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Andrew Marr apology

The left wing Remain bias Trotskyite has had to make an apology after his recent interview with Priti Patel.Marr and the BBC have shown their true colours these last 3 years, and the sooner the BBC is turned into a subscription based service the better for the rest of us that want impartiality not bias from this organisation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50150993

Paul Game ● 2576d30 Comments

Marr a Trotskyite?  REALLY?

Jonathan Callaway ● 2576d

Yes Jonathan, it's a well known story, he sold the magazines when he was a student. Google it.

Paul Game ● 2576d

"Yes Jonathan, it's a well known story, he sold the magazines when he was a student. Google it."In my first job, there was a flight of stairs, which I used to run up, 3 steps at a time ...I suspect that, very early in your life, you probably wore nappies ...People do change. It is allowed.

David Ainsworth ● 2576d

Exactly my point David.I guess Marr must still wear nappies then!

Paul Game ● 2576d

The subscription service is a good idea.I listened to Nicky Morgan talking about this recently.Similar to Netflix.The BBC revenue will be cut in half though, as I suspect many people will drop the BBC like a hot potato after the coverage over Brexit.Nowadays you should only have to pay for content you watch.

Mike Essam ● 2576d

I did things as a student 40+ years ago I might not do today.  Most people, it is said, become more conservative (small c) with age. One suspects Marr is no different. For an alternative view on alleged BBC bias try this: https://www.socialist.net/politics-at-the-bbc-a-who-s-who-of-the-establishment.htmYou’ll have to scroll down a long way before you reach their view on the ex Maoist (not Trotskyite!) Marr who recanted as recently as the 1980s. More here on alleged BBC bias if you have the strength:  https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/culture/house/house-magazine/104558/‘its-deadly-serious’-war-bbc

Jonathan Callaway ● 2576d

This corporation has to go in it's current form as the last 3 years have proved the news channels are not impartial.Peter Sissons, John Humphrys, Rod Liddle, Robin Aitken, Jeremy Paxman, John Seargant, Michael Buerk are all ex BBC employees and since leaving have all talked about the Liberal bias that is in within the corporation.Incidentally Rod Liddle who worked for the BBC for 37 years has said in an interview every single person he knows at the BBC voted for Remain, so the bias is undeniable.Obviously there will be the Putney elites on this forum who have never worked for the BBC that will say all these guys are making it up, it can't be true lolThese three guys below have all clocked up about 100 years service between them for the BBC. Really interesting interviews to which i have sent links.The John Humphrys interview on BBC bias:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW8F8m3wdrcRod Liddle interview on BBC bias:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzJh3py3fJERobin Aitken interview on BBC bias:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aucDmK5E4bU

Paul Game ● 2576d

You will be pleased to know that there is something brewing  regarding the BBC Panorama hit job on the Labour party a few months ago.John Sweeney has suddenly and recently been sacked by the BBC after 17 years at Panorama.Watch this space.

Paul Game ● 2576d

Thanks for posting these clips Paul.I have just watched the Rod Liddle interview you posted to Barbara on the other thread.It's an eye opener.

Mike Essam ● 2576d

@Paul 'Obviously there will be the Putney elites on this forum who have never worked for the BBC that will say all these guys are making it up, it can't be true lol'When did you work for the BBC Paul? I think we should be told!

Lucille Grant ● 2576d

I used to work for the BBC some years ago and at Christmas we used to get a week's extra salary!

Barbara Shillabeer ● 2576d

I worked for the BBC for some time in the early 70s and they were a good laugh!

Bunny Payne ● 2576d

Going back to the original point. I must admit I haven't seen the episode. At the risk of being called a member of the liberal (that's possible a fair cop) elite (no, I definitely didn't go to Eton or Oxbridge, perhaps comfortable middle classes?) even if Marr were to be a Marxist - although I suspect even if he was in his younger days he's probably less extreme now - isn't is just possible it was a genuine misunderstanding or mistake? Such things do happen, and an apology has been issued without, as far as I know, any argument. 

Michael Ixer ● 2576d

To return to the original post, I watched the interview with Priti Patel on the Andrew Marr show. There is something about her aura of superiority that I found chilling. God help us if she implements her plans for our prisons. "Prison works" all over again!

Caroline Whitehead ● 2576d

@Caroline Regards Priti Patel, are you talking about the early releases?Another story for another post, but Lord Pearson is currently looking into a huge problem we have in British prisons. Non-Muslims are being radicalised inside by the high number of Muslim extremists and there are some calls to separate the extremists from the rest of the prison population to avoid this from happening. It is something that will come to light more in the next few years after a review.

