tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post1862010261002698096..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Crossing the Line. How much freedom of speech should religious extremists have?Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-88217857726526084902016-08-23T22:13:57.662+01:002016-08-23T22:13:57.662+01:00TYVMFTUI
Thank you very much for that useful infor...TYVMFTUI<br />Thank you very much for that useful information.<br />Seriously though, thank you for your blog. It is much appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-23313811783888346822016-08-23T22:06:20.576+01:002016-08-23T22:06:20.576+01:00You want a list of Remain lies? Here's a good ...You want a list of Remain lies? Here's a good place to start:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-32793642<br /><br />Just read all the reasons the BBC gives for Remaining in the EU.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-82104519323166382672016-08-23T17:31:17.698+01:002016-08-23T17:31:17.698+01:00The last thing in the world that supporters of Cho...The last thing in the world that supporters of Choudray want is an assertion of the principle of free speech. If the result of this case is a further encroachment of that principle it will be a victory for them. Hateful speech is vile, but criminalising it is the start of a very slippery slope.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818860172734529356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-51487414711021364892016-08-23T12:41:16.082+01:002016-08-23T12:41:16.082+01:00Words fail me.
MP Heather Wheeler sparks Twitter ...Words fail me.<br /><br />MP Heather Wheeler sparks Twitter backlash with British Empire post<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-37163416<br /><br />Just why is this offensive? Did the British Empire exist? Yes. Is this directed at the EU claiming they had won most golds? Yes. <br /><br />You just know that the tweets are carefully selected by the BBC.<br />Clockworkorangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538039281226245073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-35918392701052453992016-08-23T08:08:27.920+01:002016-08-23T08:08:27.920+01:00I know it's not really in your remit but the &...I know it's not really in your remit but the "all leave voters we lied to" is really beginning to get on my nerves. <br /><br />Has anyone seen or could you do a post on the many remain lies? Emergency budget, interest rates going up, share price plunge etc etc Clockworkorangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07538039281226245073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-70557710666311069322016-08-22T21:53:07.767+01:002016-08-22T21:53:07.767+01:00I make a simple proposition: The world would be a ...I make a simple proposition: The world would be a better place without Islam.<br /><br />So why does the BBC persist in promoting it? We seem to be playing a game: "Not all tigers bite so let them run free!"<br /><br />We must be mad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-15509270277254524592016-08-22T12:56:44.435+01:002016-08-22T12:56:44.435+01:00Sorry, I was careless. Of course one should alway...Sorry, I was careless. Of course one should always include the unabbreviated form at least once in every essay, preferably at the beginning. If we had a half decent (or any) editor he or she would have fixed that.<br /><br />I suspect that the full title for specialised organisations and associations should always be included at the least once in the article, preferably at the initial mention, and abbreviations and acronyms thereafter.<br /><br />Acronyms seem to be part of the language these days, what with texting and blogging, not to mention Twitter.<br /><br />SML means Sunday Morning Live and TBQ is The Big Questions<br /><br />FYI, (for your information) QT is Question Time, AQ is Any Questions and AA would be for Any Answers if it wasn’t already taken by the Automobile Association and Alcoholics Anonymous.<br /><br />PS., HIGNFY is Have I got News For You. HTH (hope that helps)suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693686958796849316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-3273126768287297372016-08-22T08:11:03.531+01:002016-08-22T08:11:03.531+01:00Can we have a glossary, or side panel explanations...Can we have a glossary, or side panel explanations of jargon.<br />SML? TBQ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-54098593969217608062016-08-22T03:14:29.088+01:002016-08-22T03:14:29.088+01:00Choudray should be in jail, with his lines of comm...Choudray should be in jail, with his lines of communication cut off (if EU 'human rights' laws allow it, that is). But he should have been brought to trial and locked up years ago. Like the grooming gangs, he was allowed to do what he pleased for years and years, while the authorities and the BBC knew all about what he was up to. How many years ago did that video of Choudray joking about taking 'jihadi benefits' come to light, and he faced no consequences and the BBC didn't show it and challenge him? It was never an item on HIGNFY, curiously.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-65400183615239550722016-08-21T23:46:09.082+01:002016-08-21T23:46:09.082+01:00Completely agree. Idiots like Choudray aren’t real...Completely agree. Idiots like Choudray aren’t really the problem. The BBC, on the other hand is. Jailing Choudray is just another way for the authorities avoid the real issues around Islam in the West.<br />Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05818860172734529356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-72859709169610622942016-08-21T20:20:49.040+01:002016-08-21T20:20:49.040+01:00Think Choudhury`s an idiot-but not a criminal.
Fee...Think Choudhury`s an idiot-but not a criminal.<br />Feel if he goes for this-it`ll be Trump, Murray-and us next time.<br />Got to say while I`m here that todays SUNDAY was very good-usual caveats but very few...Wyatt much better than Stourton and some good pieces-Anjem not mentioned though,but let`s be grateful...oh hell, he`s back next week she`s just said!chrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04198777332934873417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-61834781369207021622016-08-21T20:06:17.402+01:002016-08-21T20:06:17.402+01:00It seems to me that this was a dishonest debate. ...It seems to me that this was a dishonest debate. The distinction should be between freedom of speech and conspiracy to overthrow democracy - not simply violent conspiracy. If people favour Sharia law, they should be free to say so. But if they organise to replace democracy with it, then they should face criminal sanctions. This is the approach Germany takes in dealing with Far Right and Far Left totalitarian threats. It has a special agency to investigate and assess suspected conspiracies. We should have something similar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-49980769725975642142016-08-21T17:50:08.888+01:002016-08-21T17:50:08.888+01:00Nice gigantic smokescreen there, to distract from ...Nice gigantic smokescreen there, to distract from the charge that the BBC gave Choudray much more of a platform than was necessary or wise. This isn't about stifling free speech from religious extremists. This is about giving a religious extremist so much attention- not all of it negative - and air time that he becomes mainstream and gains real influence. Possibly more importantly, it's also about the authorities and media once again dropping the ball on Islamic extremism and dangerous behavior for fear of being Islamaophobic.<br /><br />Trying to frame this is an old-fashioned debate about freedom of speech and democracy is a load of crap.David Preiser (USA)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00055001852090086556noreply@blogger.com