Never to the dark side Posted March 28, 2013 Report Share Posted March 28, 2013 Certain journalists will be on strike in the run up do Easter. So hopefully there will no impact our weekend games If the dispute goes ahead it will be a break from Judith Chalmers or the swindon town fan who lives in Yatton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Well did any one notice a strike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forza Revolution Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Drinks are on you In the Brunswick tonight! Guinness all round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Never to the dark side Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 our allegedly LOCAL public broadcaster has decided to put the former HTV presenter on this good friday afternoon show till 4pm Yet the team from (Norff Dorset or is it East Devon?) has a sports special with a commentary match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 Well did any one notice a strike? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 I heard the game, sounded fine, People go on strike sometimes, it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 There was a strike for 12 hours on Thursday. That's why Points West was full of weird, short badly edited reports and presented by management. It won't have effected any of the rest of the holiday period's broadcasting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Will I be able to get a rebate on my licence fee due to the reduced service? Not only is the BBC full of ****less wasters, it is an unfair stealth tax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 There was a strike for 12 hours on Thursday. That's why Points West was full of weird, short badly edited reports and presented by management. Like the Evening Post, you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Will I be able to get a rebate on my licence fee due to the reduced service? Not only is the BBC full of ****less wasters, it is an unfair stealth tax Of course, because in this country we pick and choose which taxes we pay don't we. I've noticed many in the police service are total winkers. And I don't agree with the Afghan War. Maybe I should withold the portion of my tax that pays for that. It's so unfair etc etc etc....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Of course, because in this country we pick and choose which taxes we pay don't we. I've noticed many in the police service are total winkers. And I don't agree with the Afghan War. Maybe I should withold the portion of my tax that pays for that. So to push the argument to extremes if they decided to strike for, say, six months would you still consider it fair to pay a whole year's licence. If not, at what point would you draw the line? And I don't agree with us being in Afghanistan either. Any politician at all familiar with the history of the country would have realised that it's a very bad idea to get involved there. Even reading the first novel in the magnificent Flashman series would have warned them to stay away. It's so unfair etc etc etc....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Of course, because in this country we pick and choose which taxes we pay don't we. I've noticed many in the police service are total winkers. And I don't agree with the Afghan War. Maybe I should withold the portion of my tax that pays for that. It's so unfair etc etc etc....... North Korean state news > The BBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanatopia Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Of course, because in this country we pick and choose which taxes we pay don't we. I've noticed many in the police service are total winkers. And I don't agree with the Afghan War. Maybe I should withold the portion of my tax that pays for that. It's so unfair etc etc etc....... Not much in there to disagree with squire. By the way... there is no such thing as 'the perfect broadcaster' but by Yvonne Gooligong we have the best in the world by a country mile. Imagine every single channel having adverts every 15 or so minutes... utter carp that would be. The Beeb is quality; nobody else, in the world bar none, comes close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 So to push the argument to extremes if they decided to strike for, say, six months would you still consider it fair to pay a whole year's licence. If not, at what point would you draw the line? And I don't agree with us being in Afghanistan either. Any politician at all familiar with the history of the country would have realised that it's a very bad idea to get involved there. Even reading the first novel in the magnificent Flashman series would have warned them to stay away. If the NUJ and BECTU called a six-month strike, the BBC would love it! Expensive journalists and engineers not having to be paid for all that time. News makes the Beeb no money (apart from a tiny amount of advertising on the international facing website) and creates the most sensitivities and biggest headache. I expect, they'd invest the money saved in more of other types of programming and all the other stuff you might benefit from Mr M - like maintaining the nation's broadcast infrastructure, developing freeshare apps like iPlayer etc. Meanwhile you could watch "unbiased" news from the likes of Russia Today [operated by the KGB]; Al Jazeera [owned by the Qatar's absolute rulers] or Sky [owned by a US-based billionaire]. Everyone's a winner :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshy Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 If the NUJ and BECTU called a six-month strike, the BBC would love it! Expensive journalists and engineers not having to be paid for all that time. News makes the Beeb no money (apart from a tiny amount of advertising on the international facing website) and creates the most sensitivities and biggest headache. I expect, they'd invest the money saved in more of other types of programming and all the other stuff you might benefit from Mr M - like maintaining the nation's broadcast infrastructure, developing freeshare apps like iPlayer etc. Meanwhile you could watch "unbiased" news from the likes of Russia Today [operated by the KGB]; Al Jazeera [owned by the Qatar's absolute rulers] or Sky [owned by a US-based billionaire]. Everyone's a winner Absolutely. They would definitely be able to reduce the licence fee in those circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Of course, because in this country we pick and choose which taxes we pay don't we. I've noticed many in the police service are total winkers. And I don't agree with the Afghan War. Maybe I should withold the portion of my tax that pays for that. It's so unfair etc etc etc....... What a load of cack. Police and army are not allowed to strike. Completely different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 What a load of cack. Police and army are not allowed to strike. Completely different. ? I was just pointing out we all pay taxes towards things we don't necessarily like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRL Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 ? I was just pointing out we all pay taxes towards things we don't necessarily like. You responded to someone wanting a rebate due to reduced service because of a strike. I pointed out your argument was irrelevant when concerning police and armed forces who are not allowed to strike. Hence no rebate from them as their service is not reducing. Which was the whole crux of the argument. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 You responded to someone wanting a rebate due to reduced service because of a strike. I pointed out your argument was irrelevant when concerning police and armed forces who are not allowed to strike. Hence no rebate from them as their service is not reducing. Which was the whole crux of the argument. No, I said I don't agree with the the Afghan war but I still have to pay for it. BCC says the licence fee is an unfair stealth tax (why stealth, I don't know - they are rather up front about wanting it) and I made the point that in a democracy, you often have to pay for things you don't believe in. Whether the Army can go on strike or not is irrelevant. I don't object to paying soldiers. I do object to paying for a war that we can't win and is making this country less rather than more safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Army etc aside, in this case they went on strike for a valid reason Isurely? If it's wages then that's not really valid, if it's bullying though then someone could see why. I don't profess to know the reasons, just guessing here, Ort shpould workplace bullying jkust be taken as par for the course? What do people think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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