Paul Game ● 2576d

It's time the BBC started standing up for their staff instead of tugging their forelocks to every pillock who complains. The recent incident with Naga Manchetty is a good example.

Frances Clarke ● 2576d

England and Wales have the highest prison population in Western Europe.  The oldest prisoner is 104.  Prison Officers are having to become carers. Incarcerating people in prison does not appear to be reducing crime since so many return almost immediately to criminality.  Prisons are often referred to as schools for crime. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-50082036The United States has the largest proportion of its population in prison than any other country in the world - about 725 per 100,000. 

Philippa Bond ● 2576d

"You will be pleased to know that there is something brewing  regarding the BBC Panorama hit job on the Labour party a few months ago.John Sweeney has suddenly and recently been sacked by the BBC after 17 years at Panorama.Watch this space."I thought that John Sweeney was caught out when he was doing a "hit job" on Tommy Robinson.

David Ainsworth ● 2576d

Paul  Were you watching this programme?  I don't suppose you actually were since it is the BBC and you are so prejudiced against them.  I've been told by someone who was watching that they too thought she was laughing.Wasn't it Priti Patel who wanted to bring back hanging and was a supporter of Theresa May's Hostile Environment with the resulting Windrush scandal?

Philippa Bond ● 2575d

I watched it on Twitter Philippa.Similar interview to when he interviewed Boris and Farage.Marr is always more aggressive towards Brexiteers being a Remainer himself.I like Priti, tougher on crime than Labour. Look how soft the Labour London Mayor is compared to when Boris was Mayor.Knife crime and stop and search being two examples.

Paul Game ● 2575d

Paul. Didn't we have riots in London when Johnson was mayor? I heard that there are rumblings NI Loyalists are getting restless ...Perhaps he should think more about the consequences of his actions ...https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2019-10-22/northern-irish-loyalists-warn-of-angry-backlash-to-brexit-deal#aoh=15719025770569&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&amp_tf=From%20%251%24s

Michael Ixer ● 2575d

Paul,  I was passing and thought you'd appreciate this ...

Michael Ixer ● 2575d

'Look how soft the Labour London Mayor is compared to when Boris was Mayor.Knife crime and stop and search being two examples.'Boris bought  water cannon that couldn't be used. Knife crime has grown in all major cities and blaming the current London Mayor for 'being  soft' when severe cutbacks in police numbers is down to  Government cutbacks is just stupid.

Lucille Grant ● 2575d

You must be off to the BBC today Michael to do a 'bollox to Brexit' presentation? 😂

Paul Game ● 2575d

No Paul, just passing by on way to UK Internet Governance Forum 🦉

Michael Ixer ● 2575d

"You must be off to the BBC today Michael to do a 'bollox to Brexit' presentation?"Why are you attacking the BBC? Surely they are your buddies now. "BBC PANORAMA reporter John Sweeney has been reportedly forced to leave the BBC following an attempt to smear controversial right-wing activist Tommy Robinson.":-https://www.politicalite.com/tommy-robinson/swift-exit-john-sweeney-leaves-bbc-following-fake-news-allegations/

David Ainsworth ● 2575d

So many families now using foodbanks. About one in three children living in poverty - so basically 9 in a class of 30.  Many of those are working families. Don't you think life may be a bit stressed in those families?  Then look at all the youth clubs that have been closed and how so many sports are now only available to members...  Not to mention how difficult it must be for other members of the family when so many day care centres are closed/closing as well.The argument has always been that stop and search caused racial tension.  Is that any more or less than that caused by the complaints about it not being used AS MUCH because it IS still being used.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/knife-crime-youth-services-cuts-councils-austerity-ymca-a9118671.html What we need is proper graduated tax and the sorting out of social care.  There are some hideous stories of the elderly and infirm being left without the care they need because of cuts in services and the lack of joined up care.The way that Universal Benefit has to be claimed and a diary kept online when so many are unable to access or use many functions on their mobiles (if they have them) or the internet is just another stress. More stress on "hard working" families! 

Philippa Bond ● 2575d

According to social worker friends of mine, prisoners are mainly make up of drug addicts, alcoholics and those with mental impairment.Most of these should not be in prison at all, but our care system and drug and alcohol support are so underfunded that the police have to arrest these people and then the courts have nowhere else to send them except to prison.I despair of this country, how can we be so wealthy and yet so backward.

Bunny Payne ● 2575d

I suppose what we need is a very strong social government that gives proper funding to health, education, social care, drug and alcohol rehabilitation, elderly care, but then with Priti there to slap anyone round the head who tries to freeload off the system.

Bunny Payne ● 2575d

https://policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/october-2017/how-countries-achieve-economic-security-and-equality/

Philippa Bond ● 2574d