Aaw Shucks!!!!….Didn’t See That Coming!
The BBC trumpets Obama’s Stimulus for growth: Global stock markets rise on US Fed stimulus plan Global stock markets have risen after the US Federal Reserve moved to kick-start recovery by pumping more money into the economy. They missed this: SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Egan-Jones Ratings Co. said Friday it downgraded its U.S. sovereign rating to AA- from AA on concerns that the Fed’s new round of quantitative easing, … Continue reading
Class War Via The Classroom
Amused to hear a report on the UBS ‘rogue trader’ Kweku Adoboli labelling him as the product of a private school background by the BBC today….is that relevant? The BBC didn’t feel it was necessary to tell us of his immigrant background….all immigrants are ‘good’ for Britain of course. The BBC has nothing but great praise for Private Schools, honest (odd really as so many of them went to such schools)…..so much so … Continue reading
The Mask Has Slipped
For a long time the BBC has hidden the true face, the true nature of Islam from viewers and listeners. The BBC has always tried to downplay the religious aspect of any actions taken by Muslims…bombings and other attacks have been carried out by ‘criminals’ and ‘madmen’ or men ‘perverting’ Islam…..Islam has not been the inspiration nor has it given divine sanction to the violence. The second part to … Continue reading
OPEN THREAD
Friday open thread. Have at it.
BBC’s Sacred Illusions…And Unfit For Purpose
George R in the comments brings this to our attention…..the well known fact of BBC cowardice in the face of threats of violence by Muslims…..if the BBC will not criticises or satirise all religions in the same manner as it does Christianity, then perhaps it should refrain from such an approach until it can also bring itself to do the same with Islam. You would think that the BBC would in … Continue reading
Ed, Ed and the Fed Can’t All be Wrong Says Flanders
Is Flanders taking a subtle swipe at George Osborne? In this report about the US committing itself to more Quantitative Easing she entitles the piece ‘Your Flexible Fed’. Is that meant to subliminally suggest that Osborne’s approach in sticking with Plan A is ‘inflexible’ and wrong? She suggests that the Fed have decided to do what is necessary to get the economy moving: ‘In effect, the Fed’s policy committee is … Continue reading
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