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Monday, April 13, 2009 ed thomas # General BBC-related comment thread. Please use this thread for comments about the BBC's current programming and activities. This post will remain at or near the top of the blog - scroll down for new topic-specific posts. N.B. This is not an invitation for general off-topic comments, rants or chit-chat. Thoughtful comments are encouraged. Comments may also be moderated. Any suggestions for stories that you might like covered would be appreciated! It's your space, use it wisely! Comments: 0 - Biased BBC Home David Vance # SHIVER ME TIMBERS! Happened to catch BBC News at One O'Clock on R4. I see they are now pushing the line that the decisive actions by the French and Americans off the Somali coast may actually increase the risk to the lives of mariners! Those pesky pirates may stop being so co-operative next time round. Can't stand up for falling down, eh? Comments: 0 - Biased BBC Home David Vance # IMPLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY... Anyone else catch Postie Johnson being interviewed by Naughtie this morning on the topic of those Downing Street smears? For me, the crux of this interview - which sums up the BBC approach - is that Johnson was blatantly allowed to get away with suggesting that Gordon Brown could not be held responsible for everything that people who surround him get up to. Naughtie eventually DID bring up the substantive point that McBride was not exactly some anonymous low-ranking individual but rather a senior and trusted Brown strategist but even then, he let Johnson walk away from the clear infererence. Gordon Brown has taken the well know Trumanism and inverted it "The Buck never stops here" and the BBC plays along with this ludicrous charade. Can you imagine thedifference in tenacity and tone from the BBC had we a Conservative Prime Minister presiding over such a sleaze culture? Thank you Comments: 29 (unread) - Biased BBC Home Sunday, April 12, 2009