Political bias at BBC - something has to be done surely

[Johnnytheboy]

Digga said:

Nearly always a thought which occurs to me too. Of course if you are in the right job and on union business comrade...

Probably those people employed by public organisations to do 'union stuff' all day.

ETA I wonder why I ended up posting it in this thread rather than the Corbyn thread I meant to?

Oh well, it's done now...

[Lucas CAV]

Johnnytheboy said:

I like the way that when there is one of these rallies in support of Mr Corbyn, the crowd are generally waving placards endorsing a different political party.



Should those banners not say Labour on them?

Socialist worker is a newspaper.

[Johnnytheboy]

Lucas CAV said:

Socialist worker is a newspaper.

According to its website it's the newspaper of the Socialist Worker's Party.

[Digga]

Johnnytheboy said:

Lucas CAV said:

Socialist worker is a newspaper.

According to its website it's the newspaper of the Socialist Worker's Party.

Absolutely correct. One of my old history teachers used to go and sell it in the market square in town on a Saturday. He used to Russia on holiday, this before the end of the Cold War and also used to drive an tomato soup coloured FSO (a Polish Lada). Draw your own conclusions.

He didn't indoctrinate me.

[Johnnytheboy]

Digga said:

Absolutely correct. One of my old history teachers used to go and sell it in the market square in town on a Saturday. He used to Russia on holiday, this before the end of the Cold War and also used to drive an tomato soup coloured FSO (a Polish Lada). Draw your own conclusions.

He didn't indoctrinate me.

I had a history teacher like that. His take on WW2 (it was socialism wot won it) was hilarious and I was happy to point it out to him. We didn't get on.

He's one of the reasons I'm a lifelong Tory.

[Lucas CAV]

Digga said:

Johnnytheboy said:

Lucas CAV said:

Socialist worker is a newspaper.

According to its website it's the newspaper of the Socialist Worker's Party.

Absolutely correct. One of my old history teachers used to go and sell it in the market square in town on a Saturday. He used to Russia on holiday, this before the end of the Cold War and also used to drive an tomato soup coloured FSO (a Polish Lada). Draw your own conclusions.

He didn't indoctrinate me.

Must be something about history teachers - I had one who had a Lada Riva

[coppice]

I think the main thing I have learned from this thread is that as a group, most people interested in our favourite subject are 1 right wing 2 contemptuous of most people in the public eye (except sacred cows like anything military , RNLI (but not other charities ) and the ubiquitous Blokey McBloke Guy Martin )3 loathe the BBC because- yikes- it often features people whose politics don't mirror their own ...

[johnxjsc1985]

Johnnytheboy said:

I like the way that when there is one of these rallies in support of Mr Corbyn, the crowd are generally waving placards endorsing a different political party.



Should those banners not say Labour on them?

nice to see those lovely Momentum chappies there but what a relief the SWP are still amongst us .
What does Corbyn see when he looks at images like this because Labour is not the prominent message here.
He has been in the shadows for decades and he is enjoying the light far too much.

[Funk]

coppice said:

I think the main thing I have learned from this thread is that as a group, most people interested in our favourite subject are 1 right wing 2 contemptuous of most people in the public eye (except sacred cows like anything military , RNLI (but not other charities ) and the ubiquitous Blokey McBloke Guy Martin )3 loathe the BBC because- yikes- it often features people whose politics don't mirror their own ...

Normally it's the Left who are sneeringly contemptuous of the right so perhaps it's just balancing things out.

[turbobloke]

Funk said:

coppice said:

I think the main thing I have learned from this thread is that as a group, most people interested in our favourite subject are 1 right wing 2 contemptuous of most people in the public eye (except sacred cows like anything military , RNLI (but not other charities ) and the ubiquitous Blokey McBloke Guy Martin )3 loathe the BBC because- yikes- it often features people whose politics don't mirror their own ...

Normally it's the Left who are sneeringly contemptuous of the right so perhaps it's just balancing things out.

