Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I don't genuinely believe there is a bias by either the BBC Scotland or STV - I just think they are bloody useless when it comes to interviewing any of our politicians. Can anyone think of any Scottish interviewer who would give any politician - no matter their party - a hard time? I don't know. Some independence supporters do have a tendancy to get overly paranoid (the British Bake-off conspiracy being the height of lunacy), but I agree with them when they say that the BBC has a pro-union bias in terms of it's political coverage. I always felt that SNP or Yes spokespeople got a far harder time of it than their labour or pro-union counterparts. I didn't watch enough STV stuff to be able to comment on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I don't know. Some independence supporters do have a tendancy to get overly paranoid (the British Bake-off conspiracy being the height of lunacy), but I agree with them when they say that the BBC has a pro-union bias in terms of it's political coverage. I always felt that SNP or Yes spokespeople got a far harder time of it than their labour or pro-union counterparts. I didn't watch enough STV stuff to be able to comment on them. I do tend to agree about the Indy supporters do have it in for the BBC and they are set in their views , as for STV, last night on Scotland Tonight, the presenter allowed the pro-Indy supporter to take up far to much of the allotted time that in the end the Better Together supporter had no time to respond to what had been said, this was either by choice of the presenter or poor time management by the presenter, pays your money, takes your choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotbawmad Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 No wonder the Tories are fed up of Darling. He truly is an embarrassment It's hard to take him seriously when he's paid not to understand. Don't be under illusion, he's more concerned about keeping his job, and getting his peerage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apache Don Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Tommy Sheridan plays a blinder on Scotland Tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owsley Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Well, the Japan Times certainly gets it! http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/04/04/commentary/scotland-a-nation-not-a-region/#.Uz6syk1OXIV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Confidemus Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 http://www.newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-opinion/9023-bbc-scotland-and-better-together-two-organisations-in-trouble Alex Salmond is in the USA this week. The First Minister is meeting businesses and giving speeches and interviews. He's promoting Scottish business and culture and of course his visit coincides with the annual Scotland Week celebrations in the USA. But Mr Salmond has struggled to grab the headlines over here. One reason was a speech given by former Labour MP George Robertson. Robertson was all over the newspapers, radio and TV. What had earned the former Labour MP top billing in the Scottish media was a speech in the USA. Scottish independence, said Robertson, would be "cataclysmic for the West" and would be welcomed by the "forces of darkness". The rhetoric was extreme, and clearly nonsensical, but the Scottish media applies no drivel filters when it comes to attacks on independence. As ever, at the front of the now familiar media-conga was the BBC in Scotland. The corporation has a reputation which is, if not gone already, is fast dissolving. The corporation's Scottish branch is almost unrecognisable to what it was set up to do, which is to inform, educate and entertain. Instead what we now have is a broadcaster that has shut itself off from criticism and refuses to accept it has very serious issues. There are so many things wrong with BBC Scotland's handling of the referendum that a book is now inevitable. Whether it makes print before the ballot in September remains to be seen. Yesterday morning, moments after having repeated Robertson's incredibly obnoxious and insulting claims, Good Morning Scotland carried out an interview with the editor of Bella Caledonia. Gary Robertson, who is fast losing credibility, confronted Mike Small with the latest incarnation on the 'Cybernat' accusations. Small was measured and controlled as he dealt with the BBC's ubiquitous presenter who had clearly rehearsed his loaded questions. The thrust of the interview were that people were being abused by pro-independence online contributors. It followed more accusations from figures associated with the anti-independence campaign as it floundered. The 'cybernat' interview from Gary Robertson was broadcast on the same day it emerged an SNP MSP had been physically assaulted in a pub after debating with a Unionist. The wall-to-wall coverage afforded Lord George Robertson mirror similar coverage given to the Weir Group after the business claimed independence would cost more. Robertson of course is a director of the Weir Group. In October 2012 I wrote an article 'The Echo Chamber' in which I chronicled how the BBC in Scotland had helped contrive a campaign against Alex Salmond. The article centred around a notorious interview between Mr Salmond and Andrew Neil around the EU and whether Mr Salmond had received advice. BBC Scotland has not changed, despite one high profile presenter resigning prior to being found to have misled viewers over that same key referendum issue. The broadcaster misses no tricks in order to promote stories which harm independence. Some (not all) of its presenters are also guilty of using gratuitous asides, as we saw when James Naughtie, reporting from New York, informed viewers that nobody was shouting "independence" from the sidewalk. The BBC presenter failed of course to clarify whether there were cries in favour of the Union. BBC Scotland is now in the same position as the official anti-independence campaign in that it is losing credibility at a rate of knots. Its stock has never been lower. Scots licence payers were promised improved coverage of the referendum which, we were told, would begin at the end of last year. Thus far what we have is James Naughtie displaying his very clear pro-Union credentials and Gary Robertson popping up on almost every political programme showing off his crisp, humourless and charisma free delivery. The BBC in Scotland is now beyond saving. It is little more than the go-to place for anyone with a gripe to have a go at the SNP and/or independence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 http://www.newsnetscotland.com/index.php/scottish-opinion/9023-bbc-scotland-and-better-together-two-organisations-in-trouble Alex Salmond is in the USA this week. The First Minister is meeting businesses and giving speeches and interviews. He's promoting Scottish business and culture and of course his visit coincides with the annual Scotland Week celebrations in the USA. But Mr Salmond has struggled to grab the headlines over here. One reason was a speech given by former Labour MP George Robertson. Robertson was all over the newspapers, radio and TV. What had earned the former Labour MP top billing in the Scottish media was a speech in the USA. Scottish independence, said Robertson, would be "cataclysmic for the West" and would be welcomed by the "forces of darkness". The rhetoric was extreme, and clearly nonsensical, but the Scottish media applies no drivel filters when it comes to attacks on independence. As ever, at the front of the now familiar media-conga was the BBC in Scotland. The corporation has a reputation which is, if not gone already, is fast dissolving. The corporation's Scottish branch is almost unrecognisable to what it was set up to do, which is to inform, educate and entertain. Instead what we now have is a broadcaster that has shut itself off from criticism and refuses to accept it has very serious issues. There are so many things wrong with BBC Scotland's handling of the referendum that a book is now inevitable. Whether it makes print before the ballot in September remains to be seen. Yesterday morning, moments after having repeated Robertson's incredibly obnoxious and insulting claims, Good Morning Scotland carried out an interview with the editor of Bella Caledonia. Gary Robertson, who is fast losing credibility, confronted Mike Small with the latest incarnation on the 'Cybernat' accusations. Small was measured and controlled as he dealt with the BBC's ubiquitous presenter who had clearly rehearsed his loaded questions. The thrust of the interview were that people were being abused by pro-independence online contributors. It followed more accusations from figures associated with the anti-independence campaign as it floundered. The 'cybernat' interview from Gary Robertson was broadcast on the same day it emerged an SNP MSP had been physically assaulted in a pub after debating with a Unionist. The wall-to-wall coverage afforded Lord George Robertson mirror similar coverage given to the Weir Group after the business claimed independence would cost more. Robertson of course is a director of the Weir Group. In October 2012 I wrote an article 'The Echo Chamber' in which I chronicled how the BBC in Scotland had helped contrive a campaign against Alex Salmond. The article centred around a notorious interview between Mr Salmond and Andrew Neil around the EU and whether Mr Salmond had received advice. BBC Scotland has not changed, despite one high profile presenter resigning prior to being found to have misled viewers over that same key referendum issue. The broadcaster misses no tricks in order to promote stories which harm independence. Some (not all) of its presenters are also guilty of using gratuitous asides, as we saw when James Naughtie, reporting from New York, informed viewers that nobody was shouting "independence" from the sidewalk. The BBC presenter failed of course to clarify whether there were cries in favour of the Union. BBC Scotland is now in the same position as the official anti-independence campaign in that it is losing credibility at a rate of knots. Its stock has never been lower. Scots licence payers were promised improved coverage of the referendum which, we were told, would begin at the end of last year. Thus far what we have is James Naughtie displaying his very clear pro-Union credentials and Gary Robertson popping up on almost every political programme showing off his crisp, humourless and charisma free delivery. The BBC in Scotland is now beyond saving. It is little more than the go-to place for anyone with a gripe to have a go at the SNP and/or independence. Boring, boring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Boring, boring, just saying Fixed for you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Fixed for you! I was though. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecto Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 This "mock seethe" when it comes to the BBC is pathetic, between the Tories down south and the SNP here, watched Lord Robertson being interviewed on both STV and the BBC and both interviews were pretty poor, but balanced Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lex Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 This "mock seethe" when it comes to the BBC is pathetic, between the Tories down south and the SNP here, watched Lord Robertson being interviewed on both STV and the BBC and both interviews were pretty poor, but balanced Agreed. It's cringeworthy OF fans level of paranoia. There is no bias in the BBC, they report the facts. Not surprisingly the facts tend to favour remaining in the union, as they do in reality. Separatists don't like the facts and I guess this is why they've got it in their head that the beeb is against them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Poor lexie has given up,he is just on fishing expeditions now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colkitto Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Cameron Backs Yes Vote http://derekbateman.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Oh my Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 Oh my What the fucking hell was that? Judging by the young sounding voices it looks like these young interns have got with the programme tout suite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry94 Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 What the fucking hell was that? Judging by the young sounding voices it looks like these young interns has got with the programme tout suite! That clip was broadcast on the Daily Politics show yesterday. I've been interviewed for a BBC documentary in a few weeks about young people and independence and I'm pretty worried now that they will do some shite in the editing process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryfield Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I found The Sun paper the other day on the train. Their guy Andrew Nicol seems to be backing YES. ps: I finished the crossword..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pandarilla Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I found The Sun paper the other day on the train. Their guy Andrew Nicol seems to be backing YES. ps: I finished the crossword..... Now I know you're full of shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todders Posted April 15, 2014 Author Share Posted April 15, 2014 I found The Sun paper the other day on the train. Their guy Andrew Nicol seems to be backing YES. ps: I finished the crossword..... You do realise you can't just fill it in with random letters, don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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