BBC News.

[Doon frae Troon]

I would trust neither of them. Been trying to find an independent source to look at the figures myself but so far can only find details of average salaries which isn't helpful. The search for verification continues.

It is probably not as simple a it looks.
It seems that those on £50k pa will pay less tax whilst those on £40k and £60k will pay slightly more. [Compared to last years taxes]


BTW.......BBC Scotland went with a neutral view on it's headline [someone must have had a word]

 

[HughJars]

I am finding it difficult to watch the BBC News anymore. The BBC put a negative spin on anything this country does these days and especially Government policy. OK, the Government may not be perfect but the BBC never question anything people say that agrees with their own Liberal elite views. It seems to me they cannot take a neutral view on anything political and are attempting to brainwash us into a certain political way of thinking.
BBC, please just give us the facts and let us make our own minds up.

Deary Me.

Kuensberg
Robinson
Neill
The entirety of BBC Scotland

It's like Tory central.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

https://www.scotsman.com/news/bbc-c...gland-games-as-scottish-productions-1-4639281

Often wondered why we had Sodding Chipbury United playing Run Forrest Rovers on prime time BBC Scotland.
Now we know.

 

[Hacker Khan]

I am finding it difficult to watch the BBC News anymore. The BBC put a negative spin on anything this country does these days and especially Government policy. OK, the Government may not be perfect but the BBC never question anything people say that agrees with their own Liberal elite views. It seems to me they cannot take a neutral view on anything political and are attempting to brainwash us into a certain political way of thinking.
BBC, please just give us the facts and let us make our own minds up.

Strange that someoe who has an opposite political opinion can have completely the opposite view as yours. Andrew Adonis is currently having a twitter rant against the BBC, some highlights below.

BBC on ropes. Sport largely gone to Sky. Quality drama gone to Netflix. BBC news increasingly Brexit, weak & simply Govt press releases. If Netflix set up a sharp, balanced News service, what would be left besides local radio, a desert island & a few good foreign correspondents?

Farage’s 32nd appearance on BBC Question Time next Thursday is final straw in the BBC’s degeneration into a Brexit propaganda station. Time for weak @Ofcom to do its job & uphold impartiality.

Interesting on the saga of Mr Farage & the German passport. Could someone ask him on his 32nd BBC Question Time on 1 March. Maybe Mr Dimbleby could ask his favourite guest? @bbcquestiontime

Just written to Lord Hall, DG of BBC, asking if he thinks Mr Farage’s 32nd appearance on BBC Question Time, as ex leader of party on 2% in the polls, is consistent with his duty to uphold impartiality. I’m also seeking retraction of BBC claim this week that the EU is a ‘corpse’

I haven’t been invited on @bbcquestiontime for 8 years. They don’t have space with the reserved slots for Farage & other Brexiters.

BBC largely created Farage. They continue to promote him because it makes ‘good telly’ & they don’t want him criticising BBC on LBC! Pushing politics to the Hard Right out of fear & cynicism. @bbcquestiontime

Anyone tell me how often Farage has been on BBC Question Time in last 2 years & whether anyone has appeared more often? Time for @ofcom to look at Brexit bias of BBC, esp BBC’s constant promotion of Farage, whose party now has 2% support! @bbcquestiontime

BBC BIAS: yesterday the BBC ran big story on website with headline describing the EU as a ‘corpse’. I and others complained. The BBC’s economics editor told us to chill because his point of reference was Douglas Carswell quote from 2012. We asked for it to be changed. It wasn’t.

 

[SocketRocket]

Deary Me.

Kuensberg
Robinson
Neill
The entirety of BBC Scotland

It's like Tory central.

Your Joking

 

[SocketRocket]

Strange that someoe who has an opposite political opinion can have completely the opposite view as yours. Andrew Adonis is currently having a twitter rant against the BBC, some highlights below.

BBC on ropes. Sport largely gone to Sky. Quality drama gone to Netflix. BBC news increasingly Brexit, weak & simply Govt press releases. If Netflix set up a sharp, balanced News service, what would be left besides local radio, a desert island & a few good foreign correspondents?

Farage’s 32nd appearance on BBC Question Time next Thursday is final straw in the BBC’s degeneration into a Brexit propaganda station. Time for weak @Ofcom to do its job & uphold impartiality.

Interesting on the saga of Mr Farage & the German passport. Could someone ask him on his 32nd BBC Question Time on 1 March. Maybe Mr Dimbleby could ask his favourite guest? @bbcquestiontime

Just written to Lord Hall, DG of BBC, asking if he thinks Mr Farage’s 32nd appearance on BBC Question Time, as ex leader of party on 2% in the polls, is consistent with his duty to uphold impartiality. I’m also seeking retraction of BBC claim this week that the EU is a ‘corpse’

I haven’t been invited on @bbcquestiontime for 8 years. They don’t have space with the reserved slots for Farage & other Brexiters.

