tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post1347387745229609697..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Out Of Office MessageCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-14744435365582324392018-12-11T23:33:55.581+00:002018-12-11T23:33:55.581+00:00Laura was trying to tell me the mood had "dar...Laura was trying to tell me the mood had "darkened" with threatens to May's leadership, using her best scare-the-kiddies Halloween intonation...I'm thinking - "No, Laura, BRIGHTENED. Liberation beckons." Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-22279908919086068822018-12-11T13:16:26.339+00:002018-12-11T13:16:26.339+00:00That plus a loop of Laura K in full screech mode!That plus a loop of Laura K in full screech mode!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650372666915304667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-8518038108888129052018-12-11T11:33:42.992+00:002018-12-11T11:33:42.992+00:00Good to know Craig is at peace with Auntie and wil...Good to know Craig is at peace with Auntie and will not have to undergo whatever is the equivalent of the rat cage now (being forced to watch back-to-back BBC Breakfast and One Shows interspersed with interventions from the chair by David Dimbleby and silent shots of Evan Davis gurning?? - well that would be my breaking point!). Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-82590253950927741512018-12-11T09:24:42.914+00:002018-12-11T09:24:42.914+00:00Maybe those are the questions they ask when select...Maybe those are the questions they ask when selecting audiences for QT and Referendum debates with Nigel Farage!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650372666915304667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-8035334768367665052018-12-11T09:09:16.039+00:002018-12-11T09:09:16.039+00:00About Craig and Sue - MB was worried that 'Out...About Craig and Sue - MB was worried that 'Out of Office' might mean that they had been packed off to a re-education centre for a spot of brain-washing (6 December at 22.18). I just stumbled across Craig's reply, which many of us will have missed because it was posted 3 days later. It's worth reading, and reassuring...in a way!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650372666915304667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-34239369631909307862018-12-11T08:37:36.379+00:002018-12-11T08:37:36.379+00:00I think Ozfan's post below pretty much answers...I think Ozfan's post below pretty much answers your (rhetorical) question.<br />The BBC has a list of scenarios that reflect a perfect world, and employs people who approve of that list. <br />From that point everything relates to the list and is either white hat or black hat. Enoughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-58272791359402632902018-12-11T07:46:02.964+00:002018-12-11T07:46:02.964+00:00Stark insight to Beeboid thinking from Evan lats n...Stark insight to Beeboid thinking from Evan lats night on PM. He was interviewing a Dutch supporter of the Yellow Vests. He was clearly struggling "to get a handle " on the interview. <br /><br />So he hummed and haahed for a bit then sotto voce said oh it's hard for people in UK to understand where you are on the political spectrum. What he obviously meant it was hard for Beeboids to label you (are you far right was the implication). So continued Evan, I will ask you three questions .... they were:<br />- Trump or Obama?<br />- Same sex marriage , yes or no?<br />- Abortion, yes or no?<br /><br />So there we have the defining issues for Beeboids on whether you are with us or against us.Ozfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351381043702605990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-47693850947988008652018-12-11T01:52:11.587+00:002018-12-11T01:52:11.587+00:00Interesting.
Why does the BBC persist in propag...Interesting. <br /><br />Why does the BBC persist in propagating the myth tha post-Referendum Britain is a place of uniquely hateful politics? We have no fascist parties and no (avowed) communists represented in Parliament or even controlling a local council. The EU mainland is awash with fascist, racist, Far Right and Communist parties. <br /><br />Why does the BBC persist in undermining democracy, whether it's the Brexit vote or Orban winning a fourth term with a huge majority that would be the envy of most democratic politicians? They just don't seem to get it. As with Free Speech, where you have to allow voices you disapprove of the right to be heard, so with democracy, you simply have to accept that democracy will turn up results you don't like. <br /><br />The point about both democracy and free speech is that there are rules to the game. As long as participants accept those rules (free and fair elections, no incitement to violence, acceptance of electoral defeat etc etc) then we have to accept that not everyone who speaks or gets elected will be to our liking...so what? <br /><br />And as I have said before, so called "moderates" like Theresa May, Stella Creasy, Chukka Umuna and David Lammy are actually dangerous extremists when it comes to free speech and democracy: they actually want to prevent free speech and turn democracy into licensed voting. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-59047537266341503662018-12-10T23:20:44.321+00:002018-12-10T23:20:44.321+00:00This article is from an uber lefty site - Off Guar...This article is from an uber lefty site - Off Guardian - which is frequented by people who were too genuinely left for the Guardian when Viner took over. The site is read by well informed and disaffected lefties.<br /><br />The reason I'm posting this is that it's becoming clear that with some issues, the wafer between left and right is disolving to such an extent that certain topics no longer really have a wing. <br /><br />The BBC is pretending to be a bit mystified as to what's happening in France. They haven't reported on the spread to Belgium and The Netherlands. <br />They also haven't reported that the protests in France have been overwhelmingly peaceful and supported by local police.<br /><br />https://off-guardian.org/2018/12/10/the-eu-and-the-warning-signs-of-fascism/<br /><br />Enoughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-53949808823895041772018-12-10T23:16:38.516+00:002018-12-10T23:16:38.516+00:00Peter be careful of 2+2=5 thinking
There is no con...Peter be careful of 2+2=5 thinking<br />There is no conspiracy, cos BBCFeedback just always follow someone who tweet them.<br /><br />Of course I never listen to the ridiculously biased prog anymore.<br />But if you search Twitter under feedbacks account name say on Friday morning, you can spot them contacting people as they try to build their narratives for that weeks show.stewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-58224342672671269052018-12-10T22:05:38.627+00:002018-12-10T22:05:38.627+00:00Yes, The UNMP.
