Political bias at BBC - something has to be done surely

[Benbay001]

Stickyfinger said:

Sylvaforever said:

BBC R2 Zone Ball at start of her program "corbyn" at Glasto "marvelous"....

yep.....it is an infection that is endemic within the BBC at ALL levels

Should have tried being at Glasto whilst Corbyn did his speech.
He was on the main stage yet it was broadcast to the other stage where I was. for an hour after you had groups walking around chanting "hang Teresa" among others.

[Randy Winkman]

For a bit of balance - this documentary about Pakaisani paedophile grooming gangs actually made the EDL and BNP look good for at least trying to do something.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b08xdh9r/the-...

Though one interviewee slagged them off for not actually trying to help, I think they came out better than most did in the programme.

And I say that as one of PH's pinko lefty liberalists. A group that came out badly. But not as badly as the Police or CPS.

[princealbert23]

Benbay001 said:

Should have tried being at Glasto whilst Corbyn did his speech.
.

I would rather chew my own foot off

[Stickyfinger]

Maybe the BBC can broadcast interviews for 20 mins at peak time on Radio/Tv with the workers sacked.....after all balance is what they do so they tell us....


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-40498235

[Johnnytheboy]

In the same way the Radio 4's Farming Today is meant to be about farming, but is generally about environmentalism/Brexit, Call You and Yours is meant to be a consumer affairs phone in, but appears to be a political phone in now.

Here are the last four week's topics, which have all been an open goal for trades union reps on their lunch-two-hours:

• How has the cap on public sector pay affected you?

• How satisfied are you with the modern NHS? Would you pay a bit more tax to improve it?

• When lives were on the line - how did you get your voice heard?

("How easy is it to speak truth to power? When lives were on the line - how did you get your voice heard? Last week's fire at Grenfell Tower showed how a community of ordinary people tried - but failed - to get those in charge to make their homes safer - with tragic consequences. Alongside the grief is anger, and a claim that poorer people have not been listened to.")

• How have you fared during the decade of austerity?

In particular, the first and last seemed to be pretty much the same show, with the same whinging teachers calling in.

[chris watton]

Johnnytheboy said:

In the same way the Radio 4's Farming Today is meant to be about farming, but is generally about environmentalism/Brexit, Call You and Yours is meant to be a consumer affairs phone in, but appears to be a political phone in now.

Here are the last four week's topics, which have all been an open goal for trades union reps on their lunch-two-hours:

• How has the cap on public sector pay affected you?

• How satisfied are you with the modern NHS? Would you pay a bit more tax to improve it?

• When lives were on the line - how did you get your voice heard?

("How easy is it to speak truth to power? When lives were on the line - how did you get your voice heard? Last week's fire at Grenfell Tower showed how a community of ordinary people tried - but failed - to get those in charge to make their homes safer - with tragic consequences. Alongside the grief is anger, and a claim that poorer people have not been listened to.")

• How have you fared during the decade of austerity?

In particular, the first and last seemed to be pretty much the same show, with the same whinging teachers calling in.

From what I read about the BBC (I no longer watch it), it seems as though it is run solely for the benefit of the public sector, as the private sector is naturally (to them), perceived as evil.

[KrissKross]

Does anyone really still pay TV tax?

[turbobloke]

KrissKross said:

Does anyone really still pay TV tax?

About this time two years ago there were over 25 million TV licences paid for. The number may have increased since then due to the increasing number of households (it increased from 2014 to 2015).

If nobody in a household watches or records live TV on any device, no licence fee is payable and the TV licensing people can be advised at the link below.

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one...

[XM5ER]

turbobloke said:

KrissKross said:

Does anyone really still pay TV tax?

About this time two years ago there were over 25 million TV licences paid for. The number may have increased since then due to the increasing number of households (it increased from 2014 to 2015).

If nobody in a household watches or records live TV on any device, no licence fee is payable and the TV licensing people can be advised at the link below.

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one...

Surely there is an opportunity there for Sky to sell a non-licence programming set up for customers.

[turbobloke]

XM5ER said:

turbobloke said:

KrissKross said:

Does anyone really still pay TV tax?

About this time two years ago there were over 25 million TV licences paid for. The number may have increased since then due to the increasing number of households (it increased from 2014 to 2015).

If nobody in a household watches or records live TV on any device, no licence fee is payable and the TV licensing people can be advised at the link below.

http://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/check-if-you-need-one...

Surely there is an opportunity there for Sky to sell a non-licence programming set up for customers.

That's something for Sky to consider, if it's feasible.

[Europa1]

Listened to the Today programme this morning on my way to a meeting. This morning Sarah Montague interviewed the incoming leader of Kensington & Chelsea Borough Council.

