When he took over BBC1, Controller Danny Cohen said the Corporation was overrun with middle-class programmes. In his first speech at the Edinburgh Television Festival since moving to BBC1 from BBC3 in November, Mr Cohen, 37, said: ‘I want to get the balance right and for people to think that on BBC1 we have a greater diversity. Now he has turned his attention to crime drama, saying there are too … Continue reading
Isn’t it inspirational the way the BBC spends OUR cash? The BBC has used licence fee payers’ cash to buy hundreds of tickets to the 2012 Olympics for staff and guests, writes Jon Coates. Despite receiving press passes for its army of commentators, cameramen and production crew, it has bought 430 tickets, an average of about 27 for every day of the Games. Matthew Sinclair, director of campaign group TaxPayers’ Alliance, … Continue reading
All the MSM were as bad, but the BBC, as usual, was a cheerleader in whipping up a major storm in a teacup over hurricane Irene. Of course severe bad weather on the eastern seaboard of the US is potentially news. But the BBC is now so determined to ram down our throats that all climate events prove its alarmist narrative that coverage of such events loses all proportion. By … Continue reading
Had a good chuckle at Sunday Morning Live earlier today. The BBC provided lefty philosopher king Mehdi Hasan with a little film opportunity to put forth his view that the UK needs MORE rather than LESS immigration. Wonder why they chose not to run a viewers poll on that? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
I love this one. According to BBC eco-warrior Matt McGrath, the number of mosquitoes is in sharp decline in parts of Africa because “climate change” has (without question) changed rainfall patterns and “disrupted” (poor darlings!) their breeding cycle. Could this be a cause for celebration – a positive outcome despite our wicked carbon dioxide emitting ways? Er, no. He’s dug out a quote from a gloom merchant who warns that … Continue reading
BBC News Online has a little piece entitled “US economy: What can be done to stimulate growth?” It’s actually not so bad, with two of the four economists interviewed taking positions which aren’t 100% in favor of more borrowing and spending. Although, there is an obvious bias on the part of the online editor who chose them. The first up, Robert di Clemente (a generally sharp guy) speaks more truth … Continue reading
Last night’s Any Questions panel spoke for multiculturalism, women, and the Arab Spring. The solitary male member, if you’ll excuse the expression, was Jehangir Malik OBE, UK Director of Islamic Relief, who was roped in to opine on behalf of the Arab World. The panellists still spoke elegiacally of the Arab Spring, which, for them still heralds the dawning of a new age of enlightenment. It’s just as if they’d … Continue reading
It’s been a long week and time for me to depart for the weekend. I leave you with a NEW open thread; Enjoy! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Do yourself a favour and give this early morning debate between Sir Ronald Cohen and that Tuscan based Trot, Polly Toynbee. Whose side do you think the interviewer is on? Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Mark Mardell, that pro-Obama shill operating Stateside is worth watching; A regular B-BBC contributor has held his latest pronouncements up to the light and this is what can be seen; “Catching up with Mardell and his up close and personal attack on Rick Perry: Mark Mardell is a slippery fellow…giving truth but missing out salient facts that would alter people’s perceptions of what he says: He lays into the Republican … Continue reading
