SHAHIL UPDATE

SHAHIL UPDATE

>> WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010

This is still a huge story for the BBC - I refer to the Sahil Saeed kidnap narrative. It's not often you see SUCH publicity being blasted through the BBC and it was the major headline yesterday and is still right up there in the rankings. As Martin said yesterday, every day is a good day to bury bad news when Labour have to be saved.

IS BRITAIN WORKING OR NOT?

So, let me get this right. On the day when official figures reveal that an astonishing 8.16 million of our fellow citzens are now 'economically inactive' and when that rate is now 21.5 per cent of the working age population - the highest since records first began in 1971, good old BBC decides that all is looking quite rosy!   Rejoice - Gordon has saved the day! And just in case you may think that this is a one off, here in Northern Ireland the headline is "Slight rise in unemployed" disguising the fact that almost 28% of the working population is not working and the increase in unemployed sets a new record. But with Labour in power and a stooge Assembly here to preserve it doesn't do to let the details rise too far up the news story, does it? Can you imagine is a Conservative government was in power and these sort of scandalous figures came out the outcry the BBC would lead? This is Save Gordon - the last stand!