The BBC has edited a headline that suggested the Confederation of British Industry backed “green jobs.” Typical…
BBC Scotland published an article headlined: “Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland’s economy, says CBI.” Only, it doesn’t…
Actually the CBI’s separate consultancy CBI Economics was commissioned by a pro-net zero think tank to talk up the contributions of eco jobs. The report actually states in a disclaimer:
“This report was commissioned by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) and prepared by CBI Economics on an independent basis. The analysis, findings and conclusions presented in this report are those of CBI Economics alone and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the CBI, its members, or ECIU.
CBI Economics operates separately from the CBI’s member-led policy and advocacy teams. Its consultancy work is conducted independently and is not influenced by the CBI’s policy positions or by CBI membership.”
So, not the CBI itself. The BBC has made edits and a spokesman said: “The story makes it clear that this study was carried out by CBI Economics for the climate think tank the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) and we’ve clarified the headline.” Which now carries ‘report’ at the end. Net zero propaganda comes easy these days…
Statement by Paul Dacre, Editor-in-Chief of Associated Newspapers Limited, following Harry’s loss in court today:
“Prince Harry wrote a sad book which boasted about his killing of 25 Taliban, his drug-taking and, in cringe-making detail, how he lost his virginity. There isn’t a laundry in the cosmos big enough to wash all the dirty linen he has aired about his own family. For him, to complain about HIS privacy being invaded takes, not just the biscuit, but the whole tin. Poor Harry. I feel sorry for the way a confused and angry young man has been drawn into this case. The bitter irony is that his mother, Diana, liked the Mail. We were her paper. We took her side in her acrimonious break up with Charles. She and I would speak and meet. The Mail’s superb royal reporter was her friend and confidante. The truth is that this trumped-up action – which has cost well over £50 million and wasted a huge amount of valuable court time – should never have been brought to trial. That it did, raises profoundly disturbing questions about the conduct of elements of the legal profession. Today’s verdict is not just a victory for Associated’s magnificent journalists – several of whom have had a terrible toll imposed on their health and lives – but a free press generally. Make no mistake. This was a conspiracy, supported by Hacked Off, to destroy a paper. Financed by the orgy-loving, racist Max Mosley and involving the actor Hugh Grant, it was also a sinister bid to resuscitate Leveson Two and impose statutory regulation on the press which, even now, is rearing its ugly head in Labour’s Media Green Paper.”