Richard Black brings you news brought to you by those who spray cash around to peddle warmism. Now, as a result of a FoI request, it has been established that Roger Harrabin, his colleague in reporting BBC climate alarmism, not only hires himself out to warmist causes as "chair" but is also prepared to go to extraordinary prestidigitating lengths to back up the Met Office in their blatant spinning about the recent brutally cold spell.Autonomous Mind brilliantly tells the full saga here. I agree with him that it's time that Roger (and Richard) got the chop, but chances of that happening at the weather-zealot infested BBC? Zero. If anything, they are heading in the opposite direction. Here's their colleague David Shukman outlining the patently lunatic plans by civil servants to deal with the warming that they (and Mr Shukman) so fervently believe is happening, despite the evidence. Fishes by moved from lakes in the Lake District to Scotland? Network rail worrying about heatwaves (when the grim reality is that one cold snap and they are on the knees?). It's all recorded without a note of contrasting opinion, caution or common sense, and (straight from the BBC website textbook of scare techniques) illustrated with a train on a viaduct being splashed by a wave to ram home the alarmist homily-of-the-day. I weep. Those who toodled along to the Question Time liveblog last evening were all suitably impressed by the deference shown by Chairman David Dimbleby to Labour MP Chuka Umunna. Good ol' Chuka got to talk sans interruption - not that he was worth listening to. So, perhaps it is not that surprising that on Today this morning, who pops up to share their thoughts on the future of the Northern Rock but...yes, Chuka. Naturally no opposing voices were permitted.I think Mr Umunna has what it takes for BBC elevation.....don't you?
HARRABIN - RESIGNATION TIME?
>> SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 2011
CHUKA-TIME...
>> FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011
Porn Again
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith is to cash in on her dodgy expenses claims by presenting a documentary about pornography. The ex-MP was one of the most high profile casualties of the expenses scandal after she mistakenly charged taxpayers for the cost of hiring two blue movies. Now she is to present a documentary for BBC Radio 5 Live, entitled ‘Porn Again’, to be aired on 3 March. The programme will investigate the pornography industry in the UK – meeting those who make, watch and comment on porn.
How much are we paying this expenses cheat (she lied to fiddle £116,000,remember?) to trade on her husband's sleazy escapades and front this? It's the unique way that...
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Friday and time for a new open thread....!
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