BBC Radio 4 Today programme under a Conservative/Lib Dem government and more

Quite amusing to listen to as the Today programme tried to be unbiased but just could not. So many examples but one that I found most endearing was that the programme reported that the markets were down a bit despite the election of a Conservative lead government, the trouble was that by 08:45 the markets were up a bit and 'the narrative' was already was out of date.

Last night some Labour bigwig was stating clearly that Gordon Brown would continue as an MP, as public service was so important to him. This morning it slips out that he is in fact to resign as an MP. Public service, pah; Gordon Brown wanted power, he craved power, he needed power. As soon as he lost power he's off to ruin some other organisation or people's lives. Gordon Brown has changed his mind so many times over the last few days but still the BBC praise his consistency.

Then there was Neil Kinnock on the Today programme allowed to make ridiculous claims about Gordon Brown's abilities and achievements with not even a hint of a quibble form the presenters. You can bet your life that if a Conservative had praised Margaret Thatcher in 1990 the BBC presenter would have been straight back with the criticisms 'for the sake of balance'. Incidentally did I hear something correctly? Did a phone ring during Neil Kinnock's interview and he immediately say "It wasn't me" and then when it rang again in the latter segment and the interviewer say that was your phone, Kinnock say "Well it wasn't me, it was my phone". If correct that sums up Labour politicians, lying is instinctive to them and when found out they just resort to questioning the definitions; well it worked for Bill Clinton in the US and for Tony Blair for years over here, and don't get me started on Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell.