| The BBC 20:49 - Nov 9 with 25055 views | colinallcars |
Bell, Book & Candle.
Please no nasty stuff, but they had it coming didn't they ?
When I were a nipper, they were one of the most respected organizations in the world. |  | | |  |
| The BBC on 16:56 - Nov 11 with 2688 views | BerkoRanger |
But if Trump were to win a lawsuit plus costs, the BBC would just shrug its shoulders, pass the bill to Keir Starmer, who would just shrug his shoulders and pass it to us - the taxpayers.
Hey Ho. |  | | |
| The BBC on 17:07 - Nov 11 with 2621 views | R_from_afar |
| The BBC on 10:21 - Nov 11 by daveB |
My hope is that we end up with the BBC, ITV & Channel 4 all coming together in a huge merger, reduce the number of channels and add more quality. Traitors last week showed the appetite is still there for brilliant programmes in a tv schedule you have to wait for attracting huge audiences. The programme archive they all have you'd have one hell of a streaming service to go along with it as well a real best of British.
Sadly ITV & Channel 4 will eventually be sold off to Americans and BBC will just be closed down when reform get in. |
"Sadly ITV & Channel 4 will eventually be sold off to Americans and BBC will just be closed down when reform get in."
This has happened to a lot of British companies, tragically. So many toiled away for years, came up with some genuine innovations, stood poised for greatness then either withered away due to arrogance or complacency or just sold up when faced with a juicy takeover offer.
ICL, Thorn EMI, Lucas Industries, GEC, Marconi, Ferranti: All in the dustbin of history now. Even ARM Holdings are now owned by the Japanese. Brilliant  . |  |
| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| The BBC on 17:14 - Nov 11 with 2577 views | charmr |
If you want the UK turn into a sterile society where corporations and the class society suppress critical thinking and objectivity and the skill of thinking for your self will be seen as a threat, please carry on with this stupid shyte.
Be careful what you wish for. | | | |
| The BBC on 17:29 - Nov 11 with 2513 views | Sonic_Hoop |
| The BBC on 16:56 - Nov 11 by BerkoRanger |
But if Trump were to win a lawsuit plus costs, the BBC would just shrug its shoulders, pass the bill to Keir Starmer, who would just shrug his shoulders and pass it to us - the taxpayers.
Hey Ho. |
He has no case in the UK. If anything the BBC should be going after the Trump administration for continually calling it fake news. Imagine how much time must be spent fact checking every bullshit statement that comes out of that administration. I notice they're not going after Channel 4 for their broadcasting of Trump vs the Truth. |  | | |
| The BBC on 17:50 - Nov 11 with 2456 views | Mick_S |
| The BBC on 16:48 - Nov 11 by JamesB1979 |
If Trump won, who would foot the bill? Would it be us??? |
We’ve been hauled over the coals a few times mate, but Rangers cant take the blame here.
20 point deduction incoming 😂
Feck me, I don’t get this world anymore. |  |
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| The BBC on 18:10 - Nov 11 with 2417 views | charmr |
The powers that be decided that governing was a thankless task and really quite difficult.Therefore let’s let the corporations and the ruling class make all the decisions. Add a mix of amnesia about the the last Tory reign.
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| The BBC on 18:27 - Nov 11 with 2374 views | JamesB1979 |
| The BBC on 17:50 - Nov 11 by Mick_S |
We’ve been hauled over the coals a few times mate, but Rangers cant take the blame here.
20 point deduction incoming 😂
Feck me, I don’t get this world anymore. |
The key point is whether the 1 billion fine is deductible for FFP. | | | |
| The BBC on 18:27 - Nov 11 with 2376 views | MrSheen |
| The BBC on 16:08 - Nov 11 by queensparker |
They were good if you started 15+ years ago - one of the last places you could get a final salary pension if you were a mere serf.
