Comments on: More BBC lies about the Tories

By: mikestallard

mikestallard — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:44:38 +0000

Allow me to congratulate you on a really thoughtful and true post!

By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:45:18 +0000

I wanted to know why commercial stations have to be unbiased

By: Johnny Norfolk

Johnny Norfolk — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:02:56 +0000

You have a choice if you decide what paper to buy.
You have no choice about the BBC.
Thats the difference.

By: David morris

David morris — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:22:24 +0000

Actually I have no problem with a tax on TV ownership that either went to treasury or was shared around between a number of licenced broadcasting companies. Like many, however, I do object to the outdated notion that all the proceeds should go to the BBC, who are, currently, little more than the government propaganga department.

What Sky (in fact Boulton would not be out of place on the BBC his head is so far up Gordon's rear end but I'm not forced by law to pay to hear his bias), Fox or Germany have absolutely nothing to do with your completely fatuous defence of the indefensible.

By: Bazman

Bazman — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:06:56 +0000

SKY for you then? Not much free choice there is there? Maybe we could have them run the BBC. In a Fox news type way. Or Local TV broadcast locally like in Germany.
The license is in fact a tax and why should you be allowed to decide what tax you pay.

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:43:39 +0000

Obviously the BBC should be unbiased due to its nature, but can anyone tell me why the broadcast media in general has to be unbiased while the print media can do what they want? (I'm not saying the print media should be restricted, but why can't, say, James Whale tell people to vote for Boris without being fired but the newspaper columnists can?)

Thanks for any answers

By: Bryan Davies

Bryan Davies — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:26:54 +0000

John – all very sound and reasonable comments BUT unless the Tory front bench start getting their act together in terms of firepower against Labour and its many mistakes, lies etc there might well prove to be a fickleness in the public that retains GB for another term. The message of Labour failure and Conservative alternatives is just not coming across. One has to ask the question – were the high polls for the Tories due to their policies or Labour /Brown failings.

By: jean baker

jean baker — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:21:26 +0000

anthonythesensitive,

Obama's landslide victory was based and won on integrity and intelligence, publicly displayed throughout – without hatred.
He rose above the opposition's dirty tricks and gimmicks – he wisely turned 'the other cheek' which placed him 'head and shoulders' above his opponent.

The Tories focus and policies are based on the good of our nation and electorate's concerns. The historically dire results of Nulabor unionists self profiting rule, based on lies, and media manipulation is the reason 85% of people want a return to government based on honesty, integrity and intelligence.
David Cameron has shown integrity and intelligence throughout many vicious 'opposition' attacks by pro labour (unionist) biased interviewers.

Taxpayers and TV licence payers have been conned into profiting biased 'unionists' for years – BBC lost it's independent status in our democracy years ago. Voters are not as stupid as Nulabor presumes …… public head to head debates always sorts the 'truth from the lies and spin' – as Obama (and Cameron to date) have overwhelmingly shown and confirmed.

By: Chris Thompson

Chris Thompson — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:08:37 +0000

On Tuesday 18th November everyone witnessed a Tory U-turn on policy. Several days’ later John Redwood is complaining that the BBC’s Today programme is biased against his party.

The Today programme was not lying it was merely reinforcing what David Cameron announced a few days’ earlier regarding his public spending cuts. His announcement was covered by all the main news channels not just the BBC. Indeed Channel 4 News dedicated 15 minutes of air time to this very issue.

Maybe what concerns John Redwood is the wide gulf his leader’s message created between Labour and Conservative public spending policies. Such a chasm makes it easier for the electorate to see which political party operates in their best interests.

There’s no BBC bias, there’s only Tory paranoia in having a leader who’s rating in tumbling when it should be growing!

Reply: not so – try reading what the Conservative leadership said for a change

By: David morris

David morris — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:31:17 +0000

Oh dear, let's analyse this one.

1) When I last looked every one of us had a choice whether or not to buy any newspaper. Don't like the Daily Mail = don't buy it, don't like the BBC = tough pay up or go to jail..

2) BBC programming has advertisements between every programme, albeit for their own programmes, and usually completely unnecessary digital channels.

And as for the "may or may not be bias(ed)" – give me a break, the only reason Vince Cable is a permanent fixture on BBC political programmes is because he can be guaranteed to criticise the Tories whilst completely ignoring the party that actually got us into this mess.

Anyway are you moving up to Manchester with the rest of your BBC chums? Got a really good apartment available with stunning views of the pennines……..