Bigger than the Dan Rather Fake Memo

It is high time the British gave the BBC the boot. Let them survive as a private concern if they can but things like this show that there is no longer a reason for public money to be spent on blatant partisanship.

FURIOUS Tory chiefs have accused the BBC of trying to sabotage their election campaign by sending hecklers equipped with microphones to a meeting addressed by Michael Howard.

The Conservatives have made an official complaint to the corporation after the hecklers - who were ‘miked-up’ by corporation technicians - were caught at a party event last week.

The Tories accuse the BBC of a "premeditated" attempt to disrupt the meeting and say the corporation should not be involved in creating news.

Unbelieveable.

The admission that hecklers were equipped with microphones for a programme that will be viewed before polling day on May 5 leaves the BBC open to allegations that staff showed political bias, in breach of corporation regulations.

These people no longer live in the real world where there are consequences for their actions. I bet they will howl if anyone is fired over this blatant misuse of the public trust.

The slogans [the hecklers used] included "Michael Howard is a liar", "you can’t trust the Tories", and "you can only trust Tony Blair".

Disgusting. I like Tony Blair but my contempt for the BBC at this point knows no bounds.