Tag Archives: BBC
The BBC’s bullying tactics
I actually find myself applauding Simon Cowell’s diplomatic approach to this silly battle between ITV and the BBC. The BBC is funded by the general viewing public, with the TV… Read more
BBC’s suspension of bonuses for executives is only one good move
The BBC only half “get it”. They’ve decided to indefinitely suspend bonuses for their top executives. Wonderful move. (Wonder what BBC bosses think about it?) I cannot understand how they… Read more
Forget the trivial bickering; have politicians been inside the NHS recently?
I have not commented on much lately due to other family commitments and to the lack of newsworthy events. It seems that politics has become extremely lame of late. The… Read more
Useless, redundant MPs should be hired as toilet-cleaners
The Public Administration Select Committee has made some recommendations for “wholesale change” in the UK political system. Though the BBC only reported on some of these recommendations, I’d love to… Read more
BBC needs full public disclosure
Where is FOI when you need it? Why is there a lack of accountability of the BBC to the fee-paying public regarding all their expenses? We have not heard anything… Read more
Is the BBC worth the increase in license fee?
First of all, let me reiterate: I am a Fool. Forgive me if my comments may sound idiotic. Should I be forced to pay a license fee to the BBC,… Read more
Money, money, money
Though the expense scandal is not over, and Jacqui Smith has still not declared her true and accurate primary residence, she will be under lukewarm fire from the police regarding… Read more
What about the public sector?
Now that the public have had a taste of MPs expenses, will they be bloodthirsty enough to demand immediate information about the public sector? Maybe, like Lord Foulkes, they’ll go… Read more
More on “words”
Have you ever read legal documents and been confused by their jargon? Although councils have been banned from using jargon, the ban does not extend to the law, politics, or… Read more
BBC has questionable authority
Several times it has occurred that I read an article on the BBC, only to return to it and find that it has changed. I felt like I was going… Read more
