The past twelve months (and prior) have seen several very popular blogs either shut down or change editorial hands. As the year draws to a close, what better opportunity to reflect on those bloggers “no longer with us”. Starring Iain Dale, Tom Harris, Derek Draper and others, we’ve finally completed our end-of-year video.
This is our tribute to those who have bought their site a one-way ticket to Zurich.
UPDATE 0:17 Despite containing some weapons-grade meeja b*llocks (the meaningless “inspiring knowledge, music and culture” anyone?) completing the beeb’s Strategy Review consultation on the cuts will hopefully be worthwhile. You can skip most of it but hang in there for questions 5 and 9.
Moving pre-emptively to avoid Cameron and Murdoch doing the surgery, Auntie has opted for what it presumes is the path of least resistance and is amputating two radio stations. Scrapbook isn’t familiar with the Asian Network but BBC 6 Music is an unassailable instance of the Corporation providing what the private sector will never, ever be interested in.
At about 2m30s in this clip from Channel 4 News there’s some great gallows humour from Adam Buxton as he challenges his boss to a fight. From the expression on his face the D.G. is evidently in dire need of a sense of humour transplant:
“Mark ‘Thommo’ Thompson, I’m inviting you out for a fight. I can take you, I’ve been practising. No, seriously …”
The Facebook group is about to bust through 100,000 members and over 4,000 tweeters are sporting this Twibbon on their profile.
John Peel must be ‘spinning’ in his grave.*
* GEDDIT??!! Peel would be the first to appreciate this joke, especially in such a good cause.
Hat-tip: @gjcsouthsea
While steadfastly defending the Beeb’s decision to invite Nick Griffin onto Question Time, director general Mark Thompson has told the Guardian that the BNP leader will be “challenged tenaciously” on the programme. David Dimbleby has been given the green light to raise issues such as holocaust denial.
In other developments:
Eleven hours to go!
