Wednesday, 15 May 2013




Open Thread Wednesday

The BBC is having a spate of programmes that deal with immigration and culture (Andrew Green from Migration Watch even getting decent treatment on the Today programme)…I wonder if that has anything to do with the ongoing review of its coverage of such issues…and will they suddenly be on the back burner again  once the review is published?
Anyway, the floor is yours…..a new open thread for any BBC subject you think fit to mention…..

The BBC Bites The Bullet

   Another gang of abusers….all of a certain culture…but not a particular race….race only being an issue with regard to the way the Police may have reacted…not prosecuting because of the possible appearance of being racist. Islam is the common factor between the offenders…that’s not to  say Islam makes them abusers…what it may suggest is that they came to believe that as Non-Muslims are dehumanised, deemed worthless, they can freely abuse them … Continue reading 

Mardell On The Margins

    Just what is the point of Mark Mardell?   When he reports a story his own politcal leanings colour his reports…getting it wrong on Boston, Obama’s foreign policy and Benghazi….but that’s when he bothers to report a story:  Two recent eye catchers don’t seem to have raised his interest judging by his Twitter feed…the Obama government targeting political opponents and journalists who embarrass them: Wider Problems Found at IRS … Continue reading 

Truth & Consequences

  The BBC should be a necessary part of the fabric of our society providing impartial and balanced news and views that are accurate and truthful, a counter weight to the myriad of partisan broadcasters and publishers who offer just one side of any argument. The existence of this site, and many like it, is evidence that all is not as it should be at the BBC. Does it matter … Continue reading