'BBC's biased climate science reporting isn't biased enough' claims report

Before commenting on the BBC Trust's report into the BBC's science coverage, I thought I'd take the trouble of reading the actual document rather than the press previews. I'm very glad I waited because the finished product is an absolute corker. Let me take you through some of my favourite moments.

The report, as you may be aware, was written by my fellow Telegraph columnist Steve Jones. Besides being a fine and engaging writer, Dr Jones is a geneticist of distinction and I would certainly never dream of questioning his judgement in his fields of expertise (notably Drosophila and snails). Fortunately, as becomes quite clear reading the report, climate science isn't one of them.

Dr Jones sets out his ideological position fairly early on when he strives to bracket global warming…

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