Political bias at BBC - something has to be done surely
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For those of you accusing 'us' of moan moan moan, try this article: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-38760560
Turns out that apparently the people leaving office were going anyway, due to retirements etc., so why give the article such prominence, or any airtime at all? Do foreign networks cover the minutia of UK government when there is an election?? Its the subtle, & often not so subtle, bias that grates, particularly that we no choice but to pay these 'journalists' wages, most of whom, it seems, have a job for life, & appear to be paid an awful lot of money. The consistent jibes at those of a different viewpoint & agenda to the BBC are becoming rather tiresome.
Turns out that apparently the people leaving office were going anyway, due to retirements etc., so why give the article such prominence, or any airtime at all? Do foreign networks cover the minutia of UK government when there is an election?? Its the subtle, & often not so subtle, bias that grates, particularly that we no choice but to pay these 'journalists' wages, most of whom, it seems, have a job for life, & appear to be paid an awful lot of money. The consistent jibes at those of a different viewpoint & agenda to the BBC are becoming rather tiresome.
Stickyfinger said:
Gandahar said:
However, all these 178 pages just seem to be you lot whinging about something you don't like
"Dear points of view....."
and yet are FORCED to pay for it unlike the personal choice to pay or not for the other biased media available."Dear points of view....."
Edited by Gandahar on Thursday 26th January 20:21
"More than one in 10 criminal prosecutions in 2012 were for non-payment of the BBC licence fee."
If you want a laugh, have a listen to Nicky campbells BBC Radio 5 morning phone in from yesterday (26th Jan) approx 9.15am.
They spend the whole hour going on about Trump with sheer derision.
When they opened up the phones the callers gave Nicky a piece of their mind.
They spend the whole hour going on about Trump with sheer derision.
When they opened up the phones the callers gave Nicky a piece of their mind.
Edited by Carl_Manchester on Saturday 28th January 09:53
Carl_Manchester said:
If you want a laugh, have a listen to Nicky Campbell's BBC Radio 5 morning phone in from yesterday (26th Jan) approx 9.15am.
Yep, as mentioned above.It was the same this morning but they had one poor chap calmly trying to defend Trump against an avalanche of hate, full of ludicrous Hitler comparisons. Campbell even had to step in to correct one guy spewing about Trump subverting democracy (using the popular vote crapola). So normal service resumed and the frothers were back out in force.
Entertaining though!
Stickyfinger said:
Obscure comment of the week for me, got a link to a sample.
you must be too young to remember Father Ted getting himself into all sorts of trouble and portrayed as a Hitler like figure in one episode. Its the go to insult for the left if you don't agree with them you are Racist and may well be compared to Hitler.Nice to see Winston Churchill back in a prominent place in the Whitehouse....just on the news now.
Stickyfinger said:
johnxjsc1985 said:
Those who can compare Trump to Hitler should watch the documentary "Father Ted" now there was a man who worshiped Hitler.
It is all getting a bit silly isn't it.
Obscure comment of the week for me, got a link to a sample.It is all getting a bit silly isn't it.
Stickyfinger said:
but worth your TAX (sorry....licence fee)? Not for me. The BBC are destroying themselves vary rapidly. A few years ago I would never of thought I would be in this mind set: I am so sad about it.
If you had listened more attentively to the BBC you might have learned to say should 'have ', not should 'of' . Tax? A couple of quid a week for 6 radio channels and 4 TV channels , which many million of us actually rather like isn't too much of a burden for you is it ?
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