Question Time LiveBlog 11th November 2010

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Armistice Day Question Time tonight comes from London. On the panel tonight we have Theresa May MP, Caroline Flint MP, Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles (the Special Ambassador to Afghanistan and Pakistan), Clive James and Douglas Murray. For those playing the Buzzword Bingo we’ll be using the Rioting Student Rules, meaning that tuition fees,  LibDem betrayal, manifesto pledges, fire extinguisher and attempted murder are all in play.  For this game Scottish players can be bussed … Continue reading →

No Change at the BBC.

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Jon Donnison has a scoop. “Stop Press! No Change!”He’s bursting to tell us that the UN says there has been ‘no material change for people in Gaza since Israel was “easing” its economic blockade of the Palestinian territory’. As if that wasn’t enough of a sensation, John Ging, head of UN operations in Gaza has more astounding revelations.“There’s been no material change for the people on the ground here in … Continue reading →

STEPHANOMICS AND STIGLITZ

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Stephanie Flanders is pretty excited by the decision by the US ‘Fed’ decided to pump $600 bn intothe US economy.Whilst the rest of the media reported that just about everyindustrial country in the world was outraged by the US move ‘Stephanomics’ wasas usual behind the curve : ” This week’s statement by the Federal Reserve hasachieved all that Ben Bernanke might have hoped it would achieve; stocks areup, the dollar is … Continue reading →

IN OUR GENES…

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Here are a few great examples of BBC professional neutrality. First, here’s BBC employee Mary Walker… When I joined the team of “Living Islam” (the BBC series) two years ago, my perception of Islam was dominated by prejudice and ignorance, and I found its treatment of women abhorrent. To me the veil symbolised the oppression of women, making them invisible, anonymous and voiceless, and the cause of this oppression lay … Continue reading →

HERE WE GO AGAIN…

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Roger Harrabin has been conspicuous by his absence lately, but he’s back with a bang this morning, reporting a call by international ecofascists (and the BBC best chums Friends of the Earth) to condemn millions of people into fuel poverty by ending subsidies on fossil fuel production. Funny how he was absent – and didn’t report – recent stories about how windfarms not only gobble subsidies but also are hugely … Continue reading →

Next Act. Supreme Court.

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Another episode in the everyday story of the Balen Report.Last time they decided that “the information sought was held by the corporation for the purposes of journalism, it was effectively exempt from production under the Act, even if it was also being held for other purposes.”When applied to the BBC, the Freedom of Information Act doesn’t mean ‘Freedom’ or ‘Information’ – it just means ‘Act’. Click through to read and … Continue reading →

PRESTIDGITATION…

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Back then, in 2007, under the wonderful nuLab , local councils switching off street lights in Devon and elsewhere was hailed by the BBC as a social experiment to be lauded, an essential part of the green crusade. It saved tons of that vile substance called carbon, don’t you know? Now, according to Newsnight, tonight, it’s part of the nasty cuts agenda. Snuffing those carbon-intensive sources of illumination was transformed … Continue reading →

Twitter From America

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Hey look, there’s a shout-out to the Biased BBC massive from BBC Washington correspondent Iain Mackenzie : Not so much “Reds”, Iain, as partisan hacks. Remember Obama’s inauguration? Or your views on Sarah Palin, Iain? I’m yet to find an American-based BBC journalist betraying sympathies for the Republican Party. Plenty the other way, though. Funny that, eh? One more thing Iain – why did you immediately delete those jokey tweets … Continue reading →