Late last night I switched on BBC1 in the middle of a mesmerisingly tasteless kinetic version of Heat Magazine, called “See you in Court” What do George Galloway and Danielle Lloyd have in common, apart from both being remorseless self-publicists?You got it. They’ve both been contestants on Big Brother. Appearing on Big Brother may be an instant, if sad way of increasing your public profile, but contestants must be aware … Continue reading
One of a number of enigmatic tweets from Guido this afternoon: What can it all possibly mean? Anyway – open thread. New. Here. Now. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Yesterday the Guardian splashed with the story that David Willetts was considering proposals to allow the wealthy to pay their way onto oversubscribed university courses. The BBC, brimming with righteous anger, made the story its lead item in the morning. Today the Telegraph led with a letter from 42 family doctors, the heads of GP consortia representing seven million patients, in which they declare their support for Andrew Lansley’s health … Continue reading
I’ve been away in Italy, enjoying the spring sunshine. Meanwhile, in New Zealand, the government has seen through elements of green eco-thuggery as represented by the so-called charity Greenpeace (so often reported in hero-worship tones by the BBC). Said Greepeace has lost its charity status down under because – as is blindingly obvious – it is nakedly political. But at the BBC, nothing changes. As has been pointed out in … Continue reading
What is the Arab Spring? People think the uprisings in the Arab world denote a kind of dawning of the age of Aquarius. “Harmony and understanding,Sympathy and trust abounding” they chirrup delusionally. But the Arab Spring is….. a spring. Coiled, tense, and poised to uncoil in an explosion of hatred for Israel, and perhaps the West as well. The BBC have lost interest in Egypt, but the Muslim Brotherhood is … Continue reading
BBC North America editor Mark Mardell is in a dark place these days. After his beloved Obamessiah turned out to be a cold-blooded assassin, he doesn’t know which way to turn. He’s tried blaming ugly United Statesians for forcing the President to kill because it plays well at home, refusing to call out the President Himself. Mardell never made much of a fuss about the fact that the current President … Continue reading
Quick, here’s a new open thread before Scotland secedes. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
I only ask the question because I read that…. Among the newly released data from inside the secret compound is a series of video tapes. They show him sat in his compound, watching video footage of himself and rehearsing his lines for propaganda video. At one point there is a recording of his favourite TV channels and among those listed are Al Jazeera and the BBC’s Arabic service… Click through … Continue reading
Melanie Phillips has written another open letter, this time to David Cameron. The one she wrote earlier, to Jeremy Hunt about the BBC, must have got lost in the post, so it’s doubtful that she had high hopes of a response to this one by return of post, or indeed ever. It’s a great letter, even if it only reaches readers of the Spectator and the Commentator, and not Prime … Continue reading
…so how many years makes for a “tradition”? With the BBC; not so many when it suits them. Number 10 shuns EU flag tradition Downing Street will not fly the EU flag over Number 10 during Europe Day on Monday unlike previous years, the BBC has learned. The Royal Wedding…traditional. Morris dancing…traditional. Flying the EU flag? Meh. The UK’s relationship with Europe is a potential source of tension between the Conservative and … Continue reading
