Impartial - I suspect not.

The BBC are still not bowing to pressure to air the DEC appeal for the victims of the Gazza conflict. It is maintaining its stance on the grounds of impartiality. Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, whose views I do not always agree with has said that "This is not an appeal by Hamas asking for arms but by the Disasters Emergency Committee asking for relief. By declining their request, the BBC has already taken sides and forsaken impartiality." For once Dr. Sentamu I agree with you. The BBC may not be bowing to pressure to show the appeal, but they are certainly bowing to pressure not to show it. From where, one can only guess.

There are rights and wrongs on both sides of the conflict, but for the moment that has to be put aside to relieve the suffering of the victims.

So if the BBC wont do it I will.

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The taxpayer has coughed up millions, the many individual shareholders have lost considerable sums, people have lost their homes, businesses and more, but because the staff did their job properly for once - they get a 10% bonus. Is it me or has the world gone totally barking?

And how could Northern Rock pay back the government loan on time, well by restricting the amount of money they lent to homeowners or business, and what did this mean. Yep you got it. It meant we went even deeper into the so called downturn. I reckon that's a double whammy. Who's to blame in all this, not the cashier at the local branch, good luck to them if they get a bonus, but the top management, who no doubt will be getting their bonus too, I know which salary I like to have 10% of.

I guess its a case of Banks fouling up, getting bailed out, failing to act as a Bank should and lend to business's and individuals that need it, getting bailed out again, and then to add insult to injury getting paid a bonus to do it.

Seems like the business to be in is Banking. No matter what happens its a win win situation.

Enough is Enough

Not a blog or a moan this time, just a plea to the government of the United Kingdom. Since the begining of the year, on a weekly basis the news in the Southwest region has been that yet another solider has died in Afghanistan. Yesterday there were two more. Enough is Enough, its not our war we should get out NOW. Bring our troops home and put an end to this waste of young lives.

Green or just a light pastel shade

So the government is encouraging us all to "go green" and dump the plastic bags, the inefficient light bulbs, switch to greener forms of fuel, open a 3rd runway at Heathrow and even give us an government backed loan to buy a new car.

Hold on though aren't those last two rather incongruous with the green ethic? Surely it's rather hypocritical to spout green ethics and then go ahead with an increase in air traffic by opening yet another runway at Heathrow?

Supposedly it's to keep Heathrow competitive - eh? If you want to fly into London you have to use Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted, how is that competitive with the rest of the worlds airports. Passengers for New York aren't going to fly into Heathrow now are they? Seems to me that the real reason is as usual probably money.

Being green costs, it costs alot, in money, time and effort, it means making sacrifices and a BIG stand against those things that contribute to global warming, the REAL culprits, CARS, PLANES, POWER STATIONS, not piddling light bulbs or plastic bags.