tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post4515570022224429404..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: New Open ThreadCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-55330687158192238772020-01-31T07:49:17.376+00:002020-01-31T07:49:17.376+00:00I was about to put R4 on just as I was reading you...I was about to put R4 on just as I was reading your post ... to find "OpenBook" had an item about "gay love in 1980s Poland"! BBC promotion of gay issues and opinions is way out of proportion to UK population's interest. But the BBC isn't listening and never has, because it doesn't have to.<br />(I suspect even the overall UK gay "community" wouldn't be that interested either).<br /> Ozfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17351381043702605990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-58128594249203689952020-01-30T21:49:10.657+00:002020-01-30T21:49:10.657+00:00It's not about the book.
it's about his ad...It's not about the book.<br />it's about his advertising for the book.<br />Lawn signs that looked a lot like election signs during the election.<br /><br />Emm it was cheeky but AFAIK you can advertise a book any way you want.<br /><br />The main point is that Trudeau actually won the election, so it terms of proportion it didn't sway the election .. and it was only released 12 days before the election.stewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-23884947966890796582020-01-30T20:33:29.942+00:002020-01-30T20:33:29.942+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.stewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-52406766296340586752020-01-30T19:46:47.405+00:002020-01-30T19:46:47.405+00:00In front of Immingham to the north lies Hull
... t...In front of Immingham to the north lies Hull<br />... there were no Romans in Hull cos it didn't exist<br />Only in the Middle Ages was there a big storm which changed the path of River Hull... thus an Island was formed where the present market is..and Hull started.<br />Henry VIII came a bit later and stayed near Immingham whilst he built Hull's City walls.<br /><br />Just East of Hull lies Sunk Island<br />Activists sometimes put up maps of Hull area showing what land will be flooded due to Climate change ..featuring Sunk Island and Ancholme Valley etc.<br /><br />Doh those areas were always under water until the 17th century people .drained them.<br /><br />West of Immingham , Reeds Island. is getting smaller.<br /><br />But further west there is Whitton Island<br />a brand new Island that has only existed 10-15 years.stewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-385061134062395652020-01-30T16:14:14.214+00:002020-01-30T16:14:14.214+00:00Just like we had the Irish PM over in the UK campa...Just like we had the Irish PM over in the UK campaigning for Remain...but no one seemed to find anything strange in that. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-54213777205503163462020-01-30T12:29:32.667+00:002020-01-30T12:29:32.667+00:00Basically Canadian electoral law is badly written....Basically Canadian electoral law is badly written.<br />In reality all journos are political campaigners.<br />So politicians know that you can ADVERTISE your cause in newspapers/books.<br />The Canadian rules say that political election spending must have limits, so what they do is monitor political advertising spend<br />..and to guard against NGO fronts they require that NGOs register as a third party interest if they are going to carry political messages.<br />However the rules exempted journalism and publishing<br />So Rebel worked out that they can support a political cause by putting out books ..and get around the rules.<br /><br />The main point is that other POLITICAL campaigning was not prosecuted.<br />eg Greta et al clearly campaigned in Canada for Trudeau yet was not registered.stewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-57321315815205651452020-01-30T12:27:59.992+00:002020-01-30T12:27:59.992+00:00Formidably stupid as well...thinking that taxing p...Formidably stupid as well...thinking that taxing people's brains with mathematical and logic puzzles first thing in the morning when they've just woken up and are rushing around getting themselves and/or kids ready for the day is a good idea! Brilliant!!Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-82482371785715165432020-01-30T12:09:34.643+00:002020-01-30T12:09:34.643+00:00Formidable, according to Fran: 'She has commis...Formidable, according to Fran: 'She has commissioned a series of formidable guest editors from Greta Thunberg to the Duke of Sussex. We thank her for all her hard work and wish her well for the future after she leaves the programme this summer.'<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-34882458277692400642020-01-30T10:18:39.200+00:002020-01-30T10:18:39.200+00:00I eagerly await the BBC Briefing on Housing. I eagerly await the BBC Briefing on Housing. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-62915203951214510312020-01-30T03:43:12.525+00:002020-01-30T03:43:12.525+00:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V__GmSk24qw
Free ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V__GmSk24qw<br /><br />Free speech in the free world? Er no...Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-89285900051117759302020-01-30T00:56:24.844+00:002020-01-30T00:56:24.844+00:00I must say I am enjoying the Great Pushback of 202...I must say I am enjoying the Great Pushback of 2020:<br /><br />- BBC licence fee under threat. <br /><br />- Lord Hall resigns. <br /><br />- Lord Hall criticises rottweiler journalism fixation at the BBC. (Hypocrisy, I know but still good!)<br /><br />- 450 BBC News journos get the boot. <br /><br />- Labour Left in disarray (Paul Mason criticising the Corbynistas). <br /><br />- Various unlikely people like Ayesha Hazarika declaring that they finally accept the Brexit result. <br /><br />- Transgender Propagandists under attack.<br /><br />There's a lot more but it's late! :) <br /><br />Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-73826506875265750452020-01-30T00:45:54.866+00:002020-01-30T00:45:54.866+00:00I think I meant snapshot not snapchat! lol I think I meant snapshot not snapchat! lol Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-80449244209402408772020-01-29T23:47:26.960+00:002020-01-29T23:47:26.960+00:00Rachel Cunliffe on Sky News Press Preview tonight....Rachel Cunliffe on Sky News Press Preview tonight...reminds me - she did a review a while back (might have been BBC rather than Sky News) during which she said, in passing, she hates Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time because people in her generation can only dream about getting a property with a garden...<br /><br />A heartfelt comment which accords with my analysis. Even highly skilled professionals like Rachel can't get buy a decent home in the London area. <br /><br />But of course the problem is that people like Rachel - very pleasant and thoughtful people I might say - would rather stick a dagger through the palm of their hand than blame her inability to secure a home with a garden on mass immigration and the resultant population increase. <br /><br />That's a snapchat of where we are. <br /><br />It's very, very sad for Rachel, for those even worse off than her and for the whole of our society. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-52487565906191104482020-01-29T21:26:30.559+00:002020-01-29T21:26:30.559+00:00Oops! Fran's in trouble.
