Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.

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Constant repetition of a word or phrase can transform it from eloquent to hollow. However perfectly it encapsulates a situation, over-use will render it meaningless.Trotted out over and over again, words like vilify, delegitimise, illegal war, international law, apartheid, and many more, lose their impact; particularly when they’re bandied about willy nilly by people who have no idea whether what they’ve said is justified, appropriate or the truth. Peace activist, … Continue reading →

Question Time LiveBlog 15th July 2010

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Question Time tonight comes from Bexhill-on-Sea; famous for staging the UK’s first ever motor race and the discovery of the world’s oldest spider web encased in amber. The constituency of Bexhill and Battle is represented by Greg Barker (C) On the panel we have Francis Maude, Andy Burnham, George Galloway, Nick Ferrari and self-confessed binge-drinking druggie slapper Sally Bercow. For those playing the Buzzword Bingo, we will be using the Educashun Educashun Educashun … Continue reading →

Indigestible Poll.

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Jonathan Hoffman and Rabbi Tony Bayfield were asked for their views on an Ipsos Mori poll about whether British Jews were in favour of Motherhood and Apple Pie. They were. What was the question Mori asked? Would you prefer Katkins, or this bowl of broken glass? Nine out of ten cats prefer Katkins.Evan Davis queried why British Jews who support Israel should be thought of as courageous. With OUR reputation, … Continue reading →

BRING ON THE EURO

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You have to laugh at it. Earlier this morning, the BBC on Today managed to find a businessman who was not ONLY in favour of the UK joining the Eurozone but ALSO in favour of the creation of a single European political State. I wonder how hard they had to look to find him?  (Sorry but can’t find link, I think it was during Adam Shaw’s business section at 7.16am) … Continue reading →

BLOATED BROADCASTING CORPORATION

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More than £3.6bn a year now floods in to the grubby palms of the overpaid executives who supposedly manage the BBC. The licence fee has gone up over the past five years by almost 15% to £142.50. But spending on new shows is plummeting, a survey by Ofcom has found. It has dropped from 65% of revenues in 1998 to only 56% now, and over the past three years, the … Continue reading →

DR CABLE’S £100,000

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Former BBC favourite “Dr” Vince Cable was interviewed on Today @7.52am with regard to his suggestion that there should be a Graduate tax. During the interview, and in defence of his iniquitous scheme, Cable trotted out the mantra that the average graduate earned £100,000 across their working life than someone who did not attend University. This outdated assertion was not challenged. In fact there is plenty of evidence to suggest … Continue reading →

JEREMY’S BACK

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It is not a good day at the BBC if they can’t snipe at Israel and so it is that B-BBC stalwart Jeremy Al Bowen does his usual routine here As ever the language is so loaded and dripping in anti-Israel sentiment that Hamas would struggle to be less biased than him. It’s outrageous the way the BBC foists this biased coverage of all matters Israel upon us. Click through to … Continue reading →

Hate speech here and there

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“Kenya launches text service to stop hate speech” reports the BBC – utterly uncritically. The report assumes that this move is intended solely to reduce violence. No mention is made of the threat to free speech in Kenya, indeed no mention is made of any criticism of the hotline at all. It’s against “hate speech”, what more do you need to know? The National Cohesion and Integration Commission is quoted … Continue reading →

NOW THAT’S MAGIC!

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The slot between 8am and 8.30am is the prime-time for listenership on Radio 4 so I was surprised that the BBC decided to allocate valuable time here to the Magic Act Penn and Teller. Even more remarkable the primary angle of the story was to explore the Pair’s Atheism! I’m not saying there was bias here but I found the placing of this story and the angle of it odd. … Continue reading →