Interesting obituary being carried by the BBC on the death of Democrat Senator Robert Byrd. We learn he was 92…that he was the longest serving Senator in Congress….that he was suffering from bad health. Oh – and nine paragraphs later that he was a senior member of the Klu Klux Klan …although this was a youthful indiscretion….could have happened to anyone….. Click through to read and contribute comments on this … Continue reading
The interminable legal wrangle over the non-release of the Balen report seems to hinge on whether it’s covered by an exemption from the FOI act on the grounds of being “for the purposes of journalism.” The argument over whether ‘for the purposes of’ is the same as ‘actual’ journalism seems like dancing on the head of a pin. Why does the BBC want to keep it secret? Surely it can … Continue reading
Only on the GOP-hating BBC can one listen to an item which seeks to compare Richard Nixon to Caligula and which is openly contemptuous of George W Bush – all dressed up as a homage to the Roman historian Suetonius. 7.25am on Today. What a load of garbage from the Beeb Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Well, football may not be coming home after all these years of hurt but a humiliated English team IS! I was amazed to hear on the BBC Today programme this morning that the “weak coalition government” is to blame, it was just before 8am but can’t find the link! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
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.
