scottsdad Posted December 12, 2023 Share Posted December 12, 2023 To take a random example - the Laura Kuenssberg show on Sunday morning. It's on YouTube and elsewhere, you can see it. An hour long, started with the papers for 5 minutes and then an interview with Robert Jenrick (Tory former immigration minister) followed by an interview with Michael Gove (Tory cabinet minister). 30 minutes of the show taken up with these interviews. Then an interview with the First lady of Ukraine. And the last 10 minutes an interview with Liz Kendall from Labour. So in terms of screen time - 30 minutes to the Tories, 10 to Labour. Let's pick another random date. The week before. An interview with (Tory) Victoria Atkins runs for 14 minutes and is first up, Ends with an interview with Jonathan Reynolds (Labour) which lasts 9 minutes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 I don't know why I watch Question Time when it's in Scotland. Morbid curiosity perhaps. It must be just poor timing but every time I watch when its in Scotland, it's from a Tory heartland town (Dumfries, Kelso). Nothing more now than a Unionist propaganda tool with an audience full of English Tory and Labour diehards. I thought Stephen Noon was excellent and it was good to hear him reiterate the point a few times that Labour is now centre-right and a Starmer government is going to just be a Tory one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, TheScarf said: I don't know why I watch Question Time when it's in Scotland. Morbid curiosity perhaps. It must be just poor timing but every time I watch when its in Scotland, it's from a Tory heartland town (Dumfries, Kelso). Nothing more now than a Unionist propaganda tool with an audience full of English Tory and Labour diehards. I thought Stephen Noon was excellent and it was good to hear him reiterate the point a few times that Labour is now centre-right and a Starmer government is going to just be a Tory one. I still watch QT but it's a bit of a shit show with the constant slagging back and forth. Far more interesting these days is Newscast which is on straight after it. You actually get a civilised conversation/debate. Last night as well as the presenter (who's name always escapes me) you had Thangam Deboanniar, Kirsty Blackman and a Tory Doctor MP that I've never heard of. They actually get chance to make reasoned points without the confrontation on QT. ETA and Chris Mason as well Edited December 15, 2023 by Left Back 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) 19 minutes ago, Left Back said: I still watch QT but it's a bit of a shit show with the constant slagging back and forth. Far more interesting these days is Newscast which is on straight after it. You actually get a civilised conversation/debate. Last night as well as the presenter (who's name always escapes me) you had Thangam Deboanniar, Kirsty Blackman and a Tory Doctor MP that I've never heard of. They actually get chance to make reasoned points without the confrontation on QT. Indeed, it turns into a bit of a rabble at times, I don't think Fiona Bruce is a good host, she's the worst at interrupting when people are trying to speak. She does this thing where a panelist is asked to answer a question, they start by giving context or background, then she pipes in saying they aren't answering the question. A lot of the time she seems to be asking for a yes or no answer. Proper Limmy sketch vibes from her. Edited December 15, 2023 by TheScarf 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMoore Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: The women in the yellow top literally said she voted for the SNP and Independence and 3 out of the 4 people that spoke pictured there have Scottish accents. The lady in the bottom left was speaking out against focusing on the centre belt under the SNP and suggested the Borders and the Highlands don't get enough attention. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, RuMoore said: The women in the yellow top literally said she voted for the SNP and Independence and 3 out of the 4 people that spoke pictured there have Scottish accents. The lady in the bottom left was speaking out against focusing on the centre belt under the SNP and suggested the Borders and the Highlands don't get enough attention. TBH, I just found the second tweet funny, I don't care enough to have watched this week. Fiona Bruce gets on my tits 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMoore Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 2 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: TBH, I just found the second tweet funny, I don't care enough to have watched this week. Fiona Bruce gets on my tits I don't think the guy tweeting did either right enough but aye Fiona Bruce is terrible. Pretty much ruins any sort of debate that breaks out amongst the shite. I only watched this one after seeing people online getting upset that a town 4 miles from England has people with English accents on it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky88 Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Laura Kuenssberg will be sampling Michelle Mone's succulent lamb on her show tomorrow. On Mone's fucking yacht. It must be the most inappropriate