Comments on Guy Fawkes' blog of parliamentary plots, rumours and conspiracy: BBC Invade America, Taxpayers Only Casualties

I am definitely a proponent of the BBC and think t...

2008-01-10T20:48:00.000Z

I am definitely a proponent of the BBC and think that their news organisation is the best in the world, however I was extremely disappointed over the past week, their coverage of the Primary was extensive but completely one sided. Journalists fell in love with the campaign and frankly you would expect more from seasoned broadcast journalists such as Jim Naughtie and the like.

£ 400 broadsheets and £ 200 taboids are optional e...

2008-01-10T11:52:00.000Z

£ 400 broadsheets and £ 200 taboids are optional expenditure, mb, as is The Independent - one can vote with one's feet and wallet. Unlike the Beeb. That, mon cher, is the point.

One of the biggest problems for Suffolk police dur...

2008-01-10T11:44:00.000Z

One of the biggest problems for Suffolk police during the Ipswich prostitute murders was trying to cope with the number of BBC journalists who, in their usual arrogant way, monopolised the press office's resources.

If only this excess money was diverted into programme making.

The BBC is always an easy target for newspapers li...

2008-01-10T11:29:00.000Z

The BBC is always an easy target for newspapers like the £400 per year broadsheets and tabloids £200+ a year(?). The BBC have many more programmes and networks for their reporters to supply.

Did The Independent send their own photographer to get the rear view of Obama that you feature below this report?

The Beeb have a long history of not reporting elec...

2008-01-10T11:14:00.000Z

The Beeb have a long history of not reporting election fraud in Bradford, Leicester, Tower Hamlets so its no surprise that they've extended their policy to the US. But give them time. PA and UPI may not have told them what to say about it yet.

In its received wisdom, the Beeb is ignoring some ...

2008-01-10T11:06:00.000Z

In its received wisdom, the Beeb is ignoring some good stories- ie highly interesting suggestion of vote fraud in Obama Clinton N Hamp competition, on Diebold machines, not to mention peculiar exclusion of Kucinich and Paul from mainstram media coverage. Paul for instance beat Giuliani in Iowa but gets no mention while the mobster is considered a contender.. But then a "human" interest story about a beeb journalist obv trumps any of that. What morons.

Tony Blair advising banks? That's almost as bad as...

2008-01-10T10:57:00.000Z

Tony Blair advising banks? That's almost as bad as Cherie Blair advising Land Securities on property investment.

Is he allowed to take this job so soon after leavi...

2008-01-10T09:14:00.000Z

Is he allowed to take this job so soon after leaving office?

Blair advising a major US Bank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Perha...

2008-01-10T09:12:00.000Z

Blair advising a major US Bank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps now we are in for ****Bank Wars**** a compelling tale of lies deceit and death. Of course, not to mention financial impropriety.

So here we have it.British Television not content ...

2008-01-10T08:34:00.000Z

So here we have it.

British Television not content with putting the worst selection of repeats and absolute poo of any Christmas period I have ever known (63 years) finding no news whatsoever to misreport in the UK bugger off to the US for a piss up.

Thank god I have my PC for entertainment.

So the ugly moody gobshite has finally been shown ...

2008-01-10T08:13:00.000Z

So the ugly moody gobshite has finally been shown the door - no not wor Gordo, but Big Sam. But there are parallels - both remind me of that cartoon character, "Terry Fuckwit", whose catchphrase was "Ee, I haven't a fockin' clue, me".

It's quite a clever excuse not to cover the misera...

2008-01-10T08:00:00.000Z

It's quite a clever excuse not to cover the miserable Labour government. The American primaries are obviously important but the BBC are taking it a bit too far.

DLDD, last thing I heard this blog was private pro...

2008-01-10T06:54:00.000Z

DLDD, last thing I heard this blog was private property, which means Guido is entitled to put what he likes on here. If you don't like it, email him about it, it doesn't concern the rest of us. Besides, I don't recall anybody appointing you to go around telling people what they can and cannot put on their blogs - that's Tim Ireland's job. As for this blog being "moribund", its readership doesn't asppear to be dropping which suggests people are satisfied with what they see here.

Sterling fell to an 11-year low against European c...

2008-01-10T05:56:00.000Z

Sterling fell to an 11-year low against European currencies on Wednesday after unexpectedly poor Christmas sales figures from one of Britain’s leading retailers raised fresh fears about the health of the UK economy.

