This, of course, was inevitable. The BBC were never be happy about thugs being actually sentenced for their crimes looting and rampaging through our streets, but they are so subtle and so the new agenda item is “proportionately”. Enter Lord McDonald. Interviewed by Today presenter Sarah Montague, he warned there was a risk of a “collective loss of proportion” and said it was important that courts maintain their objectivity and do … Continue reading
Here are some of the profound thoughts of those highly professional BBC employees, naturally these are their private thoughts and of course are NEVER reflected in their professional output. Oh no. bobballardsport Bob Ballard @ @adamlambert well said that man – and she could be your next President? And we thought WE had troubles in the UK – it’s bloody utopia. bobballardsport Bob Ballard ladies and gentlemen..possibly the next President of the USA..man … Continue reading
A Biased BBC contributor observes that you may listen to a BBC radio or TV programme knowing that you are being preached at. However it is only later that you realise exactly what that subtle message might be that has been inserted quietly into a report about a completely different subject. “Panorama has put together a programme about the ‘August Riots’ which was strangely lacking in insight about the causes … Continue reading
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North of the border, the BBC is also very busy breaching its own guidelines; “A BBC Scotland radio presenter is facing claims he breached the corporation’s guidelines on advertising after appearing in an STV advert for the Glasgow Science Centre.Colin Kelly, who fronts an early morning news show on Radio Scotland, appeared in an advertisement for the Science Centre which is being shown on STV this week. The presenter is … Continue reading
Here is an interesting analysis of a BBC News bulletin provided by a B-BBC reader; “The one o’clock news bulletin on BBC television today, the twelfth August 2011, was merely typical of all BBC news bulletins, but it would be useful to put it into a specimen bottle, for examination when- that is never!- the editorial slanting of BBC news reporting is subjected to full and detailed analysis. In this … Continue reading
The second-most important election in human history is a mere 445 days away, and the BBC is already focused on informing you how awful the President’s potential opponents are. They’re especially focused on telling you how awful the people are who will vote against Him. The BBC Narrative picks up right where it left off after the mid-term elections last November: racialism and fear-mongering about Christian Evangelicals. The first sentence … Continue reading
Welcome to the working week! Monday morning dawns and a new Open Thread for your edification. Got something to say about the BBC? Say it here! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
A B-BBC reader observes; “The BBC’s pro Islam, pro radical Islam, stance has been notice by numerous people, even Harry’s Place: ‘Anyone looking for proof that Britain is being ‘Islamised’ and that we’re all doomed need frankly look no further than the murky world of Tower Hamlets politics of which Rahman is the central figure. Yet the BBC presented Rahman as the voice of moderation. This is really poor on … Continue reading
During the Labour years,our universities were turned into third rate academic factories as more and more young people were lured into participating in the chase for next to useless degrees. Sensibly, the Coalition has tried to tackle this problem and this was always going to provoke the ire of the BBC. On Today, 7.50am the BBC does everything possible to get the head of UCAS to criticise government policy. The … Continue reading
