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Is it normal for the Today message board to be closed at this time of day, or is that down to today's (and, indeed, Today's) strike action? And after I finally got the better of logging on and all...
I'm surprised that this subject hasn't been broached yet. Can't we have some anti-Beeb commentary from the free market advocates?
I'm surprised that this subject hasn't been broached yet. Can't we have some anti-Beeb commentary from the free market advocates?
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No.
A private company would push its own agenda and support one party. Though i guess you wouldnt mind if it supported the Conservatives. :rolleyes:
As it is at the moment.
It may have a slightly centre left bias, but in case you havent noticed so do most people in the UK, they have elected New Labour.
Are you an idiot? Do you not remember the affair last year after where the BBC heavily questioned the government over the dodgy dossier and things like that.
Soviet Union? You are a moron. Go and learn about the real world then come back.
But is this a chicken and an egg - perhaps people voted Labour as a consequence of drip-feeding by the BBC propoganda department, rather than the BBC being left wing because we have a Labour Government.
OK I don't fully believe that, but because we voted in a Labour Government it doesn't mean that the BBC shouldn't strive towards impartiality
Not true. ITN is hardly party political (its crap, but that's a different argument)
Yeah but itv is the daily mail of TV channels though.
And the fact that its crap and owned by a private company. The BBC is not crap and is not private.
The BBC is as impartial as it gets. In fact it is the MOST impartial media organisation in this country. Period.
Those who claim bias could perhaps provide evidence to support it...
And I've been away for a few days but I wonder if you ever got to explain your claims that the BBC is "anti-British"...
I wasnt suggesting it should, and I do believe that it is, in the main, relatively objective.
But then I dont believe there is any objective news, except the stock market results.
What do you think?
My guess is that it'd have hundreds of replies before the day was over.
Its the nature of the beast. You need people reporting on current affairs and politics who have an interest in it. Anyone who has an interest in it is bound to have a bias.
I tend to agree the BBC is the best media organisation in the country (probably the world), but that doesn't mean it should be constantly looking at itself and trying to purge itself of bias or partiality
So State-owned, State-run = State Propaganda. (bit like the old Soviet Union days)
Pravda next?
What, like they did during the election you mean, on Question Time and with Paxman? That fairly reaked of bias to me.
Prove it otherwise.
Rubbish = more rubbish = a massive load of rubbish.
Remember, by your own repeated claims on the matter re: "anti-Americanism", attacking the government is attacking the nation.
Any thoughts RK?
When certain posters on this forum rant on about America it certainly comes across to me as being very personalised anti-all-things-America, if I'm wrong, then I'm glad.