Long gone now of course, like every other perk for the working class |
Mrs Sheen worked for the Radio Times and the pensions older workers had were amazing, particularly when you could take early retirement on redundancy once the sales started to tank. Some will be pensioners decades longer than they ever contributed, which is why they disappeared. |  | | |
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| The BBC on 19:53 - Nov 11 with 2249 views | BrianMcCarthy |
| The BBC on 16:48 - Nov 11 by JamesB1979 |
If Trump won, who would foot the bill? Would it be us??? |
Most companies have legal insurance, James.
I'm not sure if that's the same in the telly industry. |  |
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| The BBC on 20:05 - Nov 11 with 2225 views | colinallcars |
| The BBC on 16:42 - Nov 11 by derbyhoop |
As far as Trump suing is concerned, can BBC lawyers respond with a f ck off message that even Mr Orange will understand.
The time for suing in UK has expired.
He could try suing in USA but Panaorama programme was never shown in US. Neither live nor Iplayer, which is not available in US.
Also, Trump would need to prove material damage to his reputation (hmmmm) which doesn't seem likely.
So f ck off, using legal terminology, would be wholly appropriate. |
Yes, there was a lawyer on the 6 o'clock news saying the same thing. | | | |
| The BBC on 20:46 - Nov 11 with 2162 views | derbyhoop |
Apparently, there was a case in the 1970s where a guy called Arkell tried to threaten Private Eye over an article. He wrote to say he would be seeking damages cognisant with their reponse. PE considered his threat and responded with f ck off.
Arkell didn't pursue the case. |  |
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| The BBC (n/t) on 22:01 - Nov 11 with 1963 views | queensparker |
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| The BBC on 22:09 - Nov 11 with 1951 views | Ned_Kennedys |
| The BBC on 12:03 - Nov 11 by Sonic_Hoop |
Yeah, and I countered it by comparing it to the much worse example from their Corbyn hit job. The difference being with the latter the usual suspects were silent and the BBC's acknowledgement was tucked away. |
Oh you countered it did you? Well done.
Corbyn was and remains totally unelectable so it made no difference in the end. |  | | |
| The BBC on 23:04 - Nov 11 with 1844 views | SydneyRs |
There is a systematic push to get rid of the BBC and basically have the right control the entire media instead of just 90% of it. I imagine they've been looking for an opportunity like this for a long time. The same people with all the usual far right arguments are those who constantly state "defund the BBC".
The relevant heads behind/responsible for this issue should roll but that's it. That's all that would happen at a big company and everyone would move on.
Murdoch's media empire survived the phone hacking scandal (and whatsherface made a huge profit out of it), yet people want the BBC destroyed over this? | | | |
| The BBC on 23:27 - Nov 11 with 1806 views | Sonic_Hoop |
| The BBC on 22:09 - Nov 11 by Ned_Kennedys |
Oh you countered it did you? Well done.
Corbyn was and remains totally unelectable so it made no difference in the end. |
That's not really the point is it? If you can't see the difference between our state broadcaster misrepresenting an interview to make a materially false claim, in the run up to a critical General Election and the complete silence when it was revealed with lazy editing of a foreign despot's speech and the hysteria that's provoked then you're beyond reasoning with.
The BBC was shown to have been more anti-Corbyn and his supporters than any of the major broadcasters. Even with the extremely negative coverage by the media - compared to the easy ride Starmer had, Labour had more members and got more votes.
Nobody is unelectable unless the establishment decides they're not. | | | |
| (No subject) (n/t) (n/t) (n/t) on 00:45 - Nov 12 with 1739 views | Sonic_Hoop |
| The BBC on 22:09 - Nov 11 by Ned_Kennedys |
Oh you countered it did you? Well done.
Corbyn was and remains totally unelectable so it made no difference in the end. |
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| The BBC on 04:33 - Nov 12 with 1629 views | FDC |
| The BBC on 23:27 - Nov 11 by Sonic_Hoop |
That's not really the point is it? If you can't see the difference between our state broadcaster misrepresenting an interview to make a materially false claim, in the run up to a critical General Election and the complete silence when it was revealed with lazy editing of a foreign despot's speech and the hysteria that's provoked then you're beyond reasoning with.
