Let’s talk about BBC
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Badger_Boom
Member
His views seem to have gained 'traction' simply because he regularly expresses them on social media. The same reason that my SM feed is filled with videos of people 'existing' that have been watched by millions around the globe.
matticus
Guru
He has that traction almost entirely because a few million people have *chosen* to subscribe to his views ("Follow" I believe is the twitter jargon for this). They can unsubscribe at any time, and research immigration - and government policies - using whatever impartial source they choose.
I know SM algorithms are annoying, but
- the vast majority of stuff in my feeds is stuff I've chosen to see, or
- at least is recommended by others in my self-certified echo-chamber, and
- is all very easy to block.
[Of course this all only works if the BBC News sticks to actual news, instead of reporting on whether their contractors' posts on social media have met with goverment approval or not ... ]
Cirrus
Active Member
He’s a popular pundit with a lot of followers (twitter). He, I understand, classes himself as freelance so believes he can articulate his views as he pleases (which he can). Others, the one’s making the noise, are trying to paint him as some sort of voice of the bbc hence he should refrain from giving political views and remain impartial.
Will be interesting to see how it pans out.
Will be interesting to see how it pans out.
Badger_Boom
Member
Part of me would like him to stick by his words and principles and leave the BBC.
Cirrus
Active Member
I doubt he’d starve
matticus
Guru
You mean you want to see the BBC get their comeuppance? Or cos there's someone else you'd rather see present MOTD?? :P
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“Stanley Johnson only broke his wife’s nose once…it was a one off…” - Fiona Bruce on last night's Question Time.
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Beebo
Guru
Everyone is allowed one free shot at their wife.
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albion
Guest
Lineker never even got a yellow card in his whole playing career.
Foul play.
Foul play.
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Beebo
Guru
Also does anyone ever go from no domestic abuse, to broken nose, to no domestic abuse?
It seems a very unlikely this was a one off event.
AuroraSaab
Squire
I can't find the book extracts right now. They are online somewhere, but it was a long period of spousal abuse of which the broken nose was one event. Boris nominating his father for a knighthood seems like a classic case of a child still seeking parental love and approval from someone who never gave a feck about anybody but himself, certainly not his wife and kids.
Funny how some children continue the patterns of their dysfunctional childhood whilst others recognise them and realise that they very much don't want to turn into their parents.
Funny how some children continue the patterns of their dysfunctional childhood whilst others recognise them and realise that they very much don't want to turn into their parents.
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