Here is a guest post by Clameur de Haro. “With all the protestations coming from Our Beloved Bastion of Collectivism about how impartiality is in their genes, I thought I’d occasionally delve a little deeper into the genes of some of its more prominent luminaries to try and establish just how much impartiality there is to be found there. Stephanie Flanders (above) seemed as good a place as any to … Continue reading
Nick Clegg seemed television-friendly and attractive before the general election, but after gaining all that popularity during the first election debate he threw most of it away, almost snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. Neither the Lib Dems’ underwhelming performance in the election nor Nick’s astonishing indecision when the balance of power lay in his hands have curtailed the public’s enthusiasm for the deputy PM. Well, maybe a tiny … Continue reading
Matt Frei mused during the violent student riots on Wednesday about what he saw as a relevant problem with higher education costs in the US. Could UK students’ rage find echo in US? Frei realizes there’s a disparity between the amount of money over which at least one student attempted manslaughter, and the amount required to attend a top US school. However, he doesn’t seem to understand the situation in … Continue reading
George is ready for the weekend and wants you to fire away! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
What can I say? Mr Harrabin is definitely back with a vengeance. His scare today – after the energy alarmism earlier in the week – is water shortages. Climate change, he faithfully recycles from a resident econut, will crucify us, either through drought or floods, or both; the solution, as always is more laws, more government, more regulation – oh, and on this one, make sure that the BBC’s beloved … Continue reading
Armistice Day Question Time tonight comes from London. On the panel tonight we have Theresa May MP, Caroline Flint MP, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles (the Special Ambassador to Afghanistan and Pakistan), Clive James and Douglas Murray. For those playing the Buzzword Bingo we’ll be using the Rioting Student Rules, meaning that tuition fees, LibDem betrayal, manifesto pledges, fire extinguisher and attempted murder are all in play. For this game Scottish players can be bussed … Continue reading
Jon Donnison has a scoop. “Stop Press! No Change!”He’s bursting to tell us that the UN says there has been ‘no material change for people in Gaza since Israel was “easing” its economic blockade of the Palestinian territory’. As if that wasn’t enough of a sensation, John Ging, head of UN operations in Gaza has more astounding revelations.“There’s been no material change for the people on the ground here in … Continue reading
Stephanie Flanders is pretty excited by the decision by the US ‘Fed’ decided to pump $600 bn intothe US economy.Whilst the rest of the media reported that just about everyindustrial country in the world was outraged by the US move ‘Stephanomics’ wasas usual behind the curve : ” This week’s statement by the Federal Reserve hasachieved all that Ben Bernanke might have hoped it would achieve; stocks areup, the dollar is … Continue reading
Orwell calling, Orwell calling! New Open thread, go for it! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Here are a few great examples of BBC professional neutrality. First, here’s BBC employee Mary Walker… When I joined the team of “Living Islam” (the BBC series) two years ago, my perception of Islam was dominated by prejudice and ignorance, and I found its treatment of women abhorrent. To me the veil symbolised the oppression of women, making them invisible, anonymous and voiceless, and the cause of this oppression lay … Continue reading
