The Revolution Will not be Televised

Somewhat laughably, the BBC is planning to launch a project to educate your kids about 'spotting fake news.'  You can learn more about it here . Under the new scheme starting in March 2018 a thousand schools will see BBC staff 'educate' your children as to what it is and what it is not 'fake' news. This is particularly interesting as the BBC’s own news has been found wanting by independent studies over the last few years.  The BBC seems to have a pro-establishment stance and this was particularly evident in its reporting of key issues.  From the situation in Syria , to its pro EU stance, to its neo-smear campaign against Jeremy Corbyn, our state-backed BBC is short of a fact or two.  In my view, it is not a stretch to say that the BBC has sought to mislead and influence public opinion rather than inform the public of the facts. You can read an interesting report by Dr Justin Schlosberg Media Reform Coalition in association with Birkbeck, University o...

If like me you tire about decisions made at the political level that completely disregard logic then this post might be of some comfort.  Let’s look at an easy example. The attempted Corbyn Coup in 2016 .  It was claimed by his detractors that he was unfit to lead due to the EU Referendum result.  The result which had no bearing on party politics was used as a contrived attack on Corbyn’s leadership.  The MSM establishment press went to town to discredit him.  Attacks which were often personal were levelled at him.  Stunts such as ‘brickgate’ were staged.  Owen Smith challenged unsuccessfully for the leadership and demonstrated considerable ineptitude.  His comment about replacing zero hour contracts with ‘one-hour’ contracts speaks volumes for his grasp of important issues. Clearly there was no logic in trying to oust Corbyn.  A fact cemented by his overwhelming support from Labour members and the party’s much increased ma...