tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post4715206290677206726..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: Miscellaneous observationsCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-59154471252251456392014-12-05T20:52:52.318+00:002014-12-05T20:52:52.318+00:00We non-accountants find the whole thing baffling, ...We non-accountants find the whole thing baffling, Grant - which doubtless helps politicians and BBC reporters pull the wool over our eyes!<br /><br />My ever-missed angel tried to learn it and I tried to help her, but it all remains a bit too foggy for my tastes. There's nothing boring about being an accountant. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-39001707797673290052014-12-05T20:45:27.171+00:002014-12-05T20:45:27.171+00:00B-BBC seems to have found the solution to that now...B-BBC seems to have found the solution to that now. Unfortunately, they are on WordPress and we're on Google Blogger. <br /><br />The latter seems more reliable (no website crashes) but is hard to do much with - especially in making comments easy. <br /><br />Me and Sue aren't overly techy, alas. Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-36591779704188529852014-12-05T15:39:13.139+00:002014-12-05T15:39:13.139+00:00The Beeboid cliche that has annoyed me most over t...The Beeboid cliche that has annoyed me most over the last few days is to "balance the books" trotted out endlessly by journalists and commentators like Robert Peston and Evan Davis who understand nothing about accountancy, finance, economics , business etc. I wish they would explain what it means. The books may balance but be massively wrong or may not balance but be substantially correct. But , then I am a boring accountant just spoiling their fun.<br /><br />Over the many years that, professionally , I had to watch budget and "pre-budget" statements, read the press releases and subsequent legislation, very bored , but , at least paid for it, I noticed that the BBC always used to cut the shadow Chancellor's reply short if he was Tory but show it in full if he was Labour. Wednesday was true to form. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-13110244629015447702014-12-05T11:25:45.022+00:002014-12-05T11:25:45.022+00:00A few typos in the last comment - sorry, can't...A few typos in the last comment - sorry, can't edit.xenisegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101323762079723972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-87047872031115167372014-12-05T11:24:49.655+00:002014-12-05T11:24:49.655+00:00Oh, yes - the pause before the winner is announced...Oh, yes - the pause before the winner is announced. Oh, so incredibly tedious.<br /><br />This last week or two, there have been two of these programmes back to back on BBC2 - one featuring home decoration/designdesign, and the other the Masterchef serious.<br /><br />The format is almost identical - the winner announcements are probably pre-recorded, with a space to "enter your chosen name, here".<br /><br />Speaking of Mastechef - I usually quite enjoy it, but after a while, both presenters and combatants all end up saying pretty much the same stock things. yes, we KNOW they'd all like to win - that is all we <i>need</i> to know.xenisegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101323762079723972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-82860563228628128172014-12-04T23:12:43.917+00:002014-12-04T23:12:43.917+00:00I don't know which media colleagues Finklestei...I don't know which media colleagues Finklestein is referring to, but Nick Robinson eventually apologized for keeping quiet about it. Yet another instance of his protection of politicians instead of being an honest news broker.<br /><br />As for the Temple Mount, I complained many, many times in the B-BBC days about how the BBC always made sure to point out its importance to Islam but never emphasized its significance to Jews in the same way. To do so would appear to be favoring Jews, of course, bringing in "complaints from both sides" about being a Zionist shill. Jews wanting to pray at their only actual holy place after nearly 2000 years of other people controlling it is seen by the Beeboids as a provocation and not a genuine religious desire. When it comes to any Jews other than the secular, "I'm a cultural Jew only, me, and a critic of Israel", the BBC sees only negatives.<br /><br />Yes, a minority of ultra-orthodox Jews believe that Jews should stay away until the Messiah comes (the same ones, more or less, who initially didn't want the State of Israel because that could be brought into existence only by the Messiah or whatever), but the vast majority of Jews would pray there in a heartbeat if allowed, without wishing to harm a single hair on a sainted Palestinian head.David Preisernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-35441419280349363772014-12-04T17:11:09.351+00:002014-12-04T17:11:09.351+00:00Oh, thank you very much Davieboy. Much appreciated...Oh, thank you very much Davieboy. Much appreciated.suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693686958796849316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-13200201449036838422014-12-04T13:34:34.407+00:002014-12-04T13:34:34.407+00:00Thanks, diverting & entertaining (apart from t...Thanks, diverting & entertaining (apart from the lead item which is just sad of course, your last line completely sums it up).Davieboynoreply@blogger.com