Baptism of fire 752
Posted on
February 08, 2020 by
Chris Cairns
Archive for the ‘media’
When you put your life in their hands 35
Posted on
January 31, 2020 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Well, here’s your New Britain. Here’s your “better deal”. Own it, you tossers.
The Failure 173
Posted on
December 23, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We got blocked by LBC’s James O’Brien today for very gently and politely challenging him over this tweet:
And while this site most assuredly carries no torch for Jeremy Corbyn, it’s a reframing of reality that merits a bit of investigation for what it tells us about the UK media.
Nine Minutes Later 134
Posted on
December 10, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Two stories from yesterday’s Scottish papers, published at 11.19am and 11.28am:
But it’s even weirder than it looks.
We are lost for words 295
Posted on
November 06, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
It doesn’t happen often, but it has today. Because Nick Robinson said this:
You know, Nick Robinson. It was Nick Robinson who just complained about someone misleadingly editing an interview to make it look as though someone hadn’t answered a question. Seriously, the actual Nick Robinson.
We’ve got nothing, folks.
How numbers work, with Paul and John 241
Posted on
August 30, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
We just watched a nine-minute segment on Sky News, purportedly on the subject of “Is the Union between Scotland and England under threat?”, which for maximum balance and impartiality included views from both Labour and the Tories – in the forms of Paul Sweeney MP and John Lamont MP – but nobody else.
Both men spouted some quite extraordinary claims, all of which went unchallenged by presenter Adam Boulton. Let’s just take a quick look at a couple of the best ones.
Wait, what?
We agree with Dorothy 209
Posted on
August 22, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
It seems mad that this even needs to be said.
Luckily, as always, Wings is way ahead of the zeitgeist.
The flip test 135
Posted on
August 21, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
If you’re a writer for a living and you want to check if something you’ve written might be embarrassingly stupid, there’s an easy and quick technique you can use.
By way of example, here’s Kenny Farquharson in the Times today, on the subject of the supposed similarities in the relationships between the Tories and the Brexit Party, and the SNP and the potential new Wings party:
So here’s the trick: switch the protagonists around.
We Are Not Your Hostage 207
Posted on
August 17, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Oh dear God in Heaven, not THIS again.
Helen Thompson is apparently the “Professor of Political Economy” at Cambridge University. No wonder the country is being run by imbeciles.
Let’s speak really slowly and see if the idiots can get it into their thick heads this time.
The big idea 604
Posted on
August 13, 2019 by
Rev. Stuart Campbell
Crazy stuff happens when we have a thought.
Buckle in for a bumpy ride if you don’t like pictures of my ugly mug.
