BBC's blank incuriosity

Today (Tuesday) French media are reporting the loss of an Airbus 310 in the Indian Ocean, from at least 6.30 London time. It didn't make R. Guardian's headlines at 8 a.m., but it was the 4th item on the news. It appears that 153 people have been lost.

The BBC failed to mention that another Airbus was lost 29 days ago in the South Atlantic. This was covered by the BBC in their usual tear-jerking fashion. Yet nobody at the Beeb noticed that the loss of 2 Airbuses in 33 days is CATASTROPHIC and will be the subject of intense scrutiny in the next few days. My guess is that the oh-so-wonderful Beeb employs only people with a blank incuriosity about the news. If an Airbus were lost every week, they would regard it as just random chance.

Aujourd'hui (mardi) les médias fransais annoncent la disparition d'un Airbus 310 a l'océan Indien, des au moins 6.30 heure de Londres...la "Beeb" ne fait aucune mention de la perte d'autre Airbus il ya 29 jours (1r juin), évidemment incurieuse de savoir comment on a perdu 2 Airbus en 4 semaines. Une catastrophé pour l'Aérospatiale.

BBC - can't even read the time

"6 minutes to 6" announced the hapless Jim Naughtie (sic) of R. Guardian's "Today", at 6 minutes to 8.

No-one corrected him.

The programme starts at 6 a.m.

BBC Secrecy

The BBC has been bullying MPs to get out of them how much expenses they have been claiming, and why.

Needless to say, with its effortless hypocrisy, it refuses to divulge how much its radio presenters receive - to a committee of MPs!