The BBC was shown to have been more anti-Corbyn and his supporters than any of the major broadcasters. Even with the extremely negative coverage by the media - compared to the easy ride Starmer had, Labour had more members and got more votes.
Nobody is unelectable unless the establishment decides they're not. |
Off on a tangent now, but nothing reveals intellectual laziness more than people triumphantly trotting out that "unelectable" line.
"This person is unelectable therefore you must not elect him. See, proof! Told you he was unelectable". |  | | |
| The BBC on 07:21 - Nov 12 with 1559 views | Dorse |
| The BBC on 16:48 - Nov 11 by JamesB1979 |
If Trump won, who would foot the bill? Would it be us??? |
I think we'd definitely get a points deduction at least. |  |
| 'What do we want? We don't know! When do we want it? Now!' |
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| The BBC on 07:52 - Nov 12 with 1505 views | Wegerles_Stairs |
| The BBC on 16:29 - Nov 11 by Sonic_Hoop |
Objectively, he's right about Trump. It's not hard to back up those claims with evidence. But you're right, he's not an objective journalist, or even a very good journalist. |
Like you say, a decent journalist could make that argument without resorting to emotive language and hyperbole, just like Panorama didn't need to edit that speech the way they did. Unfortunately, because Trump is the great bogeyman of privileged liberal elites, they can't help themselves. | | | |
| The BBC on 08:08 - Nov 12 with 1472 views | DannyPaddox |
I stopped watching TV decades ago (though a certain part man/ part XTC pedant will deny this as I watch University Challenge once a week on my phone). Anyway, is the programme Points of View, still running? Cos back in the day Barry Took would have sorted this all out:
We recently received a letter from a Mr Donald Trump of Mar A Lago, I think that’s near Mar A Gate. He’s not very happy with a recent of episode of Panorama in which he says his good character was sullied via the means of a ne’er-do-well editor. Well we’ve had another look at the show and our lawyers have responded with 1. Donald where’s your trousers? And 2. Any time Mango Face bring it on. And on to a letter from a Mrs McCookerybook of Oxshott in Surrey …
Obviously Barry was Took by the grim reaper sometime ago. Hopefully the show is still running. |  | | |
| The BBC on 11:12 - Nov 12 with 1254 views | johncharles |
In the highly unlikely event of Trump winning the case, just take a leaf out of his book. Trump never pays his debts so billion smchillion, go whistle. |  |
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| The BBC on 11:55 - Nov 12 with 1158 views | JamesB1979 |
And to think I was looking forward to the international break, so I didn’t have to watch Frey waddle around for 2 weeks. Nothing can be worse than this! | | | |
| The BBC on 12:01 - Nov 12 with 1137 views | Discodroids |
'Zionist Puppet masters'
For the love of God's 4th rib mods how much longer are we to let the same Phalanx of posters treat this place as their own political fiefdom?
Like maniacal feudal lords ravaging this gardenia on a daily basis with their doctrines which by now, only long lost tribes of the Aztec can be unaware of.
By my computations we've had half a dozen threads infested with political Japanese knotweed over the past few weeks.
I'm old enough to remember this Beauteous place being all fields, and occasionally, just occasionally, a football forum. [Post edited 12 Nov 12:03]
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| The BBC on 12:06 - Nov 12 with 1412 views | colinallcars |
| The BBC on 12:01 - Nov 12 by Discodroids |
'Zionist Puppet masters'
For the love of God's 4th rib mods how much longer are we to let the same Phalanx of posters treat this place as their own political fiefdom?
Like maniacal feudal lords ravaging this gardenia on a daily basis with their doctrines which by now, only long lost tribes of the Aztec can be unaware of.
By my computations we've had half a dozen threads infested with political Japanese knotweed over the past few weeks.
I'm old enough to remember this Beauteous place being all fields, and occasionally, just occasionally, a football forum. [Post edited 12 Nov 12:03]
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You are right, I wish I hadn't started this thread, it's just I'm so frustrated with what's become of the Beeb over the years. | | | |
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