svetigpung Posted 6 October, 2013 Share Posted 6 October, 2013 Embarrissing journalism by the DM Whatever your politics , how many on here have the same opinions as their father? I certainly dont. Makes the whole "story" completely illrelevant. Boycott the rag. Simple! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooney Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 What a fool Quentin Letts looked when he tried to defend the DM on Question Time and the audience let him have it with both barrels. But then he is a fool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 What a fool Quentin Letts looked when he tried to defend the DM on Question Time and the audience let him have it with both barrels. But then he is a fool. And of course, Question Time audiences are renowned for their political balance and impartiality, arent they ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badgerx16 Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 And of course, Question Time audiences are renowned for their political balance and impartiality, arent they ? Generally yes - that's the way it's put together, but then some people prefer to believe that the BBC is a hotbed of liberal conspiracy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 And of course, Question Time audiences are renowned for their political balance and impartiality, arent they ? About three-quarters of Question Time audiences are invitees from local political parties and party-affiliated associations (like a student wing of parties if the debate is happening on a campus) and other representative bodies, with numbers carefully balanced. The remainder are offered to "the public", and these tickets are mostly taken up by people local to the recording. Letts just made an utter idiot of himself and the audience recognised that it was pretty comical brown-nosing of his editor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/oct/06/ed-miliband-backing-ralph-daily-mail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 And of course, Question Time audiences are renowned for their political balance and impartiality, arent they ? Well I've been in one together with my Mrs so make of that what you will. There was no booing in my day, just polite applause where appropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 7 October, 2013 Author Share Posted 7 October, 2013 Well I've been in one together with my Mrs so make of that what you will. There was no booing in my day, just polite applause where appropriate. Me too. I was in one broadcast from Sussex University, which at the time was known as left wing. The audience make-up was much more in keeping with UK norms than with the student body or even the wider Brighton population. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 buctooim Did you meet a Mr Buckley at Sussex Uni ? He was a good speaker there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 Can't believe this thread is still going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinjb Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 About three-quarters of Question Time audiences are invitees from local political parties and party-affiliated associations (like a student wing of parties if the debate is happening on a campus) and other representative bodies, with numbers carefully balanced. The remainder are offered to "the public", and these tickets are mostly taken up by people local to the recording. Letts just made an utter idiot of himself and the audience recognised that it was pretty comical brown-nosing of his editor. Yep, had a great time at the one filmed in Coventry a couple of years ago. They specifically asked me to attend as the only member of the general public in the local area who would happily admit to voting Tory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 7 October, 2013 Author Share Posted 7 October, 2013 buctooim Did you meet a Mr Buckley at Sussex Uni ? He was a good speaker there Not that I recall. What was his first name and what did he speak on? I was there a long time ago so may have been around before him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 Question time has become a joke, clowns like Brand and Johnny Rotton. Together with hypocrites like Medhi H who as we established was allowed to make a mad rant against the Mail and nobody pointed out his job application and the selling of his book to the mail. Dimble needs replacing by Andrew Neil . I'm also sick of listening to the audience's opinions, Any Questions is far better because they ask the questions and then listen to the panel. Instead of making political comment all we get from the audience is "I cant get a job" or "I cant afford a house" or the "banks wont lend to me", or my favourite "I didn't cause the bust". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex Lion Tamer Posted 7 October, 2013 Share Posted 7 October, 2013 Question time has become a joke, clowns like Brand and Johnny Rotton. Together with hypocrites like Medhi H who as we established was allowed to make a mad rant against the Mail and nobody pointed out his job application and the selling of his book to the mail. Dimble needs replacing by Andrew Neil . I'm also sick of listening to the audience's opinions, Any Questions is far better because they ask the questions and then listen to the panel. Instead of making political comment all we get from the audience is "I cant get a job" or "I cant afford a house" or the "banks wont lend to me", or my favourite "I didn't cause the bust". LOL! Those whinging unemployed. How dare their raise awareness of their plight. They should shut up and gratefully accept the crumbs that fall from the top table. I agree with you about Brand etc though. It has improved recently but for a while it was embarrassing that some celebrity would take the non-politician left wing spot rather than an intelligent commentator. Medhi Hasan's letter wasn't public knowledge when he went on the show, the Mail leaked it to punish him, in the same way they try to intimidate anyone who criticises them. The letter is certainly embarrassing, but he still hit the nail on the head with his speech and is allowed to make a mistake in his younger days. It was the way he whipped up controversy on abortion a while ago that lost him my respect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 8 October, 2013 Share Posted 8 October, 2013 (edited) LOL! Those whinging unemployed. How dare their raise awareness of their plight. They should shut up and gratefully accept the crumbs that fall from the top table. I agree with you about Brand etc though. It has improved recently but for a while it was embarrassing that some celebrity would take the non-politician left wing spot rather than an intelligent commentator. Medhi Hasan's letter wasn't public knowledge when he went on the show, the Mail leaked it to punish him, in the same way they try to intimidate anyone who criticises them. The letter is certainly embarrassing, but he still hit the nail on the head with his speech and is allowed to make a mistake in his younger days. It was the way he whipped up controversy on abortion a while ago that lost him my respect. I dont want to hear about people's individual problems when tuning in to a political debate, you will never have enough time to assess whether they're genuine or not. If they want to offer themselves up as part of the debate, then the politicians on the panel should be able to correct them. I've heard some right bollards from the audience. That's why any questions is so much better, any answers the next day is a phone in and I don't have to listen. As for mh, the application wasn't known, but the book serialisation was. Dimble should have done his homework and then added after his rant " didn't you take their money for your book". Jo colburn did this to Ann diamond on the daily politics. Following another rant , outrage , disgust at the mail, Jo said " of course you used to write for them Ann didn't you".Diamond replied " yes I used to take their money" "and would you again " asked jo " im a journalist , id write for anyone " came her reply. See that's what gets to me, the rants, the disgust , the outrage at the disgraceful mail, yet these peoples morals dont quite streech to not taking their dosh. Its not like diamond or medhi are on the breadline, needing mail money to feed their hungry mouths. They're well off, established journos who should practise what they preach. Edited 8 October, 2013 by Lord Duckhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 9 October, 2013 Share Posted 9 October, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 9 October, 2013 Share Posted 9 October, 2013 thats terrible some drunken Belgium speaking sailor slaughters winston. Thas going have catastrophic implications for labour and millipedes holier than thou virtues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 9 October, 2013 Share Posted 9 October, 2013 "my dad was a spiv and my mum did favours for Yanks" lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 9 October, 2013 Author Share Posted 9 October, 2013 Ralph Miliband and Harry Styles, bastards. https://twitter.com/deanosunday/status/368848207725346816/photo/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Warrior Posted 9 October, 2013 Share Posted 9 October, 2013 BBC sucking up to milliband . He's currently on watchdog being interviewed by Anne Robertson . He still cannot answer a question put to him instead going about what he will do about gas prices when the Idjit wins the next election Why are the beeb giving him airtime . Can't even given a sensible response to why he put up fuel taxes under the green tax. Shut the F**k up millipede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge too far Posted 9 October, 2013 Share Posted 9 October, 2013 BBC sucking up to milliband . He's currently on watchdog being interviewed by Anne Robertson . He still cannot answer a question put to him instead going about what he will do about gas prices when the Idjit wins the next election Why are the beeb giving him airtime . Can't even given a sensible response to why he put up fuel taxes under the green tax. Shut the F**k up millipede And she'll be sucking up to the Liberals and Cons in the next two weeks. Tch BBC bias eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 9 October, 2013 Author Share Posted 9 October, 2013 There is a reason British Gas shares have risen 12 fold since 1986 - three times more than the FTSE100 - and it aint because they are making low profits. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/investing/shares-and-stock-tips/9989430/Thatchers-legacy-how-has-privatisation-fared.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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