KirkieRR Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Can't find anything on the BBC site about the re-opening of the Leven railway line yesterday. Is it my terrible search skills or is the BBC suppressing something that might make the SNP look good? They should hardly bother given that the SNP's record on public transport is pretty dismal given that it's crucial to tackling global warming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 9 minutes ago, KirkieRR said: Can't find anything on the BBC site about the re-opening of the Leven railway line yesterday. Is it my terrible search skills or is the BBC suppressing something that might make the SNP look good? They should hardly bother given that the SNP's record on public transport is pretty dismal given that it's crucial to tackling global warming. I heard about this last night and had a rummage. I can't find anything about the new line since August 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49279810 They have a Leven page, no mention of it at all: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cdd52pp76ywt?page=1 There's an article about those two ferries at least fortnightly though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 2 minutes ago, GordonS said: I heard about this last night and had a rummage. I can't find anything about the new line since August 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49279810 They have a Leven page, no mention of it at all: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cdd52pp76ywt?page=1 There's an article about those two ferries at least fortnightly though. Aye, if it isn't my search skills then the BBC is acting a bit rummily. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 23 minutes ago, KirkieRR said: Can't find anything on the BBC site about the re-opening of the Leven railway line yesterday. Is it my terrible search skills or is the BBC suppressing something that might make the SNP look good? They should hardly bother given that the SNP's record on public transport is pretty dismal given that it's crucial to tackling global warming. BBC Scotland is just an arm of unionism. Not to mention this - rather important - development is ludicrous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 21 minutes ago, KirkieRR said: Can't find anything on the BBC site about the re-opening of the Leven railway line yesterday. Is it my terrible search skills or is the BBC suppressing something that might make the SNP look good? They should hardly bother given that the SNP's record on public transport is pretty dismal given that it's crucial to tackling global warming. From Wikipedia... "By January 2024, infrastructure works were largely completed, with testing and driver training underway. An announcement in March 2024, stated that the whole project opened on 2 June of that year. The route was formally opened on 29 May 2024 by First Minister John Swinney, ahead of the start of regular service." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 6 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: From Wikipedia... "By January 2024, infrastructure works were largely completed, with testing and driver training underway. An announcement in March 2024, stated that the whole project opened on 2 June of that year. The route was formally opened on 29 May 2024 by First Minister John Swinney, ahead of the start of regular service." Well, yes, I know all that. Why doesn't the BBC? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I'm not sure if it's a partisan bias - they covered the new stations at Kintore, Inverness Airport and Reston well enough. A subconscious class bias maybe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 3 minutes ago, GordonS said: I'm not sure if it's a partisan bias - they covered the new stations at Kintore, Inverness Airport and Reston well enough. A subconscious class bias maybe? That's a good point - but they were stations opening on existing lines, while this is a bigger story, a reopened line, like the Borders Railway whch they also covered. It's the timing that makes me suspicious. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caro-Kann Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 19 minutes ago, KirkieRR said: That's a good point - but they were stations opening on existing lines, while this is a bigger story, a reopened line, like the Borders Railway whch they also covered. It's the timing that makes me suspicious. Make no difference I expect, but I've emailed their Newswatch (newswatch@bbc.co.uk) show to ask why this newsworthy story in relation to Fife and east central Scotland is receiving no coverage on the BBC Scotland news programmes nor webpages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirkieRR Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 3 hours ago, Caro-Kann said: Make no difference I expect, but I've emailed their Newswatch (newswatch@bbc.co.uk) show to ask why this newsworthy story in relation to Fife and east central Scotland is receiving no coverage on the BBC Scotland news programmes nor webpages. Attaboy*. * Please adjust if sex/gender-inappropriate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherrif John Bunnell Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 I'm not normally one for the mad BBC conspiracy theories, but it's pretty inexplicable that they have failed to report on an entire railway line opening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazzyStar Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 It’s because nobody cares about fife. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 10 minutes ago, MazzyStar said: It’s because nobody cares about fife. Inverness Caledonian Thistle do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 48 minutes ago, MazzyStar said: It’s because nobody cares about fife. For my sins I used to work in Fife. A particular highlight was hearing a Councillor utter the immortal words "whit wur here fur tae dae t'day is fur tae...." Happy days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leith Green Posted June 10 Share Posted June 10 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. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 11 Share Posted June 11 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. It's almost as if the section dealing with a whole country gets the same funding and attention as North Norfolk Digital 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 12 hours ago, tamthebam said: It's almost as if the section dealing with a whole country gets the same funding and attention as North Norfolk Digital I don't know if this was bias or not, but in a summary on Radio Scotland of the debate, I didn't think I heard any reference to Sarwar acknowledging the right of the Scottish people to decide their constitutional future but being silent on how that could be assessed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted June 12 Share Posted June 12 32 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: I don't know if this was bias or not, but in a summary on Radio Scotland of the debate, I didn't think I heard any reference to Sarwar acknowledging the right of the Scottish people to decide their constitutional future but being silent on how that could be assessed. That's the same as this pish about "aspirational" people. "We won't tax you when you're a millionaire" "Great.. err, how do I become a millionaire? I didn't go to Eton or Oxbridge..." "Oh, bad luck. And there's no wealth redistribution either. So, peasant, it's either scratch cards or drug dealing for you to fulfil your aspirations.." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freedom Farter Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 The point here being that Kuenssberg and her ilk have been fuelling this misconception since 2010 and the onset of the austerity era. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 The amount of coverage the BBC is giving Farage is indefensible. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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