Is the BBC Avoiding Critical Topics Like U.K Bankruptcy?

Rochdale_Pioneers

chrisweb wrote: »

Do we have to be the worst before the negative aspects of our economy are reported properly? How about just reporting the facts?

The BBC gives plenty of air time to businesses doing well in the economy, plenty of airtime to the prime minister and gordon brown. I just think it is fair for facts that paint a different view to be given airtime too.

The funny thing about facts is that they are facts - they do not offer different points of view at all. You either mean different ways of interpreting the facts (i.e. spin) or coverage of "facts" which someone has created to push their point of view.

Frankly I think the Beeb covers a hell of a lot of negative facts night after night after night. There is a lot of bad happening. What its not doing is engaging in the "Brown is toast" diatribe which is opinion not fact. Nor is it examining why the UK economy is uniquely screwed, why the UK government is the most indebted on earth, or various other steaming piles being shovelled by Cameron. If those are the "facts" you refer to then can I direct you to the Daily Mail?

What would be interesting is if the BBC starts reporting more on the global economy. Start putting the UK into context with what is happening elsewhere and the narrative changes again - but I don't think you'd like that. Show how our Q4 contraction was less than the EU or germany or Japan or America, show how many billions are being spent elsewhere on bailouts and stimuli, show how Mini and Nissan and Honda have shut down because most of their output is exported and car sales in the EU have slowed much more sharply than here, and suddenly we don't look quite so bad. Still awful but by no means the worst - and as we start to recover eventually our position relative to our competitors will be all important.

Now, are you sure you want the BBC to cover the facts? Or the "facts"?

epsilondraconis

Dithering_Dad wrote: »

Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/lady-doth-protest-too-much-methinks

Like it makes any difference - but just to be pedantic.

Dithering_Dad

epsilondraconis wrote: »

http://www.enotes.com/shakespeare-quotes/lady-doth-protest-too-much-methinks

Like it makes any difference - but just to be pedantic.

Not very far away seeing as I'm quoting Shakespeare from the top of my head, and me, a working class oik too!

Running_Horse

Seven pages explaining why this forum was created.

chucky

Running_Horse wrote: »

Seven pages explaining why this forum was created.

to keep the nutters away from the normal people

StevieJ

Graham_Devon wrote: »

What is it with you?

I have read quite a few threads with you stating people are a sock puppet if they have a differing opinion.

What gives? If you don't call them that you call them mail readers.

I would be here until hell freezes over if I did that :rotfl:I take it you are Mail reader.

StevieJ

Dithering_Dad wrote: »

Not very far away seeing as I'm quoting Shakespeare from the top of my head, and me, a working class oik too!

Let us call it paraphrasing,eh

Graham_Devon

StevieJ wrote: »

I would be here until hell freezes over if I did that :rotfl:I take it you are Mail reader.

No, a discussion time reader who popped over to this forum thinking it was an intelligent board with intelligent discussion and I could get away from the childlish comments from the leftie loonies.

I'll admit. I was wrong.

StevieJ

Graham_Devon wrote: »

No, a discussion time reader who popped over to this forum thinking it was an intelligent board with intelligent discussion and I could get away from the childlish comments from the leftie loonies.

I'll admit. I was wrong.

from the leftie loonies.

I think that phrase says it all

BTW you have been thanked by someone who posted this
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Graham_Devon

StevieJ wrote: »

BTW you have been thanked by someone who posted this
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....and? Your point?