Boghead ranter Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 35 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: The amount of coverage the BBC is giving Farage is indefensible. If I had an account with NatWest would they interview me as well? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 8 minutes ago, Fullerene said: If I had an account with NatWest would they interview me as well? If you have the xenophobia super-saver account you might have a chance. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 2 hours ago, Granny Danger said: The amount of coverage the BBC is giving Farage is indefensible. Interesting party election broadcast from Reform before MOTD there 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandyCromarty Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 On 10/06/2024 at 06:52, Leith Green said: BBC R4 this morning had David Wallace Lockhart doing the "Scottish bit" on the GE. He had nothing major to say, but managed to crowbar in "Devolved issues are dominating the campaign, with the SNP having to fend off attacks from the other main parties". Now, we know this is true - because Labour and Tories dont actually have any GE policies with which they can rationally campaign in Scotland - and we have seen Stephen Flynn handing Westminster politicians arses to them during sensible debates on actual GE issues. But Wallace Lockhart simply doesnt challenge the Labour and Tory lines or give any weight to the non-devolved issues which actually should be under discussion. The BBC is a shambles when it comes to Scotland. As with all BBC Scotland employees Lockhart is paid from the BBC in London. Bear in mind that Licence fee monies are firstly paid into the Governments Consolidated Fund and then it is subsequently passed too the BBC as per the Appropriation Act. Of course it would be ridiculous to suggest that the Government who control the purse strings have any influence in political editorials and it would not enter Lockharts little brain when he is composing his political presentation pieces that the Government is his paymaster. Some of you may remember the uproar when the BBC forced Gary Linekar out of his job after he posted a tweet on his own Twitter account criticising the Governments 'Stop the Boats Policy'. Impartiality my arse. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakedee Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 (edited) Convenient timing... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjqq7nxwl49o.amp Edited June 18 by jakedee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 Who this man is voting for in the upcoming election was the headline story on the BBC News site all day yesterday. There was also this puff piece on him, filmed in his home: My point here isn't just BBC shilling for a particular party (although they are doing that), it's something more fundamental. They're telling us that a billionaire's opinion matters more solely on account of him being a billionaire. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 1 hour ago, Freedom Farter said: Who this man is voting for in the upcoming election was the headline story on the BBC News site all day yesterday. There was also this puff piece on him, filmed in his home: My point here isn't just BBC shilling for a particular party (although they are doing that), it's something more fundamental. They're telling us that a billionaire's opinion matters more solely on account of him being a billionaire. You are forgetting that a billionaire works a thousand times harder than someone who is merely a millionaire. Either that or the system is rigged. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 4 hours ago, Freedom Farter said: Who this man is voting for in the upcoming election was the headline story on the BBC News site all day yesterday. There was also this puff piece on him, filmed in his home: My point here isn't just BBC shilling for a particular party (although they are doing that), it's something more fundamental. They're telling us that a billionaire's opinion matters more solely on account of him being a billionaire. Look at the glee on the face of that little weasel Chris Mason when interviewing the arsehole. Can’t stand him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 2 hours ago, Fullerene said: You are forgetting that a billionaire works a thousand times harder than someone who is merely a millionaire. Either that or the system is rigged. "Show me a millionaire and I'll show you a million people short of a quid"- Alexei Sayle 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soapy FFC Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 2 hours ago, Fullerene said: You are forgetting that a billionaire works a thousand times harder than someone who is merely a millionaire. Either that or the system is rigged. He made his money from Phones4u which no longer exists after going into administration. There seems to be a lot of successful millionaires and billionaires with a trail of collapsed companies behind them. But I suppose that's what makes them successful, getting out whilst the going is good and leaving others to deal with the aftermath, rather than making their money from an ongoing successful business. Maybe I'm just jealous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 20 Share Posted June 20 13 hours ago, Soapy FFC said: He made his money from Phones4u which no longer exists after going into administration. There seems to be a lot of successful millionaires and billionaires with a trail of collapsed companies behind them. But I suppose that's what makes them successful, getting out whilst the going is good and leaving others to deal with the aftermath, rather than making their money from an ongoing successful business. Maybe I'm just jealous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted June 26 Share Posted June 26 Bbc jockoland have had the jack betting story for a couple of weeks but choose to ignore it is some look 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 The Council of State in France (their version of a supreme court) judged that "extreme right" is the correct label for the RN party. BBC's Kirsty Wark thinks she knows better and disinforms her listeners to that end: BBC's Justin Webb had this to say about the coalition force which successfully defeated RN: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 5 hours ago, Freedom Farter said: The Council of State in France (their version of a supreme court) judged that "extreme right" is the correct label for the RN party. BBC's Kirsty Wark thinks she knows better and disinforms her listeners to that end: BBC's Justin Webb had this to say about the coalition force which successfully defeated RN: They know their audience. I was listening to bits of a R4 phone in for disgruntled ex Tory voters at the weekend. They were mostly dottled, with sizeable minorities of opinionated blowhards with limited understanding of reality and really angry people. I shouldn't have laughed but one guy was raging because he lost a toe during covid and the doctor blamed his wife. But he didn't have a wife. The doctor blaming his non existent wife was somehow related to Johnson going cycling during lockdown. So he'll never vote Tory again. He didn't exactly confirm he'd gone to reform, but, you know... The BBC and r4 news/ current affairs in particular is increasingly divorced from reality 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 5 minutes ago, coprolite said: The BBC and r4 news/ current affairs in particular is increasingly divorced from reality Its irritating, because I switched from R Scotland in the mornings because the parochial nature of the Scottish version was really getting on my tits. But R4 - and Justin Webb in particular - appear to have gone full on "if its not happening in a wee village in the Home Counties, its not important" recently. I mean, I find their output and presentation difficult, but its probably as irrelevant to someone in a dogshit scheme in Birmingham. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 Justin Webb is a ghastly individual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiffRaff Posted July 15 Share Posted July 15 BBC News - SNP join push to scrap two-child benefit cap - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c51ykzpj6z1o?at_campaign_type=owned&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_origin=BBCScotlandNews&at_medium=social&at_link_id=E75239B8-42B4-11EF-B439-D74D141B9218&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_format=link And here was me thinking that the SNP had been opposing this policy since it came into being. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 On 17/06/2024 at 21:31, Boghead ranter said: Before I go using that elsewhere, do you have a source? Are there any other non-politicians who've appeared 10 or more times in that 10 years? Any other examples welcome. I've got some good stuff but it's all well out of date now, like between the 2010 and 2015 elections Katie Hopkins appeared as many times as all scientists and science writers combined. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted July 16 Share Posted July 16 23 minutes ago, GordonS said: Before I go using that elsewhere, do you have a source? Are there any other non-politicians who've appeared 10 or more times in that 10 years? Any other examples welcome. I've got some good stuff but it's all well out of date now, like between the 2010 and 2015 elections Katie Hopkins appeared as many times as all scientists and science writers combined. I think this could be the source. https://theconversation.com/bbc-question-time-analysis-of-guests-over-nine-years-suggests-an-overuse-of-rightwing-voices-232315 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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