The BBC is wallowing in dying politics, whoever supports or mirrors it - portraying it as a normal world view when it's not.

http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2016/07/st...

They just don't get it, which would make President Trump a fascinating proposition for the BBC.

[Halb]

coppice said:

I think the main thing I have learned from this thread is that as a group, most people interested in our favourite subject are 1 right wing 2 contemptuous of most people in the public eye (except sacred cows like anything military , RNLI (but not other charities ) and the ubiquitous Blokey McBloke Guy Martin )3 loathe the BBC because- yikes- it often features people whose politics don't mirror their own ...

Ahh, a return to the good old days!

[zygalski]

Stormfront for car enthusiasts.

[turbobloke]

From an online search:

Welcome to Stormfront | Stormfront - Your local Apple experts https://www.stormfront.co.uk/etc Showcasing the full Apple product line in a customer-friendly environment, Stormfront are renowned for providing outstanding customer value and service.

We can't all be petrolheads buying / advertising Apples as the latter is against the rules!

For car enthusiasts outside the BBC bubble.

Edited by turbobloke on Sunday 24th July 16:27

[mph1977]

turbobloke said:

From an online search:

Welcome to Stormfront | Stormfront - Your local Apple experts https://www.stormfront.co.uk/etc Showcasing the full Apple product line in a customer-friendly environment, Stormfront are renowned for providing outstanding customer value and service.

We can't all be petrolheads buying / advertising Apples as the latter is against the rules!

For car enthusiasts outside the BBC bubble.

Edited by turbobloke on Sunday 24th July 16:27

I always LOL at the shop name given the meaning of Stormfront in terms of 'political activists'

[Funk]

Classic example of what I was talking about the other day:

http://m.heraldscotland.com/news/14638770.Alan_Cum..._Who_s_to_blame_for_Brexit__Stupid__English__People/?ref=arc

He lives in the US.

Also how lovely to see continued anti-English st-stirring from the Scottish media.

[Digga]

Wel, now the BBC bias has turned a new corner; I see via friends on Arsebook that Corbynistas are angry at the way photos of an event at the weekend were cropped to give the impression of a smaller crowd, and therefore less support.

[Andy Zarse]

Look at this poor devil, how unlucky to be killed when passing a random explosion...

Oh wait! He caused it!

[johnxjsc1985]

Funk said:

Classic example of what I was talking about the other day:

http://m.heraldscotland.com/news/14638770.Alan_Cum..._Who_s_to_blame_for_Brexit__Stupid__English__People/?ref=arc

He lives in the US.

Also how lovely to see continued anti-English st-stirring from the Scottish media.

he feels so Scottish he felt it necessary to take up dual Citizenship. what an arse

[Funk]

johnxjsc1985 said:

Funk said:

Classic example of what I was talking about the other day:

http://m.heraldscotland.com/news/14638770.Alan_Cum..._Who_s_to_blame_for_Brexit__Stupid__English__People/?ref=arc

He lives in the US.

Also how lovely to see continued anti-English st-stirring from the Scottish media.

he feels so Scottish he felt it necessary to take up dual Citizenship. what an arse

That chip on his shoulder is more like a boulder.

At least most of the commenters on the article seem to be pouring much deserved scorn on him and the journalism.

[Adrian W]

Funk said:

johnxjsc1985 said:

Funk said:

Classic example of what I was talking about the other day:

http://m.heraldscotland.com/news/14638770.Alan_Cum..._Who_s_to_blame_for_Brexit__Stupid__English__People/?ref=arc

He lives in the US.

Also how lovely to see continued anti-English st-stirring from the Scottish media.

he feels so Scottish he felt it necessary to take up dual Citizenship. what an arse

That chip on his shoulder is more like a boulder.

At least most of the commenters on the article seem to be pouring much deserved scorn on him and the journalism.

Surely if he feels like that, he should fk off and never ever come back,and we should make sure we don't pay money for anything he is in.