The BBC is impartial, as we know, because it tells us loudly and often, especially when it comes to reporting the weather and climate. I wonder, then, why it expunges from weather stories figures that show record cold in North Yorkshire? And also why it is champing at the bit in reporting record world heat when a few minutes with a calculator will tell you that even despite natural warming … Continue reading
Last week, as the BBC ramped up its mission to downplay the potential consequences of the stolen documents published by hacker and alleged rapist Julian Assange, JournoList groupie and partisan Katie Connolly produced the following article:Has release of Wikileaks documents cost lives? Following the open angry statements by various US officials is a series of foot-shuffling and “can’t say, guv”s. In short, the message here is there’s no way to … Continue reading
How can you tell that the BBC is hopelessly biased? Sometimes, it is revealed only after the most minute scrutiny. Take this File on 4 investigation of the gross misappropriation of EU funds. The gist is that at least 1.2bn euros have gone down the chute on crooked accountancy and lunatic “development” projects; and a jaw-dropping tens of millions have gone straight into the hands of the local Mafia dons … Continue reading
If anyone accuses me of ferreting out the bad in something good, here’s an example for them, on a plate.The something good is very good and very unusual. It’s a programme on the BBC world service in a series called Heart and Soul. I linked to it in a previous post, but I fear it was buried amongst too many words. Several others have praised this programme, as did I. … Continue reading
Well, another day and another set of Wikileaks. Is it me or do you sense that the BBC delights in trawling through these illegal leaks that are now quite obviously aimed at embarrassing and undermining the United States? I suppose there is a natural resonance between Assange’s visceral hatred of the United States and the BBC’s default position of liking anything that seeks to undermine the USA? Tough call for … Continue reading
If there is one thing that the BBC likes, it is social engineering. So it was interesting to listen to an interview with Conservative MP Dominic Raab (8.42am Today) who objects to the attempts by former Saint Vince Cable to further mangle employment legislation. I thought that Raab exposed the naiveness in the BBC view rather deftly but it was obvious that BBC sympathies lie with Cable and the rest of … Continue reading
From the man who referred on air to Labour as “we”… Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Listening to the BBC, one could be forgiven for thinking that Labour is still in Government. Yesterday, I was rather surprised to hear Yvette Cooper being given the lead response to the “Russian Spy” story on Radio 4 news. This morrning there was a discussion on R4 “Today” concerning the blockade of High Street shops by left wing street rabble and we had Tom Harris (Labour) and Neal Lawson of … Continue reading
Last month, I wrote a post about how the BBC censored news of the US Government editing an independent report so that it showed scientists backing the offshore drilling ban. It turned out that the President who was supposed to be superior to George Bush in that He would now put science before ideology has in fact put ideology – in this case, Watermelon-style anti-oil ideology – above science. Yet … Continue reading
“Six months ago nine Turkish activists were killed attempting to break the Israeli blockade of Gaza. The wave of international condemnation which followed led Israel to announce an easing of the blockade, but this week 22 Aid agencies issued a report saying it had made little difference on the ground. “ That’s from the programme information from the Sunday Programme’s website. It immediately reveals where the writer’s sympathy lies. Why? … Continue reading