Some remarkable diag...Oops! Fran's in trouble.<br /><br />Some remarkable diagrams here of the BBC's doings.<br /><br />NB the one in the World bubble which reads 'USA and Trump'.<br /><br />Yikes. Is Trump a country now? The USA and Canada...<br /><br />https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-<br />7943733/Furious-Victoria-Derbyshire-asks-BBC-News-bosses-lied-her.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-76408275397284414972020-01-29T21:10:08.229+00:002020-01-29T21:10:08.229+00:00From today's offerings:
10 41 - Riot Girls -...From today's offerings: <br /><br />10 41 - Riot Girls - a man/woman trumpeter<br />11 00 - Beth - why no gays in men's football?<br /> 2 15 - Repeat Riot Girls <br />16 00 - Laurie Taylor: Hidden Gay Lives<br /><br />https://www.bbc.co.uk/schedules/p00fzl7j<br /><br />And for variety, there's a snippet of Extinction Rebellion and a bit of history - or rather 'saffronising' history.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-35103508047680486652020-01-29T17:12:43.226+00:002020-01-29T17:12:43.226+00:00Just as “Sorry I haven’t Clue” was Humphrey Lyttel...Just as “Sorry I haven’t Clue” was Humphrey Lyttelton and “Top Gear’ was Clarkson et al, “Just a Minute” was Nicholas Parsons. The BBC don’t know how to quit when they’re ahead. But I suppose it’s jobs for the boys… and upgrading to the new woke standard. They really do ruin everything. The Friday comedy slot that they seem to be so proud of is utter drivel.Terrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-18196881277573146702020-01-29T13:01:08.501+00:002020-01-29T13:01:08.501+00:00I see they've altered the heading. Now it says...I see they've altered the heading. Now it says Tony Hall admits failings in BBC's political journalism but Radio 4 to be spared cuts.<br /><br />Interesting. That broadens it to embrace the whole. Look out, Newsnight, Mr Sopel and all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-69910807941835034152020-01-29T07:28:06.683+00:002020-01-29T07:28:06.683+00:00That bl**dy Balding woman ?That bl**dy Balding woman ?DADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07380616722854929936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-50722829976401895922020-01-29T03:13:36.778+00:002020-01-29T03:13:36.778+00:00"Also the modern port of Immingham in the UK ..."Also the modern port of Immingham in the UK has shown a significant reduction in sea level rise."<br /><br />Sounds like one for Tom Heap, "Is the UK's biggest container port doomed as the North Sea retreats?"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-59903843944207929212020-01-29T01:11:42.529+00:002020-01-29T01:11:42.529+00:00Good news for Greta Thunberg, if not Roger Harrabi...Good news for Greta Thunberg, if not Roger Harrabin:<br /><br />https://www.psmsl.org/products/trends/<br /><br />There is a continuing reduction in sea level at Stockholm. Been going on for more than a hundred years. Might be worrying for the local fish, but no cause for concern for the humans in Sweden. Perhaps someone should tell her. <br /><br />Also the modern port of Immingham in the UK has shown a significant reduction in sea level rise. <br /><br />Are we being peddled a huge lie about sea level rise? <br /><br />We are always being told what NASA says but never hear much about the Permanent Service for Mean Sea Level based in Liverpool - maybe because they can't bend the data so easily. <br /><br />PS I do know that land can rise as well as sea level, and that probably explains what's happening in Scandinavia, but it exemplifies this is not a straightforward story around the globe. <br /><br />Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-26352195281553653102020-01-28T22:35:36.994+00:002020-01-28T22:35:36.994+00:00Just caught sight of an article in the Telegraph a...Just caught sight of an article in the Telegraph about the Today programme, stating that it is expected to be protected from cuts despite a Tony Hall admission that its political journalism is failing.<br /><br />I couldn't actually open the article as it's one of those Premium ones for subscribers only.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-36047649153220326702020-01-28T22:31:43.646+00:002020-01-28T22:31:43.646+00:00I don't think Amol Rajan has ticked that one o...I don't think Amol Rajan has ticked that one off in his <i>Ian Allan BBC Spotters Guide</i> yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-71828631726032916902020-01-28T20:30:34.653+00:002020-01-28T20:30:34.653+00:00Hope she doesn't get to choose the subjects. S...Hope she doesn't get to choose the subjects. Sixty seconds on dialectical materialism would be hard going. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-419883113802009952020-01-28T18:31:15.765+00:002020-01-28T18:31:15.765+00:006pm News. John Sopel, reporting on the Huawei thre...6pm News. John Sopel, reporting on the Huawei threat to a UK/US trade deal, abandons all pretence of impartiality and treats us to a prolonged triumphant grin at the prospect of trouble ahead.Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650372666915304667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-32654755350454468302020-01-28T17:09:52.494+00:002020-01-28T17:09:52.494+00:00Ash, surely?Ash, surely?Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.com