Sonia B-C on Marr

Sonia Boehmer-Christiansen, one of the most doughty fighters against the global warming movement, has written a complaint about Andrew Marr's performance in a programme on global warming broadcast on BBC radio the other day.

There are some fascinating snippets of which I would love to know the details. For example:

• the BBC having a financial interest in the advancement of the global warming agenda
• ditto the Royal Society
• the IPCC is not allowed to assess the "for and against" of global warming since it is signed up to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change which states that global warming is real and dangerous

Read the whole thing.

Comments

[jpkatlarge]

I think that the programme referred to was not presented by Andrew Marr, but by Ed Stourton (Tuesday 9:00am Radio 4). Also neither he nor Marr is a BBC political correspondent. A pity to get these critical details completely wrong in making a complaint. Lessens the impact of the other points considerably.

[Phillip Bratby]

jpkatlarge: I think you will find the letter of complaint does not mention Andrew Marr. The SPPI blog mentions Andrew Marr and that is what the good Bishop has erroneously repeated here.

[Bishop Hill]

Oh, this was actually the Stourton programme was it? Interesting.

[View from the Solent]

BH,
This deserves the widest publicity you can give it
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/12/23/the-climategate-timeline-30-years-visualized/

[Jeff Wood]

My dear Bishop, simply to thank you for your efforts and wish you a good Christmas.

I was through Milnathort a few days ago and saw you had a few inches of Global Warming and a dank mist. You probably had more warming two nights ago, but I hope that fog cleared.

Slainte!

[Robert E. Phelan]

It's Christmas Eve, yer Grace. Thankyou for your fine work. Merry Christmas.

[Phillip Bratby]

Thanks Bishop for an interesting year. Merry Xmas to all and a successful 2010.

[TheSkyIsFalling]

Merry Christmas Bishop and many thanks for producing this excellent blog. Since finding it I refer to it daily.

[Roy Stirred-Oyster]

Great Blog, Bishop - I'm spreading the word to anyone who'll listen.

Best wished for Christmas and the New Year

[John Silver]

Merry Christmas, Bishie!

[Feedback]

TheSkyIsFalling said:

"Merry Christmas Bishop and many thanks for producing this excellent blog. Since finding it I refer to it daily."

-Yup, same here. Merry Christmas Bishop!

[pat]

thanks for the blog bishop. seasons greeting to u and yours. more power to u in the new year.

[davidc]

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