The Economy…

…shrinks a further 0.4%
Alistair Darling
We need to keep in place the support the government has been giving to people and to businesses.
Vince Cable:

Because the government owns half the banking system it should be more active in my view in making sure that lending goes out.
Anyone willing to bet now that political issues will never be [...]

James Murdoch and the BBC

Survey supposedly shows public rejection of James Murdoch’s criticism of the BBC. It doesn’t really show this at all.
Most, 63%, also think it provides good value for money – up from 59% in 2004.
So that is 37% of people who don’t think it represents good value for money. Ouch! That’s a heck of a [...]

News, comment, BBC, Iran, Steyn etc.

BBC covers Iran like so….
“Until recently, the United States was singled out as the Islamic Revolution’s principal opponent. This has changed.”
“By offering an ‘open hand’ to Iran since taking over as president, Barack Obama has challenged Iran’s traditional view of the ‘Great Satan’.”
“Britain, almost by default, has emerged as the target of Iranian ire.”
Thus managing [...]

The BBC curls up and dyes

Just when you were beginning to think that Eurosceptics were all died-in-the-wool right-wingers, along comes Bob Crow.
Baaaa…..
UPDATE: They’ve corrected it now.