THE BBC

In times of national crisis, one can always rely upon the Bolshevik Broadcasting Corporation.

During the Falklands War, the BBC openly declared itself to be strictly neutral. They were not going to pass judgement on the invasion by an Argentine dictatorship of British territory, or the subjugation of British people.

Now, in the wake of the terrorist bombings in London, the BBC has issued an edict that journalists are not refer to the bombers as terrorists! Apparently, this might be seen as ‘inflammatory’. The BBC also wished to avoid making ‘value judgements’. The corporation has not committed the edict to writing in an attempt to hide what they are up to.

The BBC carried out a similar policy in the wake of the 9/11 attacks.

In pursuit of this policy, the contents of its website have been altered to remove references to terrorism, and it has also misrepresented comments made by Tony Blair in the House of Commons. On Monday, the prime minister said: ‘It seems probable that the attack was carried out by Islamist extremist terrorists’.

The BBC has reported him as saying: ‘Those responsible...probably Islamic extremists, would be hunted down’.

It is all very well for the BBC to wish to avoid making ‘value judgments’, but we are compelled to fund it through the licence fee. It is time that was changed.