BBC Northern Ireland has been running a story today concerning the news that “Former Sinn Fein councillor Mairtin O’Muilleoir is to re-enter politics as a party representative on Belfast City Council” There are a few problems with this. First of all, WHY does the BBC assume that O’Muilleoir will win a seat in a ward that does not currently have a Sinn Fein representative?!! Did they just take a Sinn … Continue reading
OK, here we go with a new Open thread, the floor is yours, let’s be hearing from you! Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
The BBC is impartial, as we know, because it tells us loudly and often, especially when it comes to reporting the weather and climate. I wonder, then, why it expunges from weather stories figures that show record cold in North Yorkshire? And also why it is champing at the bit in reporting record world heat when a few minutes with a calculator will tell you that even despite natural warming … Continue reading
Last week, as the BBC ramped up its mission to downplay the potential consequences of the stolen documents published by hacker and alleged rapist Julian Assange, JournoList groupie and partisan Katie Connolly produced the following article:Has release of Wikileaks documents cost lives? Following the open angry statements by various US officials is a series of foot-shuffling and “can’t say, guv”s. In short, the message here is there’s no way to … Continue reading
How can you tell that the BBC is hopelessly biased? Sometimes, it is revealed only after the most minute scrutiny. Take this File on 4 investigation of the gross misappropriation of EU funds. The gist is that at least 1.2bn euros have gone down the chute on crooked accountancy and lunatic “development” projects; and a jaw-dropping tens of millions have gone straight into the hands of the local Mafia dons … Continue reading
If anyone accuses me of ferreting out the bad in something good, here’s an example for them, on a plate.The something good is very good and very unusual. It’s a programme on the BBC world service in a series called Heart and Soul. I linked to it in a previous post, but I fear it was buried amongst too many words. Several others have praised this programme, as did I. … Continue reading
Well, another day and another set of Wikileaks. Is it me or do you sense that the BBC delights in trawling through these illegal leaks that are now quite obviously aimed at embarrassing and undermining the United States? I suppose there is a natural resonance between Assange’s visceral hatred of the United States and the BBC’s default position of liking anything that seeks to undermine the USA? Tough call for … Continue reading
If there is one thing that the BBC likes, it is social engineering. So it was interesting to listen to an interview with Conservative MP Dominic Raab (8.42am Today) who objects to the attempts by former Saint Vince Cable to further mangle employment legislation. I thought that Raab exposed the naiveness in the BBC view rather deftly but it was obvious that BBC sympathies lie with Cable and the rest of … Continue reading
From the man who referred on air to Labour as “we”… Click through to read and contribute comments on this post.
Listening to the BBC, one could be forgiven for thinking that Labour is still in Government. Yesterday, I was rather surprised to hear Yvette Cooper being given the lead response to the “Russian Spy” story on Radio 4 news. This morrning there was a discussion on R4 “Today” concerning the blockade of High Street shops by left wing street rabble and we had Tom Harris (Labour) and Neal Lawson of … Continue reading
