tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post7195428972878078881..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: A dialogue about the Football Lads AllianceCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-33373290580439167002017-10-14T12:29:52.075+01:002017-10-14T12:29:52.075+01:00If the 7,000-10,000 Football Lads Alliance march f...If the 7,000-10,000 Football Lads Alliance march fails to get a mention on the BBC news, then let's ask the question as to how many must march to get their attention?<br /><br />Try this for comparison:<br /><br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-41578770<br /><br />'Bombardier: Belfast workers to press MPs on Boeing row'<br /><br />Of course, Unite are involved, but nevertheless there are a mere 17 people are photographed with their prominently displayed Unite banner. We might call this a streamlined protest - avoiding any messiness whereby protesters could upset the narrative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-42218711518813463252017-10-14T08:28:55.804+01:002017-10-14T08:28:55.804+01:00I expect that before too long, Question Time progr...I expect that before too long, Question Time programme-makers will invite Tommy onto the show with the intention of doing a 'Nick Griffin' on him by drumming up protests, with crowds of angry rent-a-mobs yelling at him. <br /><br />Don't go there Tommy! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-79990202546486888022017-10-14T00:50:14.072+01:002017-10-14T00:50:14.072+01:00"People" as in "our people" I ..."People" as in "our people" I think. In this case specifically the equation goes: <br />people = our people = the Guardian and its many pontificators. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-53128261260827395412017-10-14T00:14:49.321+01:002017-10-14T00:14:49.321+01:00In the BBC toolkit, in addition to Some and Others...In the BBC toolkit, in addition to Some and Others, we now have People. "If people label it as such" (twice) and "Well, but people would say that." Handy if you want to pass off your own labelling on to some vague other entities. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-24617316139216684952017-10-13T22:52:56.788+01:002017-10-13T22:52:56.788+01:00That BBC reporter/producer better look for a new c...That BBC reporter/producer better look for a new career. He won't be going far. He broke the first rule of the BBC - never engage in genuine debate. <br /><br />The BBC clearly went to the FLA demo looking for the right "optics" but obviously the search wasn't very productive ,hence the decision not to give any publicity to the march even though they have given huge coverage to tiny demos by Euromaniacs. Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.com