MISSING THE TIGERS, LOVING THE TALIBAN.
Look, it's been a big blow to the BBC and they need our understanding. I refer to the "victory" of the Sri Lankan government over the Tamil Tiger "fighters". So, which terror group to shill for now? The Taliban, of course. Today has been active this morning with this report and a further discussion on whether the US can win the war in Afghanistan. The BBC meme is that terrorism just cannot be defeated through military might and so now that Sri Lanka has proven just how false this is, it's off to the Taliban to find sanctuary for the narrative...
THE SUN SETS IN THE EAST
I noticed the BBC reporting the latest shockingly bad economic figures from Japan. The first three months of 2009 saw the Japanese economy shrink at its quickest pace since records began. Output in the world's second largest economy contracted by 4% during this period, or by 15.2% on an annualised basis. Given that Britain under Prudence Brown is following the same disastrous path of "quantitative easing" and "stimulus" that is failing in Japan, I look forward to Robert Peston and the rest of the BBC's crack economic experts flagging this up.
JUST SO MUCH WIND..
I see the BBC has been shilling for the folly of the construction of hundreds of massive wind farms around the UK this morning. This follows the news that the final section of Europe's largest onshore wind farm is coming on stream as plans are under way to expand it. The £300m Whitelee development on Eaglesham Moor, in East Renfrewshire, is made up of 140 massive turbines.
Vested interests and the eco-loons consider the defacing of our wonderful British coastline a small price to be paid to help reduce those pesky carbon emissions and their mythical relation to climate change and I heard it said this morning that an area equivalent to the size of Wales would need to be converted to Wind farms if we are to hit Government targets in terms of renewable energy. It is a disgrace that the BBC does not provide equal space for those who believe that Wind farm technology is far from appropriate, far from being environmentally constructive and far from being efficient. This is not science, this is propaganda.
DON'T FEED THE LYONS...
I'm not surprised that BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons claims the Conservative proposal to freeze the license tax for one year is "a recipe for curbing the BBC editorial independence". Those whose snouts are plunged in the trough of public funding will naturally squeal when they are asked to refrain from gluttonous spending. In my view the Conservative proposal is entirely inadequate - we do not need to see a freeze for one year, we need to see dramatic reduction. This country is in a profound economic recession - everywhere one looks there are cut-backs, wage cuts, jobs losses - since WHEN did the BBC become immune from these realities. The Commons debate on this will be interesting to observe insofar as we will see are ANY MP's committed to the principle of cutting back the scope of the State Broadcaster. As for Lyons and his silly claim that editorial independence is compromised through prudent budgetary restraint - is there anybody out there who buys that?
MORE HOT AIR FROM OBAMA...
>> TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2009
Have you been following the BBC's fawning coverage of Obama's assault on the US car owners or as the media prefer to put it, his tough new emissions standards to help save the world? Naturally the BBC only present one side of the story - for the OTHER side, try here.
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