Biased BBC

OPEN THREAD….

By David Vance | July 4, 2011 - 8:00 am |October 13, 2012 open thread

A new week and time for a new OPEN thread for your edification. Off you go…. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

REAGAN ON THE 4TH JULY

By David Vance | July 4, 2011 - 7:55 am |October 13, 2012 Ronald Reagan

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A statue of Ronald Reagan being unveiled with a quote from Margaret Thatcher – the BBC’s worst nightmare. BBC covers this on BBC1 by getting on a few “experts” to complain about how awful many statues are around London – the 4th plinth in Trafalgar Square being highlighted as an example of the “right” sort of art. Over on Today, they interviewed Geoffrey Howe about Reagan and Thatcher (Howe being … Continue reading →

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY WATCH

By David Vance | July 4, 2011 - 7:40 am |October 13, 2012 thought for the day watch

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Clifford Longley is one of those of those hand wringing liberals that the BBC loves to offer a pulpit on Thought for the Day. A few months ago he was wittering on about how those involved in the “Arab Spring” demonstrate a surprising love for western liberal values (Yes, the Muslim Brotherhood really flag that one up, Clifford) and now this morning he was on about securing future rights for those … Continue reading →

SCOTLAND THE BRAVE

By David Vance | July 4, 2011 - 7:31 am |October 13, 2012 Dilnot Report

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Amongst the comprehensive coverage afforded the publication of the Dilnot report by the BBC this morning was the throwaway comment by Evan Davies on Today that in Scotland, the issue of social care costs for the elderly is sorted, as “the taxpayer pays”. Really? Which taxpayer, Evan? The suggestion made by Davies is that Scotland covers all of its costs in this area which is fundamentally untrue. I know the … Continue reading →

Miscellany for a Hot Day

By Sue | July 3, 2011 - 2:25 pm |October 13, 2012 al dura, Johann Hari, plagiarism, The Guardian

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There was a nice piece by Damian Thompson in the Telegraph yesterday about the Johann Hari dilemma. Is the means okay – even cheating – if it justifies the end? Hari’s views are unpalatable and immature. They would be; it seems he’s only thirty two years old, if a tad chunky for a young fella. But the principle is not unlike the line postulated by defenders of Charles Enderlin’s decision … Continue reading →

How Many Wars Is A Nobel Peace Prize Winner Allowed To Have Before The BBC Will Raise An Eyebrow?

By Sue | July 3, 2011 - 1:36 pm |October 13, 2012 anti-war, bbc hypocrisy, Libya, Mark Mardell, obama bias, pro Obama, PRO OBAMA AT ALL COSTS., pro Obama BBC agenda

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The winner of the 2009 Nobel Prize for Peace is currently involved in military attacks on six different countries. Where is the BBC on this? Now the US President has even sent troops to invade yet another Muslim country: Somalia. Where are the BBC’s war correspondents? Where is the BBC North America editor to give expert analysis on why The Obamessiah isn’t a cowboy warmonger? Fortunately, Matt Frei is no … Continue reading →

THAT UNIQUE QUALITY

By David Vance | July 3, 2011 - 9:13 am |October 13, 2012 BBC quality

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Just watched Chris Patten on the Marr Show extolling the qualities of BBC output. Quite. So then I endure a few minutes of pouting Suzanne Reid’s “Sunday Morning” programme to discover that the panel of “expert” commentators includes Terry Christian and a former burglar. That’s the sort of quality that so distinguishes the BBC and which Chris Patten (David Cameron’s man) thinks is worth £3bn a year. Click through to … Continue reading →

Is the BBC Incapable of Impartiality?

By Sue | July 2, 2011 - 3:44 pm |October 13, 2012 BBC impartiality, question time

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We’re not the only ones to have noticed the BBC’s problem with impartiality. Andrew Griffiths MP has written a piece about it in The Commentator. “Is the BBC incapable of impartiality?”He is particularly concerned with the politically unbalanced panels on Question Time.Andrew, where have you been all this time? Maybe you should start reading this blog. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.

How They Spend Our Money

By Sue | July 2, 2011 - 12:13 pm |October 13, 2012 poor broadcasting, wasting our money

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This is a guest post by Chuffer. Now, if you found Life of Brian funny, particularly the scene about ‘Weleasing Woderick’, you’ll love the new newsreader at BBC Radio Solent. Not only is she unable to read aloud (words like ‘legislature’ prove awkward, and ‘sister ship’ somehow becomes ‘ship sister’) but she has a speech impediment that means ‘Cameron’ becomes ”Camewon’, and ‘aggressive’ becomes agwessive’. And, of course, ‘radio’ becomes … Continue reading →

Cherry Ripe

By Sue | July 2, 2011 - 7:35 am |October 13, 2012 anti Israel. pro Palestinian