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Missed Opportunity
This story from the BBC website just makes me angry. Continue reading
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Dumbing Down?
Last night, I caught a good portion of an excellent documentary on the late Charles Wheeler. It was narrated by John Humphrys and included contributions from Jeremy Paxman and John Simpson, and lauded the seriousness of Wheeler’s approach, his commitment … Continue reading
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Here we go again
A classic multiculturalism scare story without substance, now honed to a fine art. This time, Ben Elton is the stooge: Ben Elton has said the BBC is too “scared” to broadcast jokes about Muslims for fear of provoking radical Islamists… … Continue reading
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