Current Affairs Defund the BBC

[Shevin Keedy]

It really piddles me off on radio 4 extra that some millennial has to announce an apology before a re-run of an "old show" because of the outdated attitudes. The most recent 'old show' apology was for a comedy 10 years ago ffs.

The old values might have had a few sticks and stones insults about them, but they broke no bones because people knew how to handle them. Rather those old values than these millennials soft-pc-speak while their peers are busy carrying out the likes of knife attacks, ignoring social rules or firing fireworks at buildings.

Uh-oh.

 

[twoblue]

Defunding the bbc is a basically a Tory smear. You not think talksport and sky have the same trash -

 

[twoblue]

The BBC are a dishonest Fox News, at least you know they're biased, their reporting on most major issues is awful. They get away with it because they're not really left wing or right wing, they're socially liberal but economically right wing, they fully embrace pointless wars in the middle east and an aggressive policy towards Russia. The constant pro RS pro United bias of their sports coverage is also horrific.

Well this complete crock.

 

[chrismpw]

Some of those old values caused real world harm.

I've been called all sorts but I thank fate every day that I was born before words could hurt me. Resilience and endurance are lost values.

 

[Shevin Keedy]

I've been called all sorts but I thank fate every day that I was born before words could hurt me. Resilience and endurance are lost values.

Language is power, you know this.

 

[dead_soft]

I've been called all sorts but I thank fate every day that I was born before words could hurt me. Resilience and endurance are lost values.

Those words didn’t legitimise racism and bigotry that lead to real violence then. People who didn’t like hearing racist jokes aren’t people without resilience.

 

[Cork Evertonian]

Well this complete crock.

Aggressive policy towards Russia. I see no issues there tbh. I love that country and its people. But any criticism that the Russian government receives, is totally well deserved and merited imo.

 

[nikom court]

Defunding the bbc is a basically a Tory smear. You not think talksport and sky have the same trash -

im not threatened with jail if i refuse to subscribe to talksport and sky!

 

[twoblue]

im not threatened with jail if i refuse to subscribe to talksport and sky!

It’s all going to murdoch. Might as well Chuck the sun in.
Defunding the bbc is the new brexit. It will be gone in a few years...
People think they hate it but only because they have been told they hate it by murdoch and tories. All with a vested interest against it. Bbc is fine institution and for £150 it’s good value.

 

[Moomin]

Defunding the bbc is a basically a Tory smear. You not think talksport and sky have the same trash -

It been pushed by Murdoch's media empire to smear the BBC, they want it gone.

They moaned about the BBC news website being too popular and wanted Cameron and Osbourne to curtail it.

The people who push the agenda of " Tax payers money " have their media empires listed in the Cayman islands so they can avoid paying tax and probably live in Monaco.

That's the laughable part.

 

[Moomin]

I used to love the bbc. Its filming and factual programming was the envy if the world.. Entertaining, educating and informing. It does none if these things for me any more. Ever since the government put pressure on withdrawing their funding they've just become z compliant government mouthpiece. No investigative journalism, no satire.

With some sparse exceptions it entertains the masses with cheap, formulaic, agenda ridden, low intelligence pap thats nothing more than chewing gum for the eyes. Dull the population. Its like the start of 1984.

Don't defend it - expect better!

Other than a few shows the TV side is poor, but i do listen to 5 Live and 6 music.

I find Channel 4 offers the best tv shows.

 

[NathDogg]

The been sport goons Defo can't stand us!

I see it's a top 6 again, now that we're 7th yet on the same points as a bunch of teams "above" us?! Bore off!

Any organisation that thinks Danny Murphy is worth a wage to chat wham needs binning.

Scrap it - corrupt, biased, inneficient and not fit for purpose.

 

[nikom court]

It’s all going to murdoch. Might as well Chuck the sun in.
Defunding the bbc is the new brexit. It will be gone in a few years...
People think they hate it but only because they have been told they hate it by murdoch and tories. All with a vested interest against it. Bbc is fine institution and for £150 it’s good value.

i dont hate it,
i just dont use it so why should i have to pay £150?
ask the victims of jimmy saville and rolf harris,if its a fine institution!

 

[Pat Butcher]

Just opt out of a tv licence

 

[Simon Buttle]

Just opt out of a tv licence

You can't, you need a TV license in the UK to watch or record any live TV programme regardless of what platform it's on.