also cautioned against using images suggesting the preacher is overweight. A judge ruled this week that the Muslim preacher, once described as “Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe”, should be released from … Continue reading →

The Right Threat

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So the BBC is focusing on right-wing terrorism Today. That’s nice. ( link ) Dr. Matthew Goodwin has created a nice politically correct name for Islamic inspired terrorism. “A.Q. terrorism.” Doesn’t that sound nice and respectful? A.Q. stands for Al Qaeda, the distorted version of Islam.In the unfortunate event that we must mention such a thing on the BBC, say, when a bomb goes off somewhere, for balance we must … Continue reading →

A COMMERCIAL BREAK….

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Let’s be clear. This is a blog concerning itself with BBC bias. It is also a blog that is entirely self funding and which does not advertise or clutter the space. So, in a blatant instance of opportunism – I bring you news of the perfect Kindle or IPAD download – my little canter through the uplands and valleys of the appeasement process here in Northern Ireland! For a trifling … Continue reading →

STEPHANOMICS?

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Ed Balls’ andLabour’s whole line of attack on Coalition economic policy has been blown outof the water by the IFS ‘Green Budget’ report but strangely enough this is not considered ‘headlinenews’ for the BBC’s economic guru Stephanie Flanders. Biased BBC’s Alan notes;“Balls claims that Osborne’s economic policies have cut growth and increasedborrowing because of that. The IFS report resoundingly shatters that delusion saying that Labour wouldhave caused borrowing to skyrocket by an … Continue reading →

Road to Damascus

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Jeremy Bowen’s Islam-friendly reporting seems to have come back to bite him on the bum. All those years of Israel-bashing and pro Palestinian propaganda, all that peculiar sucking up to Gaddafi. Now the BBC don’t seem prepared to give his sneakily defensive interpretation of Bashar al-Assad’s desperate struggles, the time of day. (BBC News24) The BBC is squarely on the side of the rebels. Could Jeremy Bowen be the only … Continue reading →

BBC: POLITICAL PRESSURE GROUP

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Is the BBC a political pressure group? Many, such as Booker, say it is; and I increasingly agree. Today, for example, 101 Conservative MPs – almost half the parliamentary party – have signed a letter suggesting that the government’s subsidy commitment to onshore windfarms is basically bonkers. Autonomous Mind explains why these monstrosities are a shameful waste of taxpayers’ money here – despite the billions spent on wind energy, in … Continue reading →

The Cancer of Israel

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Politics explained in five simple stages. 1) An ideologically driven movement or individual gains power by charisma or by hook or by crook.2) In order to enact the ideological vision effectively unity must prevail.3) Dissenters are curbed or controlled by hook or by crook.4) Suppressing the dissenters eventually overrides the original vision.5) The situation boils over into another revolution.The current chess game of world politics is complex, chaotic and intricate. … Continue reading →

ALL ABOUT PRIORITIES

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That most scrupulous and ethical organisations, the United Nations, has released statistics that claim 3,000 civilians were killed in Afghanistan last year. The BBC covered it this morning. 77% of deaths were caused by the Taliban, with the balance attributed to NATO forces. Guess which element of these statistics the BBC focused on? Let’s not talk about Taliban savagery towards fellow Muslims, shall we? Click through to read and contribute … Continue reading →