O/T Coronavirus Thread (3)

[frogmiller]

Quote Originally Posted by CAMiller
Having experienced Mr Frog's mathematical dexterity with the prediction league scoring I wouldn't hold out too much hope

Looks like his spelling's not too hot either

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[Exiletyke]

All 5 doctors and nurses interviewed on Panorama this week are Labour Party activists, one was a former Labour candidate for MP, one is also a Unison shop steward, I think my point has been made.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...links-PPE.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...tion-lvs3lpjfs

Didn't see the program
Was what these people were saying not true?

[frogmiller]

Doesn't matter what political allegiances they have as long as the message is accurate. I assume that most of the cabinet belong to the Tory party!

It really does matter though doesn't it?

Since I saw that kid photographed on the floor in a hospital I cast doubt on everything I read or see now. Using mainstream television to distort the picture by any side is just plain wrong. It's wrong and more calculated now and it's carried out by more people due to the technology everyone has than it was back when the Tories did it agaist the miners.

[ragingpup]

All 5 doctors and nurses interviewed on Panorama this week are Labour Party activists, one was a former Labour candidate for MP, one is also a Unison shop steward, I think my point has been made.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...links-PPE.html
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/p...tion-lvs3lpjfs

I don't remember you complaining when Panorama used similar 'argument emphasising' tactics to sensationalise anti-semitism in the Labour Party last year. Unfortunately, in my opinion, Panarama has lost some of its former objectivity over the years and follows much the same pursuit of selling a narrative as other media sources. I would prefer balance but it wasn't there for Labour and it isn't really there for the Government on this story. Tough tits mate.

If I was a left wing extremist I would argue with conviction that there is a long standing BBC political department bias on behalf of the conservatives, evidenced by the revolving door between the BBC and Conservative HQ:

1. Just this week Allegra Stratton, former Political Editor of Newsnight, took up Communications Manager (Spin Doctor) role for the current Chancellor
2. Theresa May hired Robbie Gibb as Comms Director from his role as BBC Head of Political Broadcasting.
3. David Cameron hired Craig Oliver from his role as senior editor of the BBC 6 O Clock and 10 o clock news
4. George Osborn hired Thea Rogers to give him a spruce up from her role as BBC Politics Lead Producer
5. Dear old Bozza in his mayor role hired BBC Chief Political Correspondent Will Waldron to aid his comms.

I'm sure an extremist leftie would also point out the right wing supporting history of flagship presenter Andrew Neil, so impartial that in one 2017 election edition of the Daily Politics, he wore a tie with the logo of the Adam Smith institute!

However, I'm not an extremist leftie. I like Andrew Neil and believe he remains impartial. These people who have held senior positions in the BBC political department in recent years may have left to serve Conservative interests but I see no reason to think that they were biased in their BBC output. And I believe that whilst many progs are suspect in both left and right stances, the BBC pretty much get it right by pissing off people from the extremes of both political wings.

[mikemiller]

HANG ON A MINUTE!

These accusations of extremism, bias , etc are coming from Great Fire - who previously said on this website that he isn't supporting the "Kick it out" anti-racist campaign and he also refused to condemn Hitler for what happened in World War 2 ! Just a couple of examples of his "unbiased" viewpoint - there have been many more over the years
You can't get much more biased/extreme than that! What a embarrassment for RUFC to have somebody putting that stuff on a Millers fans website.

Millions of people are members of trades unions in the UK alone - a very normal thing, and although some people would like to see them outlawed (like Hitler did in Nazi Germany), hopefully trades unions are here to stay. Yes, of course, many people working in the NHS are members of trades unions, you would have to be barking mad to think otherwise

[mikemiller]

Great Fire stuff has probably been lifted from a conspiracy theory website with links to the American far right - it usually is.

[great_fire]

HANG ON A MINUTE!

These accusations of extremism, bias , etc are coming from Great Fire - who previously said on this website that he isn't supporting the "Kick it out" anti-racist campaign and he also refused to condemn Hitler for what happened in World War 2 ! Just a couple of examples of his "unbiased" viewpoint - there have been many more over the years

Those are both lies.

You've repeatedly lied on here yet have threatened to sue other people!

[great_fire]

Great Fire stuff has probably been lifted from a conspiracy theory website with links to the American far right - it usually is.

Another lie, find a single time I've linked to a far-right conspiracy site on here, use the search option top right.

Twice before I've asked you to do this and you haven't, back up your claims or stop repeating them.

[mikemiller]

Pup - Andrew Neill is/ was a Murdoch hatchetman. BBC should have not touched him with a bargepole. Ask the ex-Wapping printers and their families what they think of him. You need to learn a bit of history.

[great_fire]

Pup - Andrew Neill is/ was a Murdoch hatchetman. BBC should have not touched him with a bargepole. Ask the ex-Wapping printers and their families what they think of him. You need to learn a bit of history.

And Andrew Marr was a Maoist.