DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN…

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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 →

UNDERMINING EDUCATION POLICY

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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 →

THE MORAL COLLAPSE AT THE BBC

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You just KNEW the second that David Cameron had the temerity to talk of the “moral collapse” that afflicts our society BBC knives would be getting sharpened. So when Iain Duncan Smith appears on the main prime time slot on Today this morning, the interviewers key objective was to see if he could get IDS to deny Cameron’s assertion. In the BBC world view of moral relativism one must never … Continue reading →

I Make No Comment – I Merely Report …

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Kaye Adams, the BBC broadcaster, has been accused of being unfit to present a top current affairs programme after she tweeted in response to Boris Johnson’s suggestion that rioters should face tough punishments, “P*** off back to boarding school, Boris”. Hmm. The former presenter of Loose Women, the ITV talk show, who presents a popular Radio Scotland show, was on holiday in Tuscany when she made a series of expletive-filled … Continue reading →

STARKEY FOR THE NEWS QUIZ!

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Is the staid cosy world of Radio 4 topical comedy really being forced into a tokenistic gesture to fend off criticism of its blatant political bias? I don’t know how truthful that tweet is but it would be amusing to think that, after all these years, Hardy and pals suddenly found that even their smug little lefty enclave was not beyond the reach of the BBC’s Diversity Strategy with its … Continue reading →

Balen Report

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Today’s Telegraph reports that Steven Sugar’s widow is to take on his battle with the BBC over the Balen report. In the article a BBC spokesman is quoted as saying: “If we are not able to pursue our journalism freely and have honest debate and analysis over how we are covering important issues, then how effectively we can serve the public will be diminished.” I’m not entirely sure whether this … Continue reading →

ACPO ATTACK OVER BRATTON

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BBC running with the story that ” UK police chiefs have reacted sceptically to plans for US “supercop” Bill Bratton to advise the government. David Cameron has called for the former New York police chief to help address violence in English cities. Can you guess who is leading the charge against Cameron? Association of Chief Police Officers’ head Sir Hugh Orde said: “I am not sure I want to learn about gangs … Continue reading →

Quote Of The Day

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Blogger Dumb Jon, commenting below on David Starkey : I could almost put up with the whole BBC collapsing with a fit of the vapours over Starkey’s comments, except that in almost any other context these guys are desperate to tell us how ‘edgy’ they are and how much they like pushing boundaries. Hell, if Starkey had just dropped his trousers and called for the age of consent to be … Continue reading →