tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post1318074213788840222..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Newsnight gawn madCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-84113880261580452082019-07-16T22:35:01.347+01:002019-07-16T22:35:01.347+01:00I recall that Tuesday night stats were about 60KI recall that Tuesday night stats were about 60Kstewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-75835188483665274332019-07-16T16:55:59.653+01:002019-07-16T16:55:59.653+01:00"Desperate harpieism" - spot-on! ;-)"Desperate harpieism" - spot-on! ;-) Sisyphushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02650372666915304667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-25921402422722094632019-07-16T15:55:06.304+01:002019-07-16T15:55:06.304+01:00She and the likes of Kay Burley are on borrowed ti...She and the likes of Kay Burley are on borrowed time.<br /><br />Desperate harpieism may score with the elder sisterhood, but outside a revolving awards shortlist it wears thin fast. <br /><br />Kay clearly still has footage of her casting call. <br /><br />As a blonde, Emily can only rely on her gender at the BBC so long. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-83013707301623799922019-07-16T13:39:34.263+01:002019-07-16T13:39:34.263+01:00She's after (a) preserving her job which as a ...She's after (a) preserving her job which as a white woman with some Jewish roots and with a penchant for very short skirts would otherwise definitely be under threat at the modern BBC (b) getting another TV award to impress her peers - she got a previous one because of her pro-Remain rants. <br /><br />Maitlis is just following the herd as they drift towards the cliffs of a Marxo-Sharia future. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-10541359728570691642019-07-16T13:34:57.352+01:002019-07-16T13:34:57.352+01:00Average audience is 344K so about 0.6% I would say...Average audience is 344K so about 0.6% I would say very roughly. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-46217175031691198802019-07-16T13:30:43.022+01:002019-07-16T13:30:43.022+01:00The People's Vote campaign is completely illog...The People's Vote campaign is completely illogical. They say that a second referendum will be different because this time people will know what they are voting for. This is an absurd position to hold because: <br /><br />1. It involves a claim that all 34 million plus voters will understand the implications of their vote rather than simply voting on the basis of their perceptions. Do they have any evidence to support such an absurd claim? If you polled 100 about the May deal would even 1 person be able to give an accurate general description of its contents? I doubt it. Maybe 5 or even 10 might be able to mention one or two aspects if put on the spot. The rest wouldn't have a clue. This is clearly a disingenuous argument put forward by Alistair Campbell and his mates. <br /><br />2. Although the People's Vote campaign think people will fully understand a 400 page treaty (if it's the May deal) and its implications, they are determined that people will NOT be allowed to vote on a No Deal exit. Why? Surely the implications of that as spelt out by the Treasury, the BBC, the Guardian and all the rest are quite clear. Why won't they trust people to vote on that, having been given the warnings?<br /><br />3. Why would any Leaver accept the result of a Referendum that gave them a choice between (a) remaining and (b) an abject surrender deal? I know I wouldn't, and I am sure millions of others wouldn't either. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-35141535119323917572019-07-16T12:54:41.576+01:002019-07-16T12:54:41.576+01:00There are 60 million people in this country
How ma...There are 60 million people in this country<br />How many watched Newsnight on Tuesday ?<br />0.1% or somethingstewgreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10223073927227101097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-17647207534561266522019-07-16T11:41:34.306+01:002019-07-16T11:41:34.306+01:00Emily has being listening a bit too much to what h...Emily has being listening a bit too much to what her squad tells her, and only them. Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550976834509947355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-55214706274725071992019-07-16T10:54:08.684+01:002019-07-16T10:54:08.684+01:00Yes. One of the great unsayables of our time is to...Yes. One of the great unsayables of our time is to note that South Asians can be racist (they like their "wheaten skin" and they don't let their children marry out from their communities), Africans can be racist (hating and persecuting albinos or people from other ethnic groups), Arabs can be racist (esepcially towards dark skinned Africans), Chinese can be racist (probably are the most racist on the planet) and of course Japanese and Koreans are near the top of the league. Probably the least racist people on Earth are Europeans. <br /><br />As you rightly note Anon, until people accept this is a human problem found in all societies, not much progress will be made. <br /><br />The other problem with media coverage is that no attempt is made to distinguish between racism as an ideology, as practised by the men in the black uniforms in the 1930s and 40s and all other forms...There is clearly a point where racism shades into exclusive culturalism. But there are of course perfectly positive forms of culturalism. As far as I am concerned, liking and wanting to preserve your culture is a perfectly respectable way of life - in fact the UN Charter states that it is a human right. In Britain we have been very open to people from elsewhere adopting your cultural norms. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-9383021724944185512019-07-16T10:41:35.188+01:002019-07-16T10:41:35.188+01:00'that only white people could be racist' c...'that only white people could be racist' comes from the USA where white on black is the only form of racism understood there.Arthur Trofhttp://otboae.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-671160501218868772019-07-16T10:01:31.840+01:002019-07-16T10:01:31.840+01:00When liberals in the West threw their weight whole...When liberals in the West threw their weight wholeheartedly behind the notion that only white people could be racist (which in itself is racist), serious discussion of the subject ended. So too did any possibility of overcoming racism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com