Comments on: When will we get some fairness? http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/ Incisive and topical campaigns and commentary on today's issues and tomorrow's problems Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:05:58 +0000 hourly 1 By: mikestallard http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8902 mikestallard Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:36:25 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8902 What class do you consider you are? I have often wondered. Were you down the mine, perhaps? Or perhaps a manufacturer in birmingham? Or a merchant seaman like Mr Prescott? What class do you consider you are? I have often wondered. Were you down the mine, perhaps? Or perhaps a manufacturer in birmingham? Or a merchant seaman like Mr Prescott?

]]> By: Lola http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8901 Lola Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:25:27 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8901 Oh dear. Y'see, there you go again. Oh dear. Y’see, there you go again.

]]> By: Bazman http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8900 Bazman Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:44:11 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8900 Well. I suppose Thatcher did save a lot of miners and steel workers from an early grave. Many of their children however got one instead. Discus and Re-write that kids. Well. I suppose Thatcher did save a lot of miners and steel workers from an early grave. Many of their children however got one instead. Discus and Re-write that kids.

]]> By: Bazman http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8899 Bazman Tue, 09 Dec 2008 19:40:47 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8899 Bleating middle classes that can only afford two holidays this year, have to drive a Ford and send their kids to the local school. Gets you right there. Bleating middle classes that can only afford two holidays this year, have to drive a Ford and send their kids to the local school. Gets you right there.

]]> By: APL http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8898 APL Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:02:54 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8898 DBC REED: "He hardly needs special treatment." Who is asking for special treatment? What we want from a state broadcaster is *impartial treatment*. DBC REED: "What he is saying is flying in the face of the conventional wisdom and the interviewer .." It may be 'conventional wisdom' for a leftie, but in is not conventional wisdom. At one point 'conventional wisdom' had it the world was flat. Or the Earth was the centre of the universe, or the solution to every serious illness was to bleed the patient. DBC REED: “He hardly needs special treatment.”

Who is asking for special treatment? What we want from a state broadcaster is *impartial treatment*.

DBC REED: “What he is saying is flying in the face of the conventional wisdom and the interviewer ..”

It may be ‘conventional wisdom’ for a leftie, but in is not conventional wisdom.

At one point ‘conventional wisdom’ had it the world was flat. Or the Earth was the centre of the universe, or the solution to every serious illness was to bleed the patient.

]]> By: DBC Reed http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8897 DBC Reed Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:02:56 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8897 Strikes me that Cameron gives a pretty good account of himself.He hardly needs special treatment.What he is saying is flying in the face of the conventional wisdom and the interviewer (E.D?) would be pretty remiss not to point this out .They both say what the other is saying is wrong (which is fair enough:one of them must be).BTW Why is Cameron fronting up this economic strategy? Why no George Osborne? Or John Redwood for that matter,since this approach has his dabs all over it? Strikes me that Cameron gives a pretty good account of himself.He hardly
needs special treatment.What he is saying is flying in the face of the conventional wisdom and the interviewer (E.D?) would be pretty remiss not to point this out .They both say what the other is saying is wrong (which is fair enough:one of them must be).BTW Why is Cameron fronting up this economic strategy? Why no George Osborne? Or John Redwood for that matter,since this approach has his dabs all over it?

]]> By: JABITheW http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8896 JABITheW Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:31:41 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8896 If you really think the BBC is non-partisan, I suggest you listen to this atrocious interview with Cameron where the interviewer interrupts him to tell him that he's wrong. http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7772000/7772723.stm Can you see them doing that to Brown or Darling? If you really think the BBC is non-partisan, I suggest you listen to this atrocious interview with Cameron where the interviewer interrupts him to tell him that he’s wrong.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_7772000/7772723.stm

Can you see them doing that to Brown or Darling?

]]> By: Pam http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8895 Pam Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:38:12 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8895 This Week is one of the very few programmes that gives an objective view of what is going on. The "news" programmes are full of government spin and rarely give airtime to opposing points of view. I normally check what ITV and the other news channels say, because I don't trust the BBC any more, and I resent being unable to stop paying the licence fee. Why does the government have such a stranglehold on the BBC's output? This Week is one of the very few programmes that gives an objective view of what is going on. The “news” programmes are full of government spin and rarely give airtime to opposing points of view. I normally check what ITV and the other news channels say, because I don’t trust the BBC any more, and I resent being unable to stop paying the licence fee. Why does the government have such a stranglehold on the BBC’s output?

]]> By: James Morrison http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8894 James Morrison Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:55:56 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8894 I couldn't agree more Susan. Sadly I just don't think anything much will change. Cameron is, for me, a Blair clone. I couldn’t agree more Susan.

Sadly I just don’t think anything much will change. Cameron is, for me, a Blair clone.

]]> By: Stuart Fairney http://johnredwoodsdiary.com/2008/12/07/when-will-get-some-fairness/#comment-8893 Stuart Fairney Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:17:34 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/?p=2321#comment-8893 In all fairness that is a really well made point. I have to "take my hat off" to you. I had not fully considered this aspect of the issue. I agree entirely with your final point. In all fairness that is a really well made point. I have to “take my hat off” to you. I had not fully considered this aspect of the issue.

I agree entirely with your final point.

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