Daily Archives: January 27, 2009 »
BBC Appeal Bias: Perhaps BBC Head Mark Thompson not as unbiased as he claims
By Initiatrix ‘BBC Humanitarian appeal’ As fresh and recent an oxymoron as you could hope for. At least, the BBC used to air Humanitarian Appeals, only now it appears that they are just too
Read More »Public urged to return BBC licences
By ADRIAN ROBERTS THE Stop the War coalition urged the public to return their BBC TV licences on Monday in protest at the corporation’s refusal to broadcast an emergency appeal for Gaza. The call
Read More »Q&A: ‘Gaza Will Take Years to Recover’
Gaza will need years to recover from the devastating Israeli assault, says Katharina Ritz, head of mission of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Israel’s 22-day assault left more than 1,300 Palestinians
Read More »We will never work for the BBC again – actors and directors in Gaza protest
By EMILY PYKETT ACTORS and directors have warned the BBC they will not work for the corporation again if it does not broadcast the Gaza charity appeal. In a letter written to Mark Thompson,
Read More »Boris Johnson stands by ‘trigger happy’ remarks that angered Ian Blair
By Danny Brierley THE Mayor today refused to apologise for calling police marksmen “trigger-happy” after the comments were revealed in an acrimonious exchange of letters with former Met Commissioner Sir Ian Blair. Boris Johnson
Read More »ID cards: protecting the nation or an open door for fraudsters?
Stewart Hefferman explores the potential pitfalls of the Government’s national ID card scheme, raising concerns that it may be vulnerable to cloning if more thought isn’t put into its implementation. Members of the public,
Read More »From Fuel Cell to Jail Cell
Or how we learned to stop encouraging scientific innovators and start prosecuting them. By Phil Leggiere The DCExaminer.com reports Critics who contend federal prosecutors too often go far beyond common sense and the law
Read More »UN official: Enough evidence to prosecute Rumsfeld for war crimes
By David Edwards and Stephen C. Webster Monday, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture Manfred Nowak told CNN’s Rick Sanchez that the US has an “obligation” to investigate whether Bush administration officials ordered
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