BBC largely created Farage. They continue to promote him because it makes ‘good telly’ & they don’t want him criticising BBC on LBC! Pushing politics to the Hard Right out of fear & cynicism. @bbcquestiontime

Anyone tell me how often Farage has been on BBC Question Time in last 2 years & whether anyone has appeared more often? Time for @ofcom to look at Brexit bias of BBC, esp BBC’s constant promotion of Farage, whose party now has 2% support! @bbcquestiontime

BBC BIAS: yesterday the BBC ran big story on website with headline describing the EU as a ‘corpse’. I and others complained. The BBC’s economics editor told us to chill because his point of reference was Douglas Carswell quote from 2012. We asked for it to be changed. It wasn’t.

Please can you show some supporting evidence that Nigel Farage has made this number of appearances. I can only find a two year link showing Caroline Flint as the most visited person with Farage similar to people like Dianne Abbot on eleven.

 

[bluewolf]

Please can you show some supporting evidence that Nigel Farage has made this number of appearances. I can only find a two year link showing Caroline Flint as the most visited person with Farage similar to people like Dianne Abbot on eleven.

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/poli...f-question-time-appearances-this-century/amp/

Here you go. Not sure of its fact credentials though.

 

[SocketRocket]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/poli...f-question-time-appearances-this-century/amp/

Here you go. Not sure of its fact credentials though.

Depends where you look. I have read that Farage has only been on QT once since the referendum and from recollection that sounds about right to me.

This link is probably as reliable as yours: https://order-order.com/2017/09/28/bbc-question-time-panels-dominated-by-remainers/

 

[bluewolf]

Depends where you look. I have read that Farage has only been on QT once since the referendum and from recollection that sounds about right to me.

This link is probably as reliable as yours: https://order-order.com/2017/09/28/bbc-question-time-panels-dominated-by-remainers/

To be fair. I lasted less than 2 whole sentences before I realised exactly where that was from. If I had to bet a mortgage payment in the acccuracy of either article, I know where my money would be....

 

[shagster]

the ukip idiot has been on QT 31 times upto the end of 2016
the 11th most and a yearly average of 1.9, the highest average of any of the top 15 panellists
a very disproportionate number for a non entity

 

[Hacker Khan]

Depends where you look. I have read that Farage has only been on QT once since the referendum and from recollection that sounds about right to me.

This link is probably as reliable as yours: https://order-order.com/2017/09/28/bbc-question-time-panels-dominated-by-remainers/

The point was more showing out how different political persuasions can both come to completely different conclusions of the BBC based on exactly the same broadcasts. I suppose how you/Guido Fawkes and Adnois seemed to have interpreted the stats may give a clue why. Makes me feel the BBC have got it about right if they manage to make both sides feel they are biased against them.

 

[SocketRocket]

the ukip idiot has been on QT 31 times upto the end of 2016
the 11th most and a yearly average of 1.9, the highest average of any of the top 15 panellists
a very disproportionate number for a non entity

I just dont get the point. He was obviously on the panel many times prior to the EU referendum as he was the main protagonist of Brexit, he has been on there once since. He really is not an idiot though and it does you no credit to suggest he is.

 

[shagster]

i use the term idiot as in
coceded referendum then within minutes changes mind
calls for second referendum then changes mind
i could go on
but as mentioned, disproportionate number of times for a non entity of a party

 

[Hobbit]

the ukip idiot has been on QT 31 times upto the end of 2016
the 11th most and a yearly average of 1.9, the highest average of any of the top 15 panellists
a very disproportionate number for a non entity

I genuinely detest the man but he was the leader of a political party for the vast, vast majority of the times he was on. I'm sure the Beeb would love to have May & Corbyn on 30 times in the next few years.

And bear in mind, that the panel for each show will have included Remainers too, otherwise Farage would have had no one to argue with.

 

[Old Skier]

Biggest problem with the BBC News is at times they want to make the news and not just report it. The current hew har over student fees was a good example, interviewing students in the student bar with pints in front of them claiming that the fees are too much didn't really help their argument but it certainly started the conversation in the club house.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Biggest problem with the BBC News is at times they want to make the news and not just report it. The current hew har over student fees was a good example, interviewing students in the student bar with pints in front of them claiming that the fees are too much didn't really help their argument but it certainly started the conversation in the club house.

I believe that this is quite rare. The investigative journalism aspect of the BBC may be 'looking to make news' - investigative journalism by it's very nature does that, but perhaps you conflate BBC investigative journalism with BBC News reporting of the same.

 

[IanM]

Students need jobs to fund their studies??? SO??? That's been the reality for normal folk for years.

I guess the BBC Luvvies might be a bit shocked about this..... it is a bit dangerous educating the sons of factory workers (like me) - they work hard, do well and end up not voting Labour