Liam Fox and his "advisor"
Discussion
CATS ARE BOXING said:
No one cares; it's just being desperately stirred up day after day by the BBC. Despite being a lead item on the website, no Liam fox story is in the most read or most shared categories on the BBC news website. Even BBC readers don't give a toss about this story.
It is currently the No.6 story of the Most Popular Read items on tbe BBC News site.I care. Bent politicians and their bent friends concern me.
Long Drax said:
It is currently the No.6 story of the Most Popular Read items on tbe BBC News site.
I care. Bent politicians and their bent friends concern me.
It's also the third story on the Telegraph website. Even the Daily Mail is covering it on their front page (one of the reader comments remarks had it been a Labour Minister it would have been the top story).I care. Bent politicians and their bent friends concern me.
Let's not let this stop the usual anti BBC posts though. I feel safe amongst familiarity.
Long Drax said:
The whole affair looks a bit queer if you ask me.
Shirley not.http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-134.h...
I'm sorry but the BBC should be ashamed of having this article number one on their news page. Yes it's now the most read, but it has no content at all. And yes this is another BBC bashing as yet again they thrash around for anti-Tory stories. If only they would have done so when labour were in power. Yes it does concern me what Fox does with his mates, but right now there isn't any evidence of terrible wrong doing to shout from the rooftops.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15228545
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15228545
CATS ARE BOXING said:
I'm sorry but the BBC should be ashamed of having this article number one on their news page. Yes it's now the most read, but it has no content at all. And yes this is another BBC bashing as yet again they thrash around for anti-Tory stories. If only they would have done so when labour were in power. Yes it does concern me what Fox does with his mates, but right now there isn't any evidence of terrible wrong doing to shout from the rooftops.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15228545
Everyone else is reporting it too, so why shouldn't the BBC report it? I've done lots of work for the MoD before, if I just took in one of my mates for a look see I would have been sacked. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15228545
obob said:
CATS ARE BOXING said:
I'm sorry but the BBC should be ashamed of having this article number one on their news page. Yes it's now the most read, but it has no content at all. And yes this is another BBC bashing as yet again they thrash around for anti-Tory stories. If only they would have done so when labour were in power. Yes it does concern me what Fox does with his mates, but right now there isn't any evidence of terrible wrong doing to shout from the rooftops.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15228545
Everyone else is reporting it too, so why shouldn't the BBC report it? I've done lots of work for the MoD before, if I just took in one of my mates for a look see I would have been sacked. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15228545
It's not exactly the biggest day for news is it?
BBC news page lists the following
Liam Fox story
Welsh Rugby World Cup success
Libya
Syria
Sky News
Liam Fox story
difficult to tell the order but at a guess...
Michael Jackson (bit of self interest here)
Eurozone
Libya
Yemen
Daily Telegraph
Libya
Pensions values
Liam Fox story
Trouble with the Euro
Daily Mail
Wintry weather
Euro Lottery
Bono charity
Spanish bullfighter injury
Liam Fox story
Daily Express
Wintry weather
Blatant advert for new lottery
Amanda Knox
Anti Gordon Brown story
Guardian
Liam Fox story
Yemen
US Ambassador gaffe
Libya
The Times
who knows
If these are the stories the news outlets are running with then I can forgive weekend editors for running the Liam Fox story in the top three. After all a Secretary of State has insitgated an investigation into his own activities. I'd imagine there is little to it other than several peoples' poor judgements, but it's still a fairly remarkable story and doesn't appear to have much newsworthy competition today.
BBC news page lists the following
Liam Fox story
Welsh Rugby World Cup success
Libya
Syria
Sky News
Liam Fox story
difficult to tell the order but at a guess...
Michael Jackson (bit of self interest here)
Eurozone
Libya
Yemen
Daily Telegraph
Libya
Pensions values
Liam Fox story
Trouble with the Euro
Daily Mail
Wintry weather
Euro Lottery
Bono charity
Spanish bullfighter injury
Liam Fox story
Daily Express
Wintry weather
Blatant advert for new lottery
Amanda Knox
Anti Gordon Brown story
Guardian
Liam Fox story
Yemen
US Ambassador gaffe
Libya
The Times
who knows
If these are the stories the news outlets are running with then I can forgive weekend editors for running the Liam Fox story in the top three. After all a Secretary of State has insitgated an investigation into his own activities. I'd imagine there is little to it other than several peoples' poor judgements, but it's still a fairly remarkable story and doesn't appear to have much newsworthy competition today.
Well it's now the telegraph's top story too:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8815797/L...
This is the same man who stole, ermm sorry 'over claimed' £22k more than he was entitled to for mortgage interest payments.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8815797/L...
This is the same man who stole, ermm sorry 'over claimed' £22k more than he was entitled to for mortgage interest payments.
Frog Dog said:
Isn't he a Dr?
Dr Fox?
He was good on the Pepsi chart show, seems to have lost it a bit recently.
Yes - he actually has an impressive background and is one of the better members of cabinet imo. Brought up in a working class family, worked as a GP, served in the Army, self made millionaire,isn't afraid to air his views in public and is to the right of Cameron.Dr Fox?
He was good on the Pepsi chart show, seems to have lost it a bit recently.
The issue here does not even seem very serious however as with many political scandals, it's not the initial event which ends careers but the cover up and lies afterwards.
CATS ARE BOXING said:
No one cares; it's just being desperately stirred up day after day by the BBC. Despite being a lead item on the website, no Liam fox story is in the most read or most shared categories on the BBC news website. Even BBC readers don't give a toss about this story.
There's no topic on here because 98% PHers would suck wet farts out the Tory machine if they could . There are many topics in the news that don't appear on here unless they are of the red colour and then all sorts of idiotic posts come out like no tomorrow Edited by frosted on Saturday 8th October 20:45
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