Don't know if you've seen t...Yes, The UNMP.<br />Don't know if you've seen this, well worth a watch :<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WRszRZBfYw<br /><br />I think Stefan's at his best when he does his fact based stuff. <br /> Enoughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-8972537392240342602018-12-10T21:13:12.060+00:002018-12-10T21:13:12.060+00:00It's also quite clever not concluding the trad...It's also quite clever not concluding the trade deal yet - that will allow them to effectively reinstate free movement, without any possibility of blowback from MPs or the public. <br /><br />Did you see the video of armoured cars with EU flag logos on them attacking people in Paris? Well...I didn't see it on the BBC of course. <br /><br />Marakesh? is that where they are signing the UN MIgration Pact? <br /><br />Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-82605683686928098772018-12-10T20:54:26.329+00:002018-12-10T20:54:26.329+00:00It may work. The result of EU consultation will be...It may work. The result of EU consultation will be 'concessions on the Irish border question' which, even though the question doesn't actually exist, will chivvy the back benchers into relinquishing their, 'moral objections'.<br /><br />It really is quite clever what they've done. When this is all reverse engineered, people will gasp at the beauty of the inedible poo-pie they made. <br /><br />Yet still nothing will be written about The City Of London and why Brexit could not happen. <br /><br />Or that EU military unification has been continuing apace for the last two years, (see UK Column News) or that there's been no coverage at all of the fact that Theresa's off to Marrakesh soon. <br />Enoughnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-11990021395477083522018-12-10T20:23:23.582+00:002018-12-10T20:23:23.582+00:00There's a documentary on ITV tonight about Cli...There's a documentary on ITV tonight about Cliff Richard's life. I expect there will be some choice words said about the BBC. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-13195714923195435392018-12-10T19:55:18.981+00:002018-12-10T19:55:18.981+00:00The next lie? She claims they are seeking only re...The next lie? She claims they are seeking only reassurances from the EU about the Backstop...but it is clearly a renegotiation. Managed expectations...the EU will buckle on this, and offer something substantive - probably not a huge concession but more than a "reassurance". <br /><br />So this is May's latest lie as she conspires with the EU to come up with something to fool enough of her MPs and enough Labour MPs to get across the line. <br /><br />Won't work but that's the latest deception. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-87402337187083329602018-12-10T16:54:03.522+00:002018-12-10T16:54:03.522+00:00BBC Reality Check's slow descent into madness ...BBC Reality Check's slow descent into madness continues...<br /><br />Not content with just asking fatuous questions and providing bogus "answers" to those fatuous questions, it now seems to want to ask another fatuous question at the end of the alleged "reality check" thus creating a daisy chain effect...presumably the next article will attempt to answer that fatuous question. <br /><br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-46488619<br /><br /><br /><br />Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-77590715177640727222018-12-10T14:15:12.408+00:002018-12-10T14:15:12.408+00:00We can now add another lie: "I am going to pu...We can now add another lie: "I am going to put this deal to a vote in Parliament on Tuesday." Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-77439584828972505192018-12-10T12:31:28.746+00:002018-12-10T12:31:28.746+00:00Thanks Oz. - this is something we're entitled ...Thanks Oz. - this is something we're entitled to know!Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650372666915304667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-59391296906641443832018-12-10T12:05:39.934+00:002018-12-10T12:05:39.934+00:00Where is Gina Miller? I thought Gina Miller was a ...Where is Gina Miller? I thought Gina Miller was a principled person whose only concern is that Parliament should make the decisions on matters of fundamental constitutional interest. It doesn't get more fundamental I would suggest than deciding who can become a citizen of our country. It seems that power is being taken out of the hands of Parliament by treaty. The silence on all this from the BBC and the rest of the UK MSM has been truly deafening. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-58621340701931408702018-12-10T12:02:20.431+00:002018-12-10T12:02:20.431+00:00As a thought experiment, imagine if Jon Sopel or N...As a thought experiment, imagine if Jon Sopel or Nick Bryant were reporting on all these lies and deceptions wearing their "Trump glasses". They would be excoriating and relentless in their condemnation of such deceit designed to bamboozle public, parliament and party colleagues. But when it comes to May? Virtual silence from the BBC - indeed a lot more sympathy and understanding than criticism and condemnation. Just confirms that for the BBC there are no universal standards, only universal policies and it is those policies that determine how political leaders are treated. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-35675376448224596212018-12-10T10:39:19.010+00:002018-12-10T10:39:19.010+00:00MB Yes, you're right - she specifically preclu...MB Yes, you're right - she specifically precluded 'no deal' as an option on ballot paper.(my post of 7.12.18 at 23:27hrs)Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650372666915304667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-67857534212381927042018-12-10T10:27:58.553+00:002018-12-10T10:27:58.553+00:00It is very instructive the way the UK MSM, led by ...It is very instructive the way the UK MSM, led by the BBC of course, are avoiding any challenging of "May's many lies". <br /><br />The most recent whopper has been of course her claim that this is "the only deal" on offer from the EU...but now, just a few days later her lieutentants make there are other potential deals on offer, from EEA membership, to Norway Plus to further tinkering with her deal. So she was telling a complete lie. She didn't have to, she could have said "This is the best deal that anyone could negotiate because A, B and C") but, no, May resorted to the Lying Dodge. <br /><br />Why don't the media challenge her directly on all lies, starting with her lie that she would not call a general election, then her lying that David Davis was conducting negotiations which he wasn't, then the falsehoods contained in the Lancaster House declaration, followed by the lies that the EU is just as unhappy as the UK with the backstop, when all the statements from EU leaders show this not to be true? Because they have made a collective decision to protect her, for the bigger cause. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-81959973282754652212018-12-10T10:21:13.782+00:002018-12-10T10:21:13.782+00:00I came in at the end of the Campbell-Russell ding-...I came in at the end of the Campbell-Russell ding-dong...She signed off with "If there is a second referedum then the choice has to be between May's deal and Remain otherwise the people might make the wrong decision again." Not verbatim as I don't have a record of it but that was what she was "in terms" (as the lawyers say). <br /><br />3 years ago, commentators simply wouldn't have thought they could get away with saying that sort of thing in a supposedly democratic country. They would have been nervous they might never get another invite back on. But now our political class seem quite brazen about declaring their hatred of the stupid British people. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-48489339697061699702018-12-10T10:00:54.206+00:002018-12-10T10:00:54.206+00:00I was away for the weekend & accidentally depr...I was away for the weekend & accidentally deprived myself of wi-fi, so thanks, Peter for the up-date on the social media response to the Alistair Campbell/Jenni Russell squabble on Newsnight.<br /><br />What I did not miss, though, was what was going on opposite Worcester Cathedral at about 4.15 on Saturday: having eaten a well-lubricated lunch, my wife & I returned to our hotel for a quick snooze. We had barely zizzed our first zeds when a commotion began outside: a quick peek through the curtains revealed a large yellow bus, bearing the legend:"Bollocks to Brexit," and a group of 15-20 people standing alongside it chanting the slogan. If the BBC reported this, it probably said a crowd of 100,000, so I repeat: THERE WERE 15-20 PEOPLE.<br /><br />Two questions come to mind: who is funding this? and at whom is it targeted? I just had a look on-line & the organisers claim to be 'crowd-funded.' So, which crowd? Is there an EU slush-fund or is it Soros or Bilderberg types? The BBC is very keen on investigating the funding of referendum campaigners so no doubt we can expect a special edition of Panorama soon!<br /><br />The target age-group appeared to be about 15 or 16 - have they been tipped off that there is to be a second referendum & a lower age-limit of 16?<br /><br /><br />Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650372666915304667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-9682655691431901872018-12-10T09:14:26.515+00:002018-12-10T09:14:26.515+00:00Just heard on the 9 am R4 News a mention of the UN...Just heard on the 9 am R4 News a mention of the UN Migration Pact being set for signature and a comment that a "right wing" party in Belgium has resigned from the Belgium Government in protest. <br /><br />My "BBC bias" antennae immediately glowed .... a quick Google search shows that whole countries as different as Chile, Australia and Bulgaria have refused! 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