Election Year or Fear!

[Geoff Parkstone]

Regardless of who might be in the running for the role, I sincerely hope that a wan ker like Morgan gets nowhere near it

[ramAnag]

Regardless of who might be in the running for the role, I sincerely hope that a wan ker like Morgan gets nowhere near it

Agreed, although we might see more cricket on the BBC. Interestingly, perhaps, it appears that seven of the leading eight potential candidates are women and the only male currently in the running is former DG, Sir Mark Thompson.

[Andy_Faber]

Agreed, although we might see more cricket on the BBC. Interestingly, perhaps, it appears that seven of the leading eight potential candidates are women and the only male currently in the running is former DG, Sir Mark Thompson.

My guess is you're using a biased source there

[ramAnag]

My guess is you're using a biased source there

No idea why you’d say that, but if you ask Google, William Hill or the BBC you’ll get much the same answer and my guess is it’ll be a woman, with Jayne Turton the current favourite.

[Geoff Parkstone]

I believe rA to be correct - 7 women and a Kevin....so adds in favour of a woman

[ramAnag]

I believe rA to be correct

Wow! Don’t believe it! Twice in one night.

[Andy_Faber]

I believe rA to be correct - 7 women and a Kevin....so adds in favour of a woman

I didn?t say he wasn?t correct, just that I suspected the info came from a biased source, viz the BBC

[Geoff Parkstone]

I saw it on a betting site that was quoting odds.....

[Andy_Faber]

I saw it on a betting site that was quoting odds.....

Yes I?ve seen the betting along those lines

[ramAnag]

I didn?t say he wasn?t correct, just that I suspected the info came from a biased source, viz the BBC

As I’ve already explained, it came from three independent sources, one of which was the BBC. Curious, to me at least, that you appear so fixated with alleged BBC bias but seek to justify the extension of Lord Rothermere’s media empire. Odd.

[Andy_Faber]

As I’ve already explained, it came from three independent sources, one of which was the BBC. Curious, to me at least, that you appear so fixated with alleged BBC bias but seek to justify the extension of Lord Rothermere’s media empire. Odd.

thanks for the review

We clearly wake up in the morning with different mindsets, you seem (your word) 'fixated' with personalities especially those whose world view doesn't align with yours, I don't share that obsession/interest. My comment about bias was just a bit of 'joshing', that's a habit of mine like your addition of three or more negative adjectives when referring to such personalities is a habit of yours. We've had equal time to get used to these personal quirks surely

[Geoff Parkstone]

Andy: if you let an English teacher loose on a wheelbarrow full of adjectives the only surprise is that he uses as few as three of them. That they are negative is merely a mindset of leftist jealousy at the wealth of others....says he to present a simple antithesis to the anti-right dialectic

[ramAnag]

thanks for the review

We clearly wake up in the morning with different mindsets, you seem (your word) 'fixated' with personalities especially those whose world view doesn't align with yours, I don't share that obsession/interest. My comment about bias was just a bit of 'joshing', that's a habit of mine like your addition of three or more negative adjectives when referring to such personalities is a habit of yours. We've had equal time to get used to these personal quirks surely

Ah, ok…the return of the old Faber get out clause…I was just ‘joshing’…and I’ve no idea what your mate is talking about - ‘leftist jealousy at the wealth of others’ - so I’ll leave you both to it.

[Geoff Parkstone]

No idea why you’d say that, but if you ask Google, William Hill or the BBC you’ll get much the same answer and my guess is it’ll be a woman, with Jayne Turton the current favourite.

Ah, ok…the return of the old Faber get out clause…I was just ‘joshing’…and I’ve no idea what your mate is talking about - ‘leftist jealousy at the wealth of others’ - so I’ll leave you both to it.

Ah yes. Back to par. Happy to hand out consistent anti right wing criticism but can't take anti left wing criticism so runs away. So predictable ... But if you don't want to engage it's no problem

[ramAnag]

Ah yes. Back to par. Happy to hand out consistent anti right wing criticism but can't take anti left wing criticism so runs away. So predictable ... But if you don't want to engage it's no problem

Happier ‘engaging’ when you talk sense, GP.

Look at our exchange thus far. You’re intent on describing my comments as ‘anti right wing’ but they’re actually about individuals having too much influence over the UK media be they from the Right or the Left.

As it happens, in this instance, the individual concerned, Lord Rothermere, is Right wing. I’ve listed the publications/online sites he exerts enormous influence over and said that I find such a situation unhealthy in any democracy.

The fact is that any media bias in this country is very much in favour of the Right, with only the Guardian and the Mirror providing any sort of print based balance, and yet when the BBC messes up/makes an error the howls of outrage from those on the Right are both vociferous and limitless, including threats from the POTUS on this occasion.