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  1. Marsh says:
    February 28, 2013 at 7:51 pm

    BBC Reporting Scotland (nearly as bad as BBCR5L) right on message tonight with a segment on the “bedroom tax”. using labour’s attach lines is bad enough, but there was no comment on our huge welfare bill or the help that is being made available to those with disabilities etc. Of course, teh case featured was at the extreme end of the spectrum and would probably qualify for help – no mention of course.

    When will this ever end? If the bias was to the right, the lefties would be screaming uncontrollably.

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  2. Ian says:
    February 28, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    The BBC’s Cover-up Concerning Building Seven on 9/11

    On Monday “john in cheshire” mentioned this, but the issue seemed quickly to die a death as a loony conspiracy story. Mr Tony Rooke was summoned to appear in court at Horsham that same day for not paying his television licence. His defence was that the BBC had prior knowledge of a terrorist attack on 9/11 and did nothing about it. It involved Building Seven at the World Trade centre, the third block to collapse on the day, but in the afternoon and not because of a suicide plane. Here is a link, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHQPaAkIl0I.

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    • Beeboidal says:
      February 28, 2013 at 8:58 pm

      Can’t speak for anyone else, but as far as I’m concerned it is a loony conspiracy story.

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    • David Preiser (USA) says:
      February 28, 2013 at 10:58 pm

      I keep telling you people to take this up with BBC staff directly. You’ll find more sympathy there, and possibly even accomplish your goal of revealing your truth.

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  3. Sir Arthur Strebe-Grebling says:
    February 28, 2013 at 10:46 pm

    After filling their output with anti-government stories about Moody’s downgrading the UK’s credit rating, the bBBC doesn’t seem to have found space to report that Moody’s has now issued an alert over the state of the BBC’s own finances!
    http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/media/article3701681.ece
    Moody’s has downrated three property companies, for whose buildings the BBC is the sole tenant, from Aa3 to A1. They said the decision was made because of a judgement about the future financial health of the BBC, whether or not the BBC would have its charter renewed, and the deficit in the BBC’s pension scheme which has doubled in the past year.

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  4. grimer says:
    February 28, 2013 at 11:31 pm

    Is there not going to be a ‘liveblog’ for the election results?

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  5. #88 says:
    February 28, 2013 at 11:40 pm

    Amusing comment on GF regarding yet another rigged QT audience.

    It seems that the BBC have managed to get every Labour voter in Eastleigh onto the programme.

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    • #88 says:
      February 28, 2013 at 11:42 pm

      Crikey, and now they have Prescott on ‘This Week’.

      Perhaps, as he’s an expert, he’s going to talk about sexual harassment!

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  6. JaneTracy says:
    February 28, 2013 at 11:44 pm

    It seems that the BBC do not approve of enquiries as to why Stephanie Flanders has not bothered with her economics blog for a fortnight.

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    Message 2

    , in reply to message 1.

    Posted by Peta (U24) on Thursday, 28th February 2013 (5 Hours Ago)

    The BBC seems recently to have given up on economic analysis on this website. Whilst it is unfortunate that Robert Peston is ill (and I wish him a speedy recovery) where is Stephanie Flanders? Surely she should be posting more if there is any organisation or work ethic at play here!

    I fear that she is on yet another long holiday (2 weeks and counting) which seem to come around very quickly.

    No she isn’t on holiday. I saw her on the 10pm news last night.

    If she’s covering all of Robert Peston’s duties whist he is ill, it seems likely that she’s a bit too busy to blog as well. ”

    “If” and “it seems likely” look like assertions out of thin air but sadly one cannot make this point as after only a few hours.

    “This discussion has been closed”

    Oh well at least nothing important has happened like the UK losing its AAA rating…

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    • Guest Who says:
      March 2, 2013 at 10:13 am

      ‘“If” and “it seems likely” look like assertions out of thin air but sadly one cannot make this point as after only a few hours.

      “This discussion has been closed”
      As sure as night follows day.

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  7. Dave666 says:
    March 1, 2013 at 8:14 am

    It’s BBc Breakfast. It’s Alcohol yet again. Were you a winner in the when will Breakfast mention alcohol/ Fatty foods sweepstake. Yes minimum pricing on alcohol yet again. When will one of these stories appear next no one knows for certain but it will probably be soon.
    Was it me just being a sleepy head or is there a noticeable lack of comment on how liebour did at Eastleigh compared to the other parties.

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    • Guest Who says:
      March 1, 2013 at 8:18 am

      ‘a noticeable lack of comment on how liebour did at Eastleigh compared to the other parties.’
      It’s now ‘Oo, look.. a squirrel.. And he’s fat and may have been drinking’ news.
      All at just £145.50pa.
      Unique.

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      • Dysgwr_Cymraeg says:
        March 1, 2013 at 8:29 am

        Yes, total lack of mention of liebor’s performance this morning. Tories ” humiliated” of course, but any comment of liebor? Nahhh.. Heads in sand as usual.

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