The politics of envy feature large on the BBC radar. Give this debate a listen of you get a chance, it’s on the subject of whether “excessive deals for the UK’s top bosses is having a corrosive effect on the economy, for companies as well as society as a whole.” I have also been involved in BBC debates on this topic and the BBC are determined to present “big bosses” … Continue reading
Wonder if you share my..ahem..surprise…that Allegra Stratton, the former political correspondent at the Guardian, has been appointed political editor of the BBC’s Newsnight programme. BBC..Guardian..BBC. Let me quote Orwell.. “The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.” Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
“We don’t take sides!” is a cry repeatedly heard from certain biased organisations that operate under banners of impartiality.On the other hand, the foreign secretary isn’t constrained by such a banner. Nevertheless William Hague says the government isn’t taking sides on the intricacies of Egyptian politics.“We do take sides,” he admitted moments later, “on behalf of democracy!“Democracy must always be entirely for the good, it seems, even if the electorate … Continue reading
It turns out that the Television Trust for the Environment – the BBC greenie programmes supplier whose problems I noted here – derives half its income, more than £500k, from the EU, and effectively gives its programmes away; last year it made less than £50,000 from sales. In effect, therefore, it is a propaganda arm of the EU. Not without coincidence, I suspect, its website was mysteriously taken down on … Continue reading
As I pointed out in the comments yesterday, the BBC’s Matt Danzico has been touting for book donations for a new Occupy Wall Street library organised by his sister Liz (aka “bobulate”): (Liz sounds like she could be one of Occupy’s Uptown crowd.) Even *ahem* impartial BBC journalists such as Matt Danzico might think twice about giving stuff to OWS when they hear of the money swilling around the place. … Continue reading
It seems that the BBC will be ‘Starting the Week’ tomorrow morning with a particularly objectionable duo on the guest list. Not only Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
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BBC keen to push the socialist wing of the Anglican Church here with NO counter voice being given. Any chance to portray the Coalition as being unreasonable is given the full treatment with any idea of balance thrown out the window. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Thanks to B-BBC contributor Graeme Thompson aka Hippiepooter for this item; My jaw dropped listening to Danny Shaw on 5Live Breakfast this morning. He was reporting on a Guardian story concerning the IPPC investigation into the police shooting of the gangster Mark Duggan. On the basis of partial evidence leaked from the IPPC investigation, The Guardian drew the firm and incendiary conclusion that Mark Duggan was unarmed when Police opened … Continue reading
As deegee has been pointing out, if Barack Obama got it wrong by saying that Hawaii is in Asia, then the BBC News website has gone one better than the president on the ‘gaffe’ front. It now seems to think that both Australia and New Zealand are in Asia: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15768698 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-15732012 The BBC’s World menu changed recently. The old Australasia/Pacific section has gone: Africa Asia Europe Latin America Middle East … Continue reading
