“The utter junk that is GB News”

I'm not sensing much love in the responses here:

Colin Brazier, GB News: Today: a 'helicopter day'; when Sky & BBC put up the chopper to follow cavalcades and lend announcements at No10 a lofty dignity. But aerial shots don't reflect what broadcasters often neglect on the ground. The millions who feel a debt of loyalty for the Brexit Boris gave them.

Adam Boulton, ex-Sky: That's because we report the news rather than spout partisan fake news.

Rob Burley, ex-BBC, now LBC: Good on Adam calling out the utter junk that is GB News.

Of Nick Robinson, BBC turkeys and GB News

Here's a civilised Twitter discussion (such things do exist) about an exchange on this morning's Radio 4 Today programme:

Nick Robinson: And you got 200,000 viewers at one point?

Jerry Dyer: 238,000 live viewers at one point.

Nick Robinson: They dream of that at GB News, I’ll tell you that”.

Rachel Wearmouth, Daily Mirror: Big Jet TV man is on R4 saying they had 238k viewers yesterday & Nick Robinson says “they dream of that at GB News”. Really unattractive attitude. Arrogant, even.

Mark Wallace, Conservative Home: It also reveals a lack of the confidence it’s intended to project.

Iain Martin, Reaction: Was quite a funny joke though? Media plurality is great but prominent people making jokes is to be encouraged, surely?

Mark Wallace: Oddly not a joke Nick made about various BBC turkeys…

Iain Martin: Just can't get remotely concerned about it? In the 70s and 80s people made jokes all the time, about TV programmes, football teams, politicians. Radio man makes funny joke about new TV station is... fine. GB news should make a joke back.

Mark Wallace: I’m not particularly concerned about it - but in an era of self-righteous hyperventilation by BBC people about the danger to their sacred institution/salaries, Beeb ads lobbying for itself etc, I don’t think it’d hurt to be a little less pissy about other outlets.

Iain Martin: Miles better than they used to be? Used to be prohibited from even mentioning what was on "the other side".

UPDATE - Meanwhile, GB News's excellent Colin Brazier has responded:

Every one of our viewers and, increasingly, listeners - is there because we've earned their interest, loyalty and custom. Our wages are paid, not by a broadcasting poll tax, but through the exercise of choice. Every sneer will cost you dear.

Being kind

A tweet from Jeremy Vine today...

...hasn't struck people as being very kind, or classy. Here's a flavour of the reaction:

• Genuinely. Is there any need for such a spiteful comment?
• Anyway, sympathies today for anyone who thought Jeremy Vine was nice, whoever you are and wherever you may be.
• It's an astonishingly wrong footed comment from Vine. Perfectly sums up what's wrong with the BBC: deep-seated self regard. Andrew Neil is one of their "stars". Colin comes from a different background, family man, working class and above all *normal*.
• Classic BBC, pretends to be kind but can't help but bully anyone who is deemed beneath them. Colin Brazier is great. Calm, interesting, kind and patient with guests.
• Really? I've been watching Colin Brazier's show since he stepped in and have been massively impressed by his work.

Colin has replied:

On Monday I pointed out that Jeremy Vine is paid twice more than our PM - wages we are legally forced to pay via the BBC license fee. I think publicly-funded broadcasters need to be careful how they express personal opinions. 

Read more: https://gbnews.uk/news/colin-brazier-the-bbc-needs-to-learn-to-survive-by-winning-and-keeping-customers-not-by-extending-a-statutory-hand-every-year-into-our-wallets/129194

Update: Jeremy Vine has deleted his tweet. 

Did he delete it off his own bat, or did the BBC tell him too?