What is it with the BBC and the CERN particle collider? This bizarre report, by Katia Moskvitch, crows aggressively that this hugely expensive piece of boys’ toys kit is about to become the best in the world and to outdo the dastardly rival in (boo! hiss!)the United States. It reads more like a partisan cub reporter’s coverage of a footie match than a science feature. The reality is that our … Continue reading
The BBC love him – just can’t get enough of him, in fact. I refer to the loathsome Jeremy Hardy. I was listening to “I’m Sorry I haven’t a clue” on the BBC earlier today (Still missing Humph) but it was spoilt by Hardy’s malign presence. Were that not bad enough, it was announced that fun-loving Jeremy has a new series starting later this week on Radio 4. Hardy is distinguished, … Continue reading
Sorry for bringing up this topic again. I don’t care for daytime TV, but a couple of weeks ago I heard that one of the topics on The Big Questions was to be about the morality of Israel, so I switched on. Unfortunately something went wrong with the transmission near the beginning, and the rest of the episode, including the Israel topic, was abandoned. As today’s B.Q. concerned Islam’s PR … Continue reading
Hi folks – back from my short break and tuned in to watch the Kay Adams presented “Big Question”. (Nicky Campbell must be off on a well deserved holiday, again) What a delight to know I am back in Blighty. This morning saw the following “issues” debated; “Is it time to get out of Afghanistan” followed by “Should we legalise and tax drugs” and then “Does Islam need better PR” … Continue reading
The Weekend Starts Here.Out with the old open thread and in with the new. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
It seems that Guardian contributor and regular BBC talking head, Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Question Time tonight comes from Glasgow, where in 2006 the Centre for Social Justice reported that 29.4% of the city’s working-age residents were “economically inactive” and where the city council has been controlled by Labour for over 30 years. Coincidence? Update: Yes, apologies, it was in Canary Wharf. Was reading the wrong list. On the panel we have the halo-tarnished Business Secretary St Vince of Cable (let’s see if the BBC love … Continue reading
Oz PM Kevin Rudd has been ousted, largely because his popularity had plummeted because he was pursuing insane greenie policies. The centrepiece was a ludicrously high tax on the mining industry, despite the fact that minerals extraction is the current main reason for Australia’s prosperity. He can be seen as one of the first major politicians to have been ousted by his greenie arrogance and lunacy. Every element of his … Continue reading
Mid week, new thread. Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Inspired by CifWatch, here are some What Ifs. You know that Panorama episode where they set up a Muslim honey-trap scenario to highlight Islamophobia? Well, what if they made a Panorama with a decoy Jew to expose antisemitism like the Amsterdam police had to. You know Alan ‘I’m telling your story’ Johnston, theBBC kidnapee that became a cause célèbre? Well, it’s 4 years on friday since Gilad Shalit was kidnapped … Continue reading
