BBC Fail on FoE report

biffvernon · Post by **biffvernon** » 15 Sep 2014, 14:53

In case anyone raised an eyebrow at the recent report by the BBC that Friends of the Earth were going all dewy-eyed of nuclear, have a read of this by Craig Bennet, FoE Director of Policy and Campaigns. The BBC really are making a lot of very silly mistakes.
http://www.foe.co.uk/blog/nuclear-power-big-distraction

Mr. Fox · Post by **Mr. Fox** » 15 Sep 2014, 15:21

Time for another demo?

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 15 Sep 2014, 15:43

IIRC it's probably something to do with somebody nuclear who has a brother-in-law at the Beeb. Can't remember the names.

Mr. Fox · Post by **Mr. Fox** » 15 Sep 2014, 15:48

This?

RenewableCandy · Post by **RenewableCandy** » 15 Sep 2014, 15:53

Yup, that. It's one of those things where Labour are just as bad as the tories. An ever-increasing number of things, in fact.

Mr. Fox · Post by **Mr. Fox** » 15 Sep 2014, 16:02

RenewableCandy wrote:Yup, that.

Well, in that case, I feel it is my moral and civic duty to post it here.

In 2004 Andrew Brown, Gordon Brown’s brother, was hired by the world’s largest nuclear power provider, Electricite de France (EDF), as head of media relations. In 2008, EDF bought British Energy and its eight old nuclear power stations. In 2010, the nuclear industry worldwide peaked, before beginning its rapid decline to the present level, the same as 10 years ago. EDF’s shares began their downward slide and the prospect of them being allowed to build any more new nuclear power plants in France looked less and less likely.

In 2011, as their share value continued to plummet, EDF formed a stakeholder advisory panel, employing Chris Patten, chair of the BBC Trust, as chair of the panel and Diane Coyle, vice chair of the BBC Trust, as a member the panel. She is married to BBC News Technology Correspondent, Rory Cellan-Jones. Other members of the panel include Will Hutton, former editor of the Observer and a leading commentator on social and political affairs, and Sir Richard Lambert, former director of the CBI and former editor of the Financial Times. Chris Patten is linked to David Cameron through Patten’s former chief of staff, who is now chief of staff to Cameron.

Bunch of gimps.