Blundering Culture Sec. Miller warned by Patten
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Current gaffe-prone Culture Secretary Maria Miller has been warned by BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten not to be seen to "question the independence of the BBC", after wading in to the Savile row with a letter to Patten last night.
In her second major blunder in the space of nine days (after last week misreading a speech in the Commons, and not realising and correcting her mistake until it was pointed out to her [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19948782 ]), Miller angered the BBC Trust.
Possibly to the dismay of many in her party, who might not want the abuse rumours about a deceased Tory politician (rumours all over Digital Spy forums), making their way into the mainstream media.
Today, a seemingly more subdued Miller said, ''What is important is that the inquiries ... looking at these allegations are able to continue to do so''
In her second major blunder in the space of nine days (after last week misreading a speech in the Commons, and not realising and correcting her mistake until it was pointed out to her [ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19948782 ]), Miller angered the BBC Trust.
Possibly to the dismay of many in her