Tag: bbc scotland
BBC Scotland – The Unionists’ most powerful weapon
By The Media Monitor
Immediately after the 2014 Indyref, the then incoming head of BBC Scotland openly admitted...
When does BBC Scotland’s unethical journalism become fraud?
By The Media Monitor
On Friday October 1st a story led the BBC Scotland news agenda. A melodramatic headline...
BBC Scotland is trying to sabotage the Scottish Govt’s vaccine passport...
By The Media Monitor
On Wednesday September 1st the First Minister told the Scottish parliament that digital vaccination certificates...
Covid and the BBC’s Care Home lie
By The Media Monitor
How many times have you heard reporters claim that Scotland has the highest Covid care...
Dominic Cummings – BBC Scotland jumps the colonial shark
By The Media Monitor
It's impossible to identify the most shocking and incendiary revelation from Dominic Cummings' testimony in...
Politicians, the media and a nurse’s attack on pay during TV...
Commentary by Derek Bateman
She was called Diana Gould and came from Cirencester in Gloucestershire, a middle aged, middle class lady from the shires. She...
BBC Scotland channel: the nationalist case for optimism… almost
Commentary by Derek Bateman
I’ve just been interviewed by BBC Scotland for their new digital channel.
‘So, Derek. What do you think of our plans for...
Scotland Calling: Time for realism on how post-indy broadcaster would work
Commentary by Derek Bateman
The retirement of Colin Blane after a lifetime in BBC radio journalism that took him from Beijing to Johannesburg to Brussels...
‘Billboard-gate’: The case against a BBC Scotland ‘conspiracy’
Derek Bateman makes a personal case against the plan for anti-BBC Scotland billboards, and argues for a rational critique of the BBC's coverage of the...
Scottish Six: Alive or dead? And why does it matter?
Commentary by Derek Bateman
Because, of course, I always believe everything I read in the old media, bless ‘em, I take it the chances of...