
BBC capitulation paves way for Murdoch web charge
Emboldened by the BBC’s capitulation to Murdoch with its commitment to slash the number of journalists on its website, he will now charge for online content.

Emboldened by the BBC’s capitulation to Murdoch with its commitment to slash the number of journalists on its website, he will now charge for online content.

The Sun today reports that council tax “has doubled under Labour” – But 30 of the 50 councils with the highest rate of council tax increases are run by Tories.

When taken together the numbers for truancy and authorised absence have fallen slightly; it’ll be interesting to see how this is reported by tomorrow’s papers.

Today’s opinion polls contain mixed messages on the economy. But George Osborne is the third most popular candidate for Chancellor whoever asks the question.

Every household in Britain faces a bill of £47,000 to meet the cost of public pension liabilities says the Mail. Except of course they won’t. It’s meaningless.

The mainstream media give a select group of think tanks and corporate interests air space in the name of balance. The blogosphere can help rubbish much of the bias.

In what is no doubt a tightly coordinated effort to gain momentum from the Digital Economy Bill, a report has been written by BASCAP into piracy.

Chris Grayling is at the centre of yet more allegations of misusing statistics after failing to provide details of a study showing a 44% rise in violent crime.

Liberal Democrat and Conservative peers seeks to bring into the bill an internet infrastructure similar to that currently enjoyed in authoritarian countries.

BBC bosses have chosen an odd moment to pre-spin an their strategic review. They have been spooked by attacks from News Corporation and capitulated.