Tag archives for BBC
Labour’s failure to embrace UBI shows they haven’t grasped the scale of the crisis
You know we’re in trouble when the BBC is proposing bolder economic policy than Labour. Yesterday morning, shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds appeared on the Today programme, and was asked by…
Young Greens launch ‘unprecedented programme of political education’ – UK Green news round up issue 55
Young Greens launch 'unprecedented programme of political education' The Young Greens of England and Wales this week launched an "unprecedented programme of training and political education." The youth branch of…
The BBC has a Green blind spot
An image from the Green Party's election broadcast for the 2015 UK elections, titled 'Change the Tune', and portraying the leaders of the Tories, Labour, the Lib Dems and UKIP…
‘Invite the Greens’ petition hits 200,000 signatures
As things stand UKIP's Nigel Farage will participate in TV General Election debates but the Green's Natalie Bennett will not. Image: BBC. The petition demanding the major broadcasters invite the…
An open letter to the BBC on their use of the word 'militant'
Dear BBC, I am writing to complain about you coverage of the ongoing violence in Israel/Palestine. I am sure that you get many such complaints. Much of this, I suspect,…
Time to elect the BBC Trust?
Our friends over at the openDemocracy ourBeeb project yesterday published an explosive report into the failure of the BBC to cover the Health and Social Care Bill. I say explosive…
Daleks and Disableism: Steven Moffat on Mental Illness
With the start of a new series of Doctor Who comes the inevitable unpicking of writer and producer Steven Moffat's perceived attitudes and prejudices. Other feminist bloggers will no doubt…
Women Of The Year 2011 (No Pandas)
As Christmas day passes and the population spends a few days in the doldrums waiting for New Year’s Eve, journalists across the land begin to hastily gather information and evidence…
James Murdoch accepts 74% pay rise to $17m
James Murdoch has accepted a pay rise of 74%. That's right, after the phone hacking scandal, closure of News of the World, and his messy evidence at Parliament, the hereditory…
Russell Kane is a sexist bully
Russell Kane, on Thursday night, was featured in a BBC Comedy Festival special from Edinburgh. In his short set, he said that women ‘moan’ about getting unwanted male attention but…