Tony Martin's nemisis
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Just heard that the Beeb are making a documentary about the events surrounding the Tony Martin debacle.
They're actually paying the surviving intruder brendan fearon £4000 to contribute.
That's your licence money. YOUR MONEY.
To condone criminal activity.
What would you say to a camera for 4K?
They're actually paying the surviving intruder brendan fearon £4000 to contribute.
That's your licence money. YOUR MONEY.
To condone criminal activity.
What would you say to a camera for 4K?
Apparently he refused to appear unless they paid, and the beeb felt they had to get the burglar on to give a balanced documentary.
Just goes to prove crime pays, cheat on a game show, get caught, make millions selling story, steal, mate gets shot, make millions selling story.
The media have a lot to answer for.
Just goes to prove crime pays, cheat on a game show, get caught, make millions selling story, steal, mate gets shot, make millions selling story.
The media have a lot to answer for.
Is there a source for this?
If so it is utterly outrageous - and I would have thought illegal.
Criminals are not supposed to be able to profit from selling the story of their crime.
The BBC is a moral shambles anyway, and over the past decade has become a pathetic ratings chasing shadow of it's former self.
If so it is utterly outrageous - and I would have thought illegal.
Criminals are not supposed to be able to profit from selling the story of their crime.
The BBC is a moral shambles anyway, and over the past decade has become a pathetic ratings chasing shadow of it's former self.
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It was on Today on R4 this AM. It's true. Today couldn't find anyone in the BBC to comment
Apparently the BBC are allowed to make such payments under their charter if it (the information thus aquired) is deemed to be "in the public interest". Seriously thinking of ditchinng all our TVs and replacing them with DVD playing PCs. I get all the news I need from Mrs Fish anyway.
Dont forget, this is our money they are using to pay this scrote.
The BBC and its funding is an anacronism and needs reform. Unfortunately it's not going to get it under this government whose latest wheeze is to charge the licence fee on owners of PC's to ensure that non TV owning PC owners also have to pay to prop up the lentilist BBC.
The BBC and its funding is an anacronism and needs reform. Unfortunately it's not going to get it under this government whose latest wheeze is to charge the licence fee on owners of PC's to ensure that non TV owning PC owners also have to pay to prop up the lentilist BBC.
How about the Beeb putting out a simple, zero-cost, statement.
'We wanted to get the views of the convicted burglar involved in this case. However, the little sh*te wanted paying for his views. Hence we will not be including his views as we do not wish to confer any benefit from his crime on this waste-of-space.'
'We wanted to get the views of the convicted burglar involved in this case. However, the little sh*te wanted paying for his views. Hence we will not be including his views as we do not wish to confer any benefit from his crime on this waste-of-space.'
They've just been told they can rob us blind over the licence fee for another ten years or whatever, so all that hiding up inside Bliar's rectum was worth it, this 'crims are victims' payment is just a little thank-you before the totally biased Tory bashing and Nu Labia glorifying election coverage hits our screens. Puke.
thub said:
How about the Beeb putting out a simple, zero-cost, statement.
'We wanted to get the views of the convicted burglar involved in this case. However, the little sh*te wanted paying for his views. Hence we will not be including his views as we do not wish to confer any benefit from his crime on this waste-of-space.'
Was just about the write almost the same thing myself! BBC bod said said:
"It is extremely important that the public hears the fullest possible account ... we believe that what Mr Fearon has to say is a contribution which will ensure that the programme is properly balanced and gives as full a picture as is possible."
So putting the above disclaimer and getting an actor to relate his evidence from the court case wouldn't have done that then?
ts.anonymous said:
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I was on a contract at the BBC a couple of years ago and I've never had it so good. Anything employees want they get; Free bacon sarnies for all in the morning, unused Plasma screens in every other room, every singe latest software package imaginable on vacant machines. It seemed the unofficial motto was 'No Expense Spared' - The BBC needs to pay for itself with advertising IMO. Scrap the TV tax!Gassing Station | The Pie & Piston Archive | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff