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The bbc, again.

PalazioVecchio said:
many times in history, those who are subjugated are forced to pay for an indoctrination they had already rejected.
- Irish Catholics during the Famine were forced to pay tithes to a prod church they never attended.

- Aztec, Inca, Maya..........all forced into a kind of Catholicism that none of them wanted.

- 1066.......William replaced the English Church with his own Norman Church.....whether you liked it or not.

the common denominator : subjugation
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I guess some local radio should be retained for local news
 
HKOwen said:
Back to basics then, let the BBC stand on it's own commercial feet. The taxpayer can fund some kind of emergency channel for times of disaster, and it can be debated if the BBC needs to be a sports broadcaster. The popular programs will easily transfer to commercial stations and platforms.

The idea being floated of having to pay a tax to watch non BBC content says it all.

If a BBC defender can make a good arguement for why someone who does not want BBC content has to fund it I will be all ears
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So far, no one has come forward to explain why this is fair or can be defended
 
I recall some whispers many years ago, that BBC (and ITV) coverage of The Falklands war was deliberately biased in the UK's favour, under orders from HMG. A short programme had a few minutes airing and discussion, but was then put back in storage.
Although the UK got jingo'istic and fairly upbeat (in the circumstances) coverage, it avoided detailed analysis of what the Argentinians had achieved, in order to (misre)present how close they were to actually 'winning'.
That's no disrespect to our servicepeople. because they'll tell you how tough it was.

Lying and misrepresenting started before TV. TV and internet, just made it easier and more profitable
 
Forest Hillbilly said:
I recall some whispers many years ago, that BBC (and ITV) coverage of The Falklands war was deliberately biased in the UK's favour, under orders from HMG. A short programme had a few minutes airing and discussion, but was then put back in storage.
Although the UK got jingo'istic and fairly upbeat (in the circumstances) coverage, it avoided detailed analysis of what the Argentinians had achieved, in order to (misre)present how close they were to actually 'winning'.
That's no disrespect to our servicepeople. because they'll tell you how tough it was.

Lying and misrepresenting started before TV. TV and internet, just made it easier and more profitable
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You recall hearing some whispers, so what?

The coverage I remember was the sombre MoD daily briefing by Ian McDonald

What is your point ?
 
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