I yearn for the day an interviewee says to Sarah Montague "Will you have the goddamn common courtesy to let me finish a sentence before you interrupt me, you dreadful harridan?"

[TTwiggy]

XM5ER said:

Surely there is an opportunity there for Sky to sell a non-licence programming set up for customers.

Isn't that what their on demand service already is?

[T6 vanman]

So today ... another record level of employment, now unemployment at 4.5%

Positive Tory news...highlighting the positive results of unpleasant government actions like public sector pay restraint etc

The TOP BBC 6O'Clock News .....Surely this would make the top story....No...? Compared with EU average etc...No....?

So stories in order

1, Grenfall tower, police video's of interior
2, Gay pension law
3, Andy Murrey fails at Wimbledon
4, Trump son meets Russian person
5, Charlie Guard ill child
6, Unemployment down (story lasted for 15 seconds broken down into 7 seconds for unemployment and 7 seconds for stagnant wage growth.)

To someone leaning to the centre right I feel this compares badly with the 24/7 coverage of the non double/triple dip recession.

Anyway back to the echo chamber

[nikaiyo2]

Europa1 said:

Listened to the Today programme this morning on my way to a meeting. This morning Sarah Montague interviewed the incoming leader of Kensington & Chelsea Borough Council.

I yearn for the day an interviewee says to Sarah Montague "Will you have the goddamn common courtesy to let me finish a sentence before you interrupt me, you dreadful harridan?"

Compared to the interview with Pilgrim Tucker, introduced as a residents campaigner, WTF that is, as opposed to a leading momentum bod and paid employee of fking UNITE, oh and also very much not a resident of any council tower block.
She was allowed to speak without interruption.

[princealbert23]

T6 vanman said:

So today ... another record level of employment, now unemployment at 4.5%

Positive Tory news...highlighting the positive results of unpleasant government actions like public sector pay restraint etc

The TOP BBC 6O'Clock News .....Surely this would make the top story....No...? Compared with EU average etc...No....?

So stories in order

1, Grenfall tower, police video's of interior
2, Gay pension law
3, Andy Murrey fails at Wimbledon
4, Trump son meets Russian person
5, Charlie Guard ill child
6, Unemployment down (story lasted for 15 seconds broken down into 7 seconds for unemployment and 7 seconds for stagnant wage growth.)

To someone leaning to the centre right I feel this compares badly with the 24/7 coverage of the non double/triple dip recession.

Anyway back to the echo chamber

If you could post that in English it would really help.

[T6 vanman]

princealbert23 said:

T6 vanman said:

Stuff

If you could post that in English it would really help.

Sorry multitasking & typing on the phone....

To condense into English

Pieces of positive economic news appear to be buried or dismissed but negative news stories and the narrative of Tories being heartless scum are promoted on BBC News and today on the flagship 6o'Clock News programme I give a prime example...
Based on previous experience of billing the economic bad new stories as the top news story
Today we have the positive economic story of the continued reduction of unemployment.
This should have been the prime news story
There should have been analysis of why the UK appears to be succeeding to build economic robustness whilst other countries (or the EU in general) appear stuck helping the poor with 10%+ unemployment
I question why this positive news warranted only 15 seconds and being news item number 6 at about 6:25?

My apologies for supplying fact based analysis on a NP&E forum I know it confuses some
HTH

Edited by T6 vanman on Wednesday 12th July 22:25

[turbobloke]

anonymous said:

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The new law of conservation of momentum is hiighly distasteful.

[jet_noise]

turbobloke said:

The new law of conservation of momentum is hiighly distasteful.

Badum tish

[princealbert23]

T6 vanman said:

Sorry multitasking & typing on the phone....

To condense into English

Pieces of positive economic news appear to be buried or dismissed but negative news stories and the narrative of Tories being heartless scum are promoted on BBC News and today on the flagship 6o'Clock News programme I give a prime example...
Based on previous experience of billing the economic bad new stories as the top news story
Today we have the positive economic story of the continued reduction of unemployment.
This should have been the prime news story
There should have been analysis of why the UK appears to be succeeding to build economic robustness whilst other countries (or the EU in general) appear stuck helping the poor with 10%+ unemployment
I question why this positive news warranted only 15 seconds and being news item number 6 at about 6:25?

My apologies for supplying fact based analysis on a NP&E forum I know it confuses some
HTH

Edited by T6 vanman on Wednesday 12th July 22:25

Thank you very much. Apologies if I seemed sarcy!

[Johnnytheboy]

princealbert23 said:

Thank you very much. Apologies if I seemed sarcy!

That's not the kind of conciliatory tone we like in NP&E.

Be off with you until you've learned to be more pointlessly rude.