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  1. thoughtful says:
    December 5, 2013 at 10:58 pm

    It seems like very many people are pissed about this, the BBC complaints line is so busy it’s not accepting call due to exceptionally high call volumes

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  2. George R says:
    December 5, 2013 at 11:24 pm

    SYRIA.

    Beeboid HEWITT ‘tweets’:-

    “2 European ministers say between 1500 and 2000 young Europeans have gone to fight with rebels in Syria. Poses potential threat to EU.”

    Ah, but, Mr Hewitt, you omit to say that your ‘young Europeans’ are Islamic jihadists.

    “Jihadists battle-hardened by the war in Syria are returning to live among us in increasing numbers, warns EU anti-terror chief.
    “Numbers of fighters travelling back and forth from Syria are increasing.
    “They are drawn by recruiters who arrange free travel and accommodation.”
    By DAMIEN GAYLE.

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2518813/Jihadists-battle-hardened-war-Syria-returning-live-increasing-numbers-warns-EU-anti-terror-chief.html#ixzz2me5bqqT1
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  3. George R says:
    December 5, 2013 at 11:41 pm

    Ex-Beeboid, Martin BASHIR, resigns after talking faeces.

    “Bashir Resigns From MSNBC Over Palin Remarks”

    [Excerpt]:-

    “Martin Bashir has resigned from MSNBC after suggesting on his show that former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin eats faeces.”

    http://news.sky.com/story/1178018/bashir-resigns-from-msnbc-over-palin-remarks

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    • David Preiser (USA) says:
      December 6, 2013 at 6:04 pm

      The BBC has been curiously silent on their former colleague. Can’t imagine why. Perhaps if any journalists still lurk about they can explain it to us.

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  4. George R says:
    December 5, 2013 at 11:59 pm

    Do Beeboids like this sort of humour about the Labour Party’s Ed BALLS?:-

    “It’s Red Balls! Shadow chancellor ridiculed on the web after he turned puce during Tory heckling over Autumn Statement ‘disaster'”

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2518768/Autumn-Statement-disaster-leaves-Ed-Balls-red-faced.html#ixzz2meDGQz5L
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  5. Aerfen says:
    December 6, 2013 at 12:24 am

    Nelson Mandela is dead and Christmas has been cancelled.

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  6. Charlatans says:
    December 6, 2013 at 1:50 am

    If you wish to get your views about the BBC to the people that can do something about it, then today (Friday 6th) is last day for submission to the Media and Sport Committee reviewing BBC Licence post 2016 : http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/culture-media-and-sport-committee/inquiries/parliament-2010/future-of-the-bbc/commons-written-submission-form/

    Submitted mine:

    My Comments

    I would like to see the role of the BBC minimised and radically reformed to produce, without bias nor fear and favour, only news and current affairs, combined with information representing the UK, its nations, regions and communities and bringing the UK to the world and the world to the UK. My reasons:

    a) The landscape has changed in this digital age since the BBC has now become one of a multitude of other media outlets that can be chosen, including free, online and subscription options.
    b) A radically reformed and minimised BBC would avoid the numerous taxpayer abuses e.g.
    (1) Financial ineptitude:
    (i) Gigantic waste on failed IT scheme.
    (ii) Lonely Planet purchase.
    (iii) Enormous Staff Pay-offs.
    (iv) Tax avoidance staff schemes.
    (v) Move to Salford
    (vi) Unbelievable high management salaries.
    (vii) Staff perks etc, etc, etc etc,………………..

    (2) Immoral appeasement of criminal behaviour and cover ups like Saville and many other scandals.
    (3) Privatisation of the successful commercial broadcasting parts of the BBC would relieve the enormous mandatory tax price to the viewer, who can then choose to subscribe. I believe the TV Licence can no longer be justified for the following reasons:
    (i) There is an increasing avoidance and loathing of paying the enormous TV Licence Fee by:
    a. Migrants and foreigners residing in the UK.
    b. The poor cannot afford such a high tax.
    c. The Magistrates Courts largest offence it deals with by the hundreds of thousands annually is non-payment of the TV Licence which is an absolute national scandal.
    d. A large proportion of UK residents, feel the BBC is alien to their views, (mainly those that do not vote Labour, feel the BBC has a left slant and bias on EU, immigration, climate change, politics and religious affairs).

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  7. Thoughtful says:
    December 6, 2013 at 8:52 am

    And now we’re going to a man who worked at the sewage farm where one of Mandelas turds is believed to have arrived in 1986 !

    They really are dragging this out into every single program, and for as long as they possibly can.

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  8. Thoughtful says:
    December 6, 2013 at 9:17 am

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2519153/Fury-BBC-chairman-Lord-Patten-refuses-quizzed-MPs-coverage-Europe.html

    MPs are furious that the Tory peer – and former European Commissioner – has three times turned down their request to discuss the subject of bias in the BBC’s coverage of the EU. Because he is a peer, Lord Patten cannot be forced to attend.

    Zero accountability again.

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  9. Beeboidal says:
    December 6, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    Guerilla smearing enabled by the BBC. Even the best man at the BBC is unable to run down Andy Burnham.

    Andrew Neil ‏@afneil 21 Nov
    Chasing Andy Burnham re his claim about big Tory donors getting major NHS contracts, as he claimed on Sunday Politics.
    Can’t get response

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  10. Pounce says:
    December 6, 2013 at 12:37 pm

    Just received my gas and electric bill. It appears that British Gas have now included a daily standing charge of 24.77p for supplying you with gas and electricity (So 50p a day) where the hell did that come from?
    If Islamic militants want to get me on their side, all they have to do is storm British gas HQ and behead the fucking lot of them

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    • Thoughtful says:
      December 6, 2013 at 3:27 pm

      I’m afraid that the standing charge is an ofgem requirement and ALL energy providers are now forced to levy a standing charge.
      EDF who supply me charge 36p (plus VAT) which begs the question why you haven’t switched from the most expensive energy supplier in the market !

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