Grrr! The evil bosses at the BBC won't air the DEC's Gaza Appeal for fear of showing a pro-palestinian bias and thus threatening the BBC's impartiality as the public service broadcaster. String 'em up! Do the decent thing Mark Thompson and resign!
Am I the only one here who thinks this is a row over nothing?
First of all the BBC has never been impartial in its news coverage, and it is rather tricky to ask that of them in the first place. It was only three years ago that John Humphreys was given a dressing down by Auntie for making very impartial comments about the Labour Government during an after dinner speech. Surely it would be unfair to ask of BBC journalists to leave their political ideas at the door when they enter Broadcasting House
What really annoys me though is that people cannot see the BBC's decision as a good thing. Surely the press coverage garnered from the protests outside Broadcasting House with the usual array of left wing political speakers (Tony Benn et al)will publicise the DEC's appeal far more effectively than a five minute clip shown just before "DIY:SOS" ever could.
I for one, currently in Germany without access to BBC TV, would never have found out about the Appeal had they aired it. Instead, I get to read about it on their news websites as well as on other news outlets. Auntie has done far more to promote this campaign than any other broadcaster, even if she can't admit it.
In fact, i'll give you the website URL just to prove it. Just Click Here
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