OH DEAR GORGON.

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/01...

2008-01-10T01:17:00.000Z

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/01/money-supply-trends-are-deflationary.html

Money Quote: "There are no grounds for harping about inflation here as long as you you understand what inflation is."

Come now, you need the tongues of many journalists...

2008-01-10T00:51:00.000Z

Come now, you need the tongues of many journalists to lick the arses of the many different staffers for every candidate. It's dirty work but someone's got to do it.;)

Rhod Sharpe's the only person the BBC need send to...

2008-01-10T00:27:00.000Z

Rhod Sharpe's the only person the BBC need send to the US. He's been covering the early stages of the campaign all through 2007 on Up All Night. If they had any sense the BBC would make a lot more use of him across all their channels.

David Beckham - no contest. If a tenth part of din...

2008-01-10T00:11:00.000Z

David Beckham - no contest. If a tenth part of ding-dongs theories are based on fact, we are in the shit. The cunt Lord George Robinson and Dunblane, - Miranda and Gay Gordo have the unmistakeable ring of truth. One hundred years FFS, why aren't journalists digging on that ONE fact alone?

If you had to choose between Doolally Ding Dong an...

2008-01-10T00:02:00.000Z

If you had to choose between Doolally Ding Dong and the BBC as a source of news...?

Tomorrow's Guardian reckons Brown is trying to flo...

2008-01-10T00:01:00.000Z

Tomorrow's Guardian reckons Brown is trying to flog Northern Rock off on the cheap to some Arab government. What's up? Does no one else want the crock of shit?

Also on the front page Peter Hain failed to declare £100,000 of donations. He's toast.

perhaps, he died in 1998, 4 years after milligan -...

2008-01-09T23:16:00.000Z

perhaps, he died in 1998, 4 years after milligan - it's amazing how many suicides and accidents are actually carefully arranged murders...

Crick had a new tie yesterday and Richard Watson w...

2008-01-09T23:14:00.001Z

Crick had a new tie yesterday and Richard Watson wore a suit tonight sooo..
No "cut backs" in the wardrobe dept then in Newsnight

Moon is a FAKE!Atlantis discovered at bottom of Di...

2008-01-09T23:14:00.000Z

Moon is a FAKE!

Atlantis discovered at bottom of Diana Pond!

Government cover-up over risks of Di-Hydrogen Monoxide!

"does the DA notice system really make the British...

2008-01-09T23:11:00.000Z

"does the DA notice system really make the British public any safer ?"
Spy Blog
Watching Them, Watching Us
September 25, 2004
Is the DA notice "voluntary censorship" scheme going to be extended ?
The leaks from the media ahead of the scheduled November meeting of the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee have started.
This is the committee made up of senior civil servants and newspaper and broadcasting editors etc. in the United Kingdom who run a voluntary self-censorship scheme, formerly known as "D notices", but renamed in recent years to "DA notices" i.e. "Defence Advisory notices".
Apparently according to The Guardian newspaper:
"The committee will soon extend the reach of D notice number 4 which now concentrates on nuclear weapons and intelligence facilities, according to emergency planning officers.
It will be amended to cover a much wider range of "sensitive sites", including what Whitehall calls Britain´s "critical national infrastructure", or CNI. It covers telecommunications, energy, transport and water"
However, nobody actually knows the full extent of the UK´s Critical National Infrastruture, especially the electronic one as defined by the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre, most of which is in the private sector, often legally and technically adminstered from abroad, rather than under the direct control of the UK Government.
Hopefully the debate on the forthcoming controversial Civil Contingencies Bill, will highlight the lack of investment in identifying, let alone protecting, the Critical National Infrastructure, and might embarass the Government in spending some money on this, rather than on wasting billions on projects such as the National Identity Register
Is the DA notice committee seriously proposing to return to the "bad old days" when even the address of the British Telecom Tower, one of London´s tallest landmark buildings, was deemed to be "an official secret" ?
What about publications such as Eye Spy Magazine which publish lots of such photos and details about intelligence and defence buildings, people and organisations, every month ?
The DA notice commitee seems to be dithering about the Internet and the World Wide Web. Does the DA notice system really make the British public any safer ?

ding dong fan 10.57Isn't the footballer you're tal...

2008-01-09T23:05:00.000Z

ding dong fan 10.57

Isn't the footballer you're talking about one of those Fashanu brothers? Justin?

He topped himself if I recall correctly.