Black reveals some of the bad news

Having told us a few hours ago that the climate talks in Durban were heading to a deal - a claim undermined by his own report - BBC environmental cheerleader Richard Black is now reporting that "UN climate talks may be running out of time to make an agreement".

Many hours into an unscheduled extra day, some ministers have already left, and the South African hosts have yet to show a strategy for closing the deal.

The conference is ending with a whimper: not all delegates can change their flight bookings, the convention centre won't be available indefinitely, and there is even talk that the meeting could become inquorate. Furthermore

There are repeated mutterings about a lack of urgency and strategy from the hosts.

Hm. Could this perhaps be the hosts' strategy?

Strange how an enthusiastic cheerleader impartial reporter failed only a few hours ago to see which way the conference might be headed.

Very strange.

Still no word from Black of what terms of agreement were being touted. Could Black have had no idea? Oddly, Monckton claims he does know. How come Black didn't say?

Which is worse, to be a sincere but incompetent reporter, or arrantly biased? Either way, a proper news organisation would have only one course of action open to it.

Sack Black.