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Ch 4 News - Presenter gets a right drubbing...

HAMISH_MCTAVISH
HAMISH_MCTAVISH Posts: 28,592 Forumite
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in Debate House Prices & the Economy
A couple of small business people telling the media type off for the usual rubbish memes, immigrant labour, 0 hours contracts, house prices, etc.

Good to see common sense in action.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/channel-4-news/4od#3560140

29 mins in.
“The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie – deliberate, contrived, and dishonest – but the myth, persistent, persuasive, and unrealistic.

Belief in myths allows the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought.”
-- President John F. Kennedy”

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  • Loughton_Monkey
    Loughton_Monkey Posts: 8,913 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Hung up my suit!
    Absolutely brilliant, Hamish. That Eden Project guy should get on Newsnight and have a go at the Pac Man.

    Best thing is when she's finished, with egg on her face, and puts the lifejacket on to get in the boat, she moves carefully onto the deck saying "..I wouldn't want to fall flat on my face..."

    Well you just did, dearie!

    PS: I suspect she has some chip on her shoulder. Can't afford to have her hair done properly.
  • Masomnia
    Masomnia Posts: 19,506 Forumite
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    Ha, thanks I enjoyed that.
    “I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse
  • chewmylegoff
    chewmylegoff Posts: 11,469 Forumite
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    It was a discussion that would be at home on this forum. Rubbish memes battled with made up ancedotes with a bit of prejudice thrown in to spice it up. Neither side achieved anything and the whole thing was a waste of time for everyone involved. Long may it continue.
  • BobQ
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    chewmylegoff wrote: »
    It was a discussion that would be at home on this forum. Rubbish memes battled with made up ancedotes with a bit of prejudice thrown in to spice it up. Neither side achieved anything and the whole thing was a waste of time for everyone involved. Long may it continue.

    Clearly they are not impressed with it as its no longer available on 4OD at that link. Maybe temporary.....
    Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.
  • Loughton_Monkey
    Loughton_Monkey Posts: 8,913 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker Hung up my suit!
    BobQ wrote: »
    Clearly they are not impressed with it as its no longer available on 4OD at that link. Maybe temporary.....

    This is censorship at its very best! They don't like it "up 'em'"
  • sabretoothtigger
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    edited 21 August 2013 at 11:08PM
    I thought she was very brave to place herself so close to the River in a heated argument
    Ch4 is the best news, at least they dont merely skim the reuters feed and actually do their own news point of view even if you disagree with their points

    she clearly had a hidden agenda
    Its not uncommon to blame immigration for labour and even housing problems. It might even be a majority? Not just this country, anywhere outsiders are seen as causing negatives in an economy, culture, etc. I think you mistook that as a personal view, its a cliche sure
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