tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post4977464706065679134..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: The BBC apologisesCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-71569777942599489802017-10-25T19:14:40.870+01:002017-10-25T19:14:40.870+01:00No, I should have quoted her in context. She was s...No, I should have quoted her in context. She was saying that every 'election' is actually a 'selection'. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-66306350780129581222017-10-25T07:59:54.120+01:002017-10-25T07:59:54.120+01:00You've got me there...silent S??? Mind you, it...You've got me there...silent S??? Mind you, it is too early in the morning for me, so maybe I am just being a bit slow. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-19911060290782890962017-10-25T06:11:49.064+01:002017-10-25T06:11:49.064+01:00Yes, it's just about the only subject area whe...Yes, it's just about the only subject area where the BBC actually seems comfortable apologising.Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-80279816250471895672017-10-25T05:53:59.692+01:002017-10-25T05:53:59.692+01:00A well-deserved bouquet. She had a good line too a...A well-deserved bouquet. She had a good line too about every election in the Chinese Communist Party coming "with a silent S on the front".Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-26742646835748840382017-10-24T23:09:49.194+01:002017-10-24T23:09:49.194+01:00Along with the brickbats, I'd like to send a b...Along with the brickbats, I'd like to send a bouquet...well to Carrie Gracie, rather than the BBC. A true democrat, she told us clearly (this is pretty much verbatim) that Xi Jiping aims to have himself sitting on top of the Chinese Communist Party, to have the Party sitting on top of the Chinese people, and to have the Chinese people sitting on top of the world. Very honest appraisal that it is rare to hear these days of deference to dictators and disparagement of democrats. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-5359775898628797592017-10-24T23:04:19.417+01:002017-10-24T23:04:19.417+01:00Comparable to the grovelling apology over allowing...Comparable to the grovelling apology over allowing Quentin Letts a modicum of free speech to give his views on the Met Office. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.com