setup for a political interview ever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 21 hours ago, sparky88 said: Laura Kuenssberg will be sampling Michelle Mone's succulent lamb on her show tomorrow. On Mone's fucking yacht. It must be the most inappropriate setup for a political interview ever. Yeah but the lobster at lunch was sensational ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utter Roaster Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Went to school in Kelso. Old dear still lives there but once she's away I'd rather run a grater over my piles than set foot in that shit hole again. They should redraw the fucking border round it so all the English c***s who strangely don't seem to moan about all the free prescriptions they're able to soak up end up back where they came from. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 15/12/2023 at 23:53, TheScarf said: I don't know why I watch Question Time when it's in Scotland. Morbid curiosity perhaps. It must be just poor timing but every time I watch when its in Scotland, it's from a Tory heartland town (Dumfries, Kelso). Nothing more now than a Unionist propaganda tool with an audience full of English Tory and Labour diehards. I thought Stephen Noon was excellent and it was good to hear him reiterate the point a few times that Labour is now centre-right and a Starmer government is going to just be a Tory one. Nothing to do with Tory heartlands. They could have it anywhere and the same collection of freaks and weirdos would show up. Question Time used to be good. Not because of the panelist that you most agreed with but because of some other panelist saying something you hadn't considered. Nowadays it is simply BBC Pravda with anyone not towing the party line being interrupted incessantly. Utterly boring. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
O'Kelly Isley III Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 3 hours ago, Fullerene said: Nothing to do with Tory heartlands. They could have it anywhere and the same collection of freaks and weirdos would show up. Question Time used to be good. Not because of the panelist that you most agreed with but because of some other panelist saying something you hadn't considered. Nowadays it is simply BBC Pravda with anyone not towing the party line being interrupted incessantly. Utterly boring. I agree entirely, and I stopped watching it on any regular basis a long time ago. Nowadays if it was broadcast on the GB News channel no-one would bat an eyelid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HTG Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 Not really the place for this but here goes. Not good. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67925522 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 (edited) The BBC now pushing the line that this recession isn't as bad as 2008, with graphs. Voty Tory folks. ETA it isnt as bad as 2008, but the comparison misses the point that we are currently, in an election year, in recession. Edited February 15 by scottsdad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 9 hours ago, scottsdad said: The BBC now pushing the line that this recession isn't as bad as 2008, with graphs. Voty Tory folks. ETA it isnt as bad as 2008, but the comparison misses the point that we are currently, in an election year, in recession. I actually saw one "analyst" pushing the "it's not really a recession, but has to be tagged that way due to the internationally recognised criteria used to determine recession". She then went on to pedal the line I heard 10m before from the Tory patsy put up to face the press that the economy was actually "fairly resilient" quoting employment levels as an attempt to justify that. It's even worse that with near record numbers in work, those workers are still in the midst of a credit crunch that is leading directly to the contraction of the economy and thus recession. Also it's a "very shallow" recession. Did them hee haw good going by last nights results. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Colkitto Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 On 17/02/2024 at 10:01, Arch Stanton said: Kerr, Wee Glen, Giessler Adams,Jardine, Wallace-Lockhart are all Unionists at heart 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 Has STV joined in the permanent Scotland is so shite narrative? This 'story' is so full of holes it's unreal. Is travelling to India actually cheaper than the cost of a private dentist? Mine certainly isn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 4 minutes ago, Suspect Device said: Has STV joined in the permanent Scotland is so shite narrative? This 'story' is so full of holes it's unreal. Is travelling to India actually cheaper than the cost of a private dentist? Mine certainly isn't. Dentistry is obviously in rude health not just in Scotland but all across the UK. People absolutely do not travel abroad for significant dental treatments according to the BDA. https://www.bda.org/news-and-opinion/news/dental-tourism-patients-need-to-know-the-risks/ I don't think they're talking about nipping over to India for a check-up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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