There seems to be consensus at the BBC that the peace talks will fail solely because of obstacles put up by a Mr Net’n’Yahoo. Something to do with the interweb?As ever, the obstacles they constantly posit are: Settlements, 1967 borders and Jerusalem. Oh yes, and the right of return. Oh yes, and the necessity of talking to Hamas which Israel regards as a terrorist organisation. Oh yes, and the newly … Continue reading
Heavy demand forces Sunday Extra Open Thread. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
The Palestinian Solidarity Campaign has set about summoning the masses to rise up in anger in the form of an Action Alert about the Panorama programme ‘Death on the Med’. Revised: ‘Death on the Med’ – taking your complaint to the BBC furtherFollowing feedback from members to our email ‘Death on the Med – The Next Steps’; we encourage you to write back to the BBC and go through the … Continue reading
I missed this and am indebted to the wonderful Ozzie blog Greenie Watch for pointing it out. Don’t faint, but the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit has actually upheld a complaint against Roger Harrabin. Here it is: ECU Ruling: BBC News at 10, BBC1, 25 January 2010Publication date: 19 July 2010 Complaint In a report on calls for Dr Rajendra Pachauri to resign as Head of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel … Continue reading
(Further to Robin’s observations) Ever since Tony Abbott challenged Malcolm Turnbull for the leadership of Australia’s Liberal Party at the end of last year the BBC’s Sydney correspondent Nick Bryant has, at almost every opportunity possible, dismissed the chances of the man he never fails to remind us is nicknamed the “Mad Monk”. From his smirking obsession with Abbott’s “budgie smugglers” to his quaint conviction that climate scepticism could lead … Continue reading
As an experiment, I thought I’d pick a single story from yesterday’s news and follow it throughout the course of the day on the BBC News Channel. I thought I’d choose whatever was the BBC’s ‘Cuts Story of the Day’. Yesterday it was the government’s proposal in a consultation paper to cut the benefits of any drug addict who refuses treatment. A sensible-sounding idea you might think. Well, I’m not … Continue reading
This week’s Any Questions and its loony appendage Any Answers. For once the panel consisted of two estimable non-leftists, Douglas Murray and Baroness Ruth Deech, but their rational approach was counteracted by Quilliam founder Maajid whassisname and Alex von-something-to-do-with-Jeremy Paxman. Her PC fanaticism was more than enough to outweigh the others, with plenty left over for a rainy day. The questions raised concerned Tony Blair’s ‘generosity’, the NY mosque, Lockerbie … Continue reading
The Oz general election is on a knife edge. There’s no doubt who the BBC is supporting. Here’s the profile of Labour’s Gillard: * Welsh-born former lawyer * Taken to Australia as a child in 1966 for the warmer climate * Known for her pragmatism and sharp tongue * Seen as intelligent and determined * Lives with her partner, a hairdresser * Faced criticism from conservatives for not having children … Continue reading
Laura Kuennsberg didn’t exactly cover herself in glory on Wednesday’s Newsnight, when she repeatedly interrupted Republican Brad Blakeman over the issue of the Islamic centre at Ground Zero, while not interrupting Mosque-supporter Nihad Awad of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. (She even called the latter ‘Nihad’). Last night’s performance was if anything even worse.http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/newsnight (beginning about nine minutes in). After another completely one-sided report from Liz MacKean, which propagandized for … Continue reading
Watching the BBC’s blanket coverage of the announcement of forthcoming peace talks between Israel and Fatah, I noticed that requirements for a possible peace deal consisted exclusively of concessions that must be made by Israel. What has happened to recognising Israel and renouncing violence? Without these, accomplishing any kind of peace seems a very tall order. At least Mark Regev was given a slot, which is bound to stir up … Continue reading
