The BBC: are claims of political bias justified? Part 2.

[vvaannmmaann]

I'm at the wheel not shovelling the coal

Will you be going down with the ship?

 

[TamH70]

Will you be going down with the ship?

He's a cameraman/person, not a musician.

He'll be filming everyone else paddling away like madmen while he's safe in the first life-boat.

 

[Cold_Collation]

He's a cameraman/person, not a musician.

He'll be filming everyone else paddling away like madmen while he's safe in the first life-boat.

Well, yeah - best field of view and all that.

It's art, really.

 

[Auld-Yin]

He's a cameraman/person, not a musician.

He'll be filming everyone else paddling away like madmen while he's safe in the first life-boat.

Ah, the Italian Sea Captain ploy.

 

[Mary Hinge]

Nick Robinson went tonto on Rishi Sunak this morning on the Today programme, by far the most aggressive and abrasive interview I've ever heard croaky Nick deliver. It wasn't really an interview, as Sunak wasn't allowed to answer anything without being talked over or interrupted, it was closer to an attack. Robinson spent at least five minutes carping on about a fictional Teaching Assistant who he accused Sunak of effectively reducing the wages of in real terms, coming back again and again until he finally conceded (to himself) he wasn't going to get the Gotcha soundbite he so desperately sought. Then he was off sermonising on overseas aid and Defence spending, Gawd help us.

Sunak did okay, but it sounded to me like he was taken aback by the ferocity of the attack from Robinson.

As per usual, nothing was learnt from the interview, apart from the fact that Nick Robinson is very, very cross with the Tory Government, who he thinks are all very nasty.

Funnily enough, I listened to Today from 0745 to 0900 this morning, and didn't hear mention of Cat Lady Cadwalladr's inelegant climb-down over her allegations of Russian money funding Brexit (Guido link below):

Oh Carole: Admits Russia Claims Untrue, Agrees to Pay Banks's Costs

Late last night with the Banks v Cadwalladr hearing scheduled for 10:30 this morning, Carole Cadwalladr finally admitted what we all knew, there was no

order-order.com

I wonder why?

 

[Mary Hinge]

 

[bigeye]

Robinson is an ********.
(I know somebody who was at the same school).

He's actually a pretty decent bloke who will, if he's in the building, come and sit and chat in the crew room. He's also a Tory.

 

[bigeye]

Will you be going down with the ship?

I was thrown overboard a while ago

 

[Mary Hinge]

Footie pundit suspended by the BBC for describing players' scuffle as 'handbags'

A FOOTBALL pundit has been suspended by the BBC — for describing a scuffle between two players as “handbags”. Steve “Tommo” Thompson was relieved of his duties for using the familiar matchday phras…

www.thesun.co.uk

 

[Evdhimong]

If there is an agenda...
...I'd be very interested to hear how it's implemented .

Erm...

I did my bit! I shot about 20 mins worth of rushes including interviews with a group of Old Paras... ...Nobody was doing a 'package' on the story that day so none of it was used.

 

[GreyArea]

He's actually a pretty decent bloke who will, if he's in the building, come and sit and chat in the crew room. He's also a Tory.

Nick Robinson: Let's give politicians a chance to speak human

Today presenter Nick Robinson on why the political interview is in need of a rethink.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[sonofgreenfinch]

He's actually a pretty decent bloke who will, if he's in the building, come and sit and chat in the crew room. He's also a Tory.

Fair enough.
My mate has no time for him, but then some would say he is an odd fish!

 

[Truxx]

Granted. I just wanted to make the point that even this apparent paragon of balance has it's problems.

Paragon of balance my arrse.

See Brian Burridge outburst for details.

 

[sonofgreenfinch]

Footie pundit suspended by the BBC for describing players' scuffle as 'handbags'

A FOOTBALL pundit has been suspended by the BBC — for describing a scuffle between two players as “handbags”. Steve “Tommo” Thompson was relieved of his duties for using the familiar matchday phras…

www.thesun.co.uk

Ah, so, we are now in a full George Orwell predicted lockdown, when it comes to the use of (harmless) language.

 

[re-stilly]

Ah, so, we are now in a full George Orwell predicted lockdown, when it comes to the use of (harmless) language.

Well when you have Rugby players now advertising men's moisturiser....you really know things have turned for the worse.

 

[sonofgreenfinch]

Says far more about Khan than Guy.

 

[TamH70]

Well when you have Rugby players now advertising men's moisturiser....you really know things have turned for the worse.

Could be worse than that. Vinnie Jones is now advertising Brut aftershave.

 

[Red Hander]

I don't think bigeye or anyone else will be going down with the ship as it seems that Boris is taking a more liberal approach to a range of issues, including the BBC, than was implied would be the case before the GE.
If the BBC survives this Tory govt, it will face change but not due to politics as such; more due to people not consuming TV. The political pressure will arise from people paying for something they don't consume, which will seem unfair.

 

[BetwixtandBetween]

Ah, so, we are now in a full George Orwell predicted lockdown, when it comes to the use of (harmless) language.

Gopsmacked and "game of two halves" next?

 

[sonofgreenfinch]

Gopsmacked and "game of two halves" next?

Hopefully