scotty

this. but with the sole caveat about British Telecom, they are pretty grim as a company, but privatisation did massively improve the phone system in this country. Before that sell-off we had pulse-dial phones and a 3 month waiting list to get one. I would argue that BT was the only flotation to benefit customers as well as the shareholders. Trouble is, because it worked once Margaret Thatcher deduced it would work for everything, and the rest is history.

Think what some of the above are saying is; 'If you consider the right-wing of british politics to be the centre ground, then yes, it is biased. If you consider the centre ground to be mid-way between the right and left wings then no, it isnt.' hth

Up to a point Bexy, but Dimbleby could have asked at least the other panel members to address some of the points raised by Griffin, instead he simply ended each topic without doing so. I actually recorded that programme as I was out that evening, I'll have to rewatch it. And Delldays, this programme was biased, buts thats one of the main reasons I recall it; it's unusual for me to perceive that about BBC political output which imo is normally rigidly impartial.

Yep, my thoughts exactly. Griffin is a c*nt imho, but there was precisely no point putting him on the programme in the first place if it was only to be jeered at. I would have liked to hear some kind of response to several things he raised, such as the nazi accusation and his reply about his father fighting them as opposed to Jack Straws father being a CO; that argument would have been particularly interesting given that the "discussion" was being chaired by a Dimbleby, but the track of that was simply stopped. This is one of very few BBC programmes I can remember where the debate was clearly biased.

"There is only one holistic system of systems, one vast and immane, interwoven, interacting, multi-variate, multi-national dominion of dollars! Petro-dollars, electro-dollars, multi-dollars, reichmarks, rins, rubles, pounds and shekels! It is the international system of currency which determines the totality of life on this planet. That is the natural order of things today. That is the atomic, and subatomic and galactic structure of things today."

lets just hope its in sterling, and not in an Irish bank

This is an accusation that gets levelled at the BBC whichever party is in power. Unbiased political reporting is one of the standards they are required by their charter to provide, and anybody believing that a piece is biased can make a complaint and have it investigated by an external agency. I listen more or less continuously to R4, R5 and the World Service, and I dont accept that the general delivery of political content is biased in either direction. There tends to be more left-wing comedy, but thats because there are more left-wing comedians, and in any case they dont exactly shy away from right-wing comedy, think of the New Statesman and Harry "Loadsamoney" Enfield for example. (And yes, I'm aware that they were intended as left-wingers prodding at the right-wing, but the latter devoured the programmes and adopted the catchphrases.)

in the words of the nodding dog; OH, YESSS

Yes, it is a tax, and it pays for a public service that benefits a greater proportion of the population than most other public services. Its a very long time since I went into a library, but I dont begrudge them being funded from taxation. Likewise I dont have any children, but I dont mind being taxed to fund education, child benefit, etc etc. And the licence fee system is transparent; we know exactly how much each of us pays annually towards this particular public service, how many other services can you say that about?

He's in Rampton. Nuff said

A history of the world in 100 objects is goodt shlt....

Didnt he shove a ref on his ar5e and get a 10-match ban?

R4 has some of the best comedy around. The monday 6:30 slot is usually good value, (imo there is nothing funnier than Sorry I havent a clue anywhere in spoken form,) and the friday evening end of week show is unmissable.

this

Seems harsh to me. He wasnt the worlds best player, thats true, but he at least looked like he cared about the shirt. Certifiable, yes, but I cant see much reason to dislike him from his time here.

Its. In. EASTLEIGH. ffs

Snails estate agents, slug comes in and says "I'm a first-time buyer"

Interesting point right there; the idea at the moment is to get us to spend our money, not save it. How else are we supposed to get out of this f*cking recession? We need economic growth, not shedloads of money under the mattress, surely thats the point of low interest rates, we just happen to be lucky if we hold tracker mortgages. (I'm not complaining btw, I have one myself.)

...or for a real adrenalin rush, do it on a sunday and do the boot sale first!!!! Truly scary.

agreed, but to be brutally frank I wouldn't hold your breath.

never mind that, is he a looker?

.... thats another thread hijacked. Sorry Doddsy

lol, sorry about the other night mate, I thought you could take it. And you did......