I was impressed that today’s outage had a wikipedia entry created for it while it was still going on. Lucky Wiki doesn’t use Cloudflare… “A spike in unusual traffic”. Try imagining Nigella saying that while […]

Another important thing to remember is that for the case to succeed malicious intent will have to be proven. Note “proven”, not implied or suspected. Unless there’s a chain of e-mails or a mea culpa, that isn’t […]

There will be no attempt to enforce it in the UK, but the BBC operates in the US and is therefore subject to its libel laws. Interestingly, my understanding is that the Panorama programme was never broadcast in […]

I can’t see this going to court. The report has been in the public domain for over a year and Trump’s lawyers would have to provide evidence of material and reputational damage within that period. I’m sure that […]

I’m sure the feeling is mutual, but in the context of this discussion I think mention of your previous posts is entirely apposite and provides a useful framework to judge the merits of your arguments.

I’m completely with you on everything you’ve just said. The problem for the BBC is a uniformly left wing culture doesn’t lead to sufficient questioning of editorial decisions with a left wing bias. This isn’t new. […]

I work in the media. There is no way that edit was made without someone understanding the significance of it. Thought is, or should be, given to every edit. If you are working for the Guardian or the Telegraph, […]

I don’t know why you call it “ineptitude” It was a rather skilled bit of editing, done with precision and intent.

But this was not a “mistake”. Spelling somebody’s name wrong, getting a date wrong… Those are mistakes. This was a professional editing job calculated to produce a certain political effect.

What you’re doing there is shooting the messenger. It doesn’t matter where the accusations come from: they have been proven to be correct.

You thought you would be impressed by Keir Starmer? Dear god, I think we’ve just found the most disappointed man on the planet!

They also have to square their support for mass immigration with their net zero aspirations. Millions of more new houses will need to be built and there is no way of making that carbon neutral.

It’s worse than anyone has acknowledged so far. Consider the following question: why would anyone grant an interview to a BBC journalist when they know that interview could well be edited selectively in order to […]

Rent controls have proved counterproductive everywhere they’ve been implemented; and, as our own dear Chancellor is finding out, driving out the people who pay the most in tax by trying to tax them even more […]

I predict New York will be bankrupt in two years.

I just realised that the absence of any Roky Erickson leaves us all in danger of being demoted to civilian status… Phew!

Not just a drummer! The piano work on this is his own:

Thank you for drawing my attention to this one. I’ve subscribed, but I have to add that if they truly are Laconic they’d be a lot shorter!