Bread and Royal Circuses...

[matticus]

Whilst millions can barely heat their homes and rely on food-banks, why does this country still buy-into the royal soap opera?

The Royals have witnessed feast and famine, wars and peacetime, rubbish governments and less rubbish governments.
I really see very little correlation. Better to analyse hemline trends (and more fun!)

 

[bobzmyunkle]

I really see very little correlation.

Check out the title of the thread. Do a bit of Googling.

 

[matticus]

Check out the title of the thread. Do a bit of Googling.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_Circuses_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series) ?? 🤷‍♀️

 

[bobzmyunkle]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_Circuses_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)

You win

 

[Deleted member 49]

The Royals have witnessed feast and famine, wars and peacetime, rubbish governments and less rubbish governments.
I really see very little correlation. Better to analyse hemline trends (and more fun!)

Witnessed....but rarely took part.Dare I say they seemed to have weathered the storm somewhat.

 

[newfhouse]

Witnessed....but rarely took part.Dare I say they seemed to have weathered the storm somewhat.

They've seen people being poor but never inhaled.

 

[matticus]

Witnessed....but rarely took part.Dare I say they seemed to have weathered the storm somewhat.

As I said: witnessed.

 

[matticus]

Witnessed....but rarely took part.Dare I say they seemed to have weathered the storm somewhat.

Sometimes eye-witnesses:

 

[Deleted member 49]

As I said: witnessed.

As in never took part....totally impartial🙄
Thanks for clarifying that.

 

[albion]

Clarksons just giving Murdoch what he wants. And that is the royal duo as public enemy number one.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-...on-daughter-emily-meghan-markle-b2247562.html

 

[Beebo]

Clarksons just giving Murdoch what he wants. And that is the royal duo as public enemy number one.
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-...on-daughter-emily-meghan-markle-b2247562.html

Danny Baker had his whole career ruined by an honest mistake with Megan and a silly photo.
Clarkson seems to have done it deliberately and will get away with it.
Shocking.

 

[matticus]

Danny Baker had his whole career ruined by an honest mistake with Megan and a silly photo.
Clarkson seems to have done it deliberately and will get away with it.
Shocking.

Indeed.
What a flippin bonkers culture and society we live in.

 

[Ian H]

Danny Baker had his whole career ruined by an honest mistake with Megan and a silly photo.
Clarkson seems to have done it deliberately and will get away with it.
Shocking.

Having just looked up the Danny Baker story, that was at very least a gross error of judgement. How could the BBC not take action?
I presume some of us hold the BBC to a higher standard than Murdoch's rags.

 

[Beebo]

Having just looked up the Danny Baker story, that was at very least a gross error of judgement. How could the BBC not take action?
I presume some of us hold the BBC to a higher standard than Murdoch's rags.

I agree that the BBC has to held to a higher standard than the Murdoch press.
But he apologised instantly and deleted the tweet. But was sacked by the BBC and has never appeared again.
Clarkson wrote a considered piece that would have been read by at least two other editors. The piece has not been pulled and no apology has been made.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Having just looked up the Danny Baker story, that was at very least a gross error of judgement. How could the BBC not take action?

If Baker's story is true, you have to ask why he wasn't a bit more careful before he Tweeted, given that he was a high profile individual, employed by the BBC.
Clarkson's obnoxious outburst has presumably been through some sort of editorial process. I don't read the Scum, but it seems vile even by their standards.