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Peston: ‘BBC is Biased Towards the Daily Mail Agenda’

The Guardian has been running a series of features which claim to give an overview of the BBC’s state of health. They are emerging as text book examples in biased, vacuous analysis. Latest up by Clare Higgins is an overview of…

BBC in ‘Conspiracy to Injure Cliff Richard’ Says Top Rights Lawyer

BBC Bias, Cliff Richard | by David Keighley

The BBC’s role in the searching of Cliff Richard’s home in connection with an alleged sexual crime is ‘a witch-hunt’, according to a veteran BBC broadcaster, and has also been strongly attacked as a ‘conspiracy to injure’ Mr Richard by…

BBC Jonathan Ross Return: Why?

Licence Fee | by David Keighley

Could the new BBC motto be: “we don’t give a damn”? Their decision to allow the return of Jonathan Ross to front programmes on BBC Radio 2 certainly shows they are prepared to ride massively roughshod over people’s feelings. Make…

Linwood Sacking: Classic NuLabour Spin?

BBC Expenditure, Licence Fee | by David Keighley

The 66-page employment tribunal ruling on the illegal sacking by the BBC executive board of is former chief technology officer John Linwood is an astonishing read. It makes forensically clear that due process was completely disregarded and Linwood was disgracefully…

Clarkson – Yes, Immigration – No

Immigration, Today Programme, Withdrawalists | by David Keighley

The BBC – as News-watch posted yesterday here and here – doesn’t give a hoot about complaints about imbalance in its programmes when they relate to important issues such as immigration control. But if something to do with potential racist…

BBC ‘Hung chief technology officer out to dry’

BBC Expenditure, Licence Fee | by David Keighley

The botched sacking by the BBC of its chief technology officer John Linwood last week raises very serious questions about the integrity of the Corporation and its decision-making processes. News-watch has repeatedly highlighted problems with the BBC’s editorial integrity and…