There seems to be a clear pattern of negative posts about the BBC. Certain accounts are at it on a daily basis. I find myself wondering why.

Some motives for such behaviour I could think of are:

• The BBC wrote a story that hurt them
• Reporting did not reinforce their world view
• They expected the BBC to be perfect and inevitable failures to meet that standard lead to disappointment
• They found the style of reporting annoying
• Perhaps some reporters were annoying

I’m sure that list is nowhere near exhaustive as my imagination is rather limited.

A cynic might think that something deeper is going on, for example, a systematic campaign to erode trust in the BBC. Perhaps such a campaign is not just limited to feddit.uk communities, as mightily influential as they are, and could be happening across social media.

Such a cynical person might further wonder what groups, organisations, or perhaps even states with well resourced intelligence organisations might want to mount such a campaign.

I’m not a cynic, and as mentioned don’t have much of an imagination, so such thoughts don’t even cross my mind.

I’m simply wondering why some people hate the BBC so much. For me it, with all its failings, is one of the best public broadcasting organisations in the world.

So there are worse revelations to come.

I just heard Streets of Philadelphia on radio, which made me think of movies where Tom Hanks is in a leading role. I could not think of one I’ve seen where he was not convincing in the role.

I think he is one of the very best actors we’ve seen. Disagree?

We’ve been on holiday with two dogs. The last few days have been so hot that we could go out with them only early in the morning. Thankfully the place we are staying has stone walls and seemingly good loft insulation that moderate temperature fluctuations.

How have you been coping?

People keep bashing this bridge and consequently parking where they shouldn’t. It’s locally known as the Britney Bridge: Hit me baby one more time!

I guess this post could go to the UK Public Transport community, but in reality this particular clusterfuck (among many others) belongs firmly to the Tories, so UK Politics it is.

May the Tories never escape the blame for truly shocking ineptitude with HS2. Their Government's early decisions in setting targets for the program (e.g. fastest train service in Europe) followed by political wrangling about the route with Tory heartlands have cost the UK tax payer tens of billions.

If you are making a cake, after baking the sponge layers and letting the cool down, maybe not leave them where the dogs can reach them when you leave the kitchen.

Nothing that a bit more buttercream can’t fix, mind.

I came across this beauty today. Not only was the car placement immaculate, but it was also camouflaged, all in one sweeping movement. That is handy when driving a stolen vehicle, probably, and in a hurry to move on.

Stop, it’s for… (sigh) buses only

Myles enjoying the warmth of the fire. Beign a Spanish water dog, he is most comfortable with muddy puddles, but today he needed the warmth.

There is simply no excuse for his thumb in the eye. He deserves a very lengthy ban.

I think we have here a perfect case for a community service order: wheelbarrow, shovel, off you go.

I’m struggling to see the downside of a few betting shops going under.

After several weekends and evenings of toiling my new BBQ setup is finally ready. Just in time for the thunderstorms!

Larry has been a constant fixture of politics and UK foreign relations for a fair while. Just today he was part of the UK-France discourse.

I think he deserves a state funeral when he eventually passes. Should we create a parliamentary petiton?

What a way for Black Sabbath to bow out. Were you there or watch the stream? What did you think?

Modern technology threw some curveballs this year. I hope everybody had a great time regardless.