For decades learned individuals and organisations have said openly that they felt the BBC tended to be on the side of the extremists and the terrorists. Of course, the BBC denied such allegations and given its huge resources, money and personnel, it overpowers all opposition. However, in the last 5 years we have seen a change in some politicians as well as advocates of truth. They will no longer be silenced, and they will have their day. Unfortunately, such challenges are rare and to this day, the BBC even under its new management structure led by the Director General Tim Davie, fails in its primary duty of care of impartiality and truthfulness.
Internationally renowned presenters like Andrew Neil left the BBC under what many believe to be the BBC’s bias towards the left, and in how it seemed to champion rogues and anti-nationals. Nigel Farage was of course the most vociferous in his condemnation of the BBC, but he was ridiculed at the time. Time it seems is proving him to be right.
This love affair that the BBC and many of its presenters have with extremism and anti-nationals came to light once again on 4th September. The BBC invited an expert, Dr Christine Fair an associate professor in the Security Studies Program within the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University to give her views. No sooner had she started and the BBC host, Philippa Thomas, started interrupting. A classic BBC ploy to break down the train of thought and muddy the argument being put forward. Dr Christine Fair put forward concrete ideas about the role of Pakistan. That Pakistan was not just the sponsor of the Taliban but also a host to countless terror groups who are given state security to carry on with their terrorist activities. This of course is a view of the rest of the world as well. However, Philippa interrupted Dr Fair several times. When she failed to stop the truth coming out, she said it was unfair on Pakistan because the BBC did not have anyone there to defend their position.
One wonders if Pakistan needed anyone to defend its position given how well Phillipa was doing on their behalf. Under the pretence of ‘impartiality’ she wanted to promote the narrative of a rogue terrorist state. If the BBC were to look at the United Nations list of terror organisations, they will find that Pakistan is the home of terrorism. The whole world knows that Pakistan was and is behind the Taliban and their brand of brutality. To this end, even the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan. came out and rejoiced that the Taliban had taken over Afghanistan.
So I ask Richard Sharp Chairman of the BBC, Tim Davie Director General of the BBC, The Rt Hon Oliver Dowden CBE MP the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, and our Prime Minister Rt Hons Boris Johnson MP: ‘What will it take before you get a grip on this national disgrace called the BBC?’.
The BBC has become the mouthpiece for Pakistan. Indeed, I would go as far as saying it has become the mouthpiece for extremism in all its forms. From its bias towards the left in politics, to undermining the nation and to championing rogue groups like Extinction Rebellion.
It's only a matter of time before the BBC will have a fulltime Taliban spokesperson to trumpet the caliphate. The time has come to stop this madness before it devours the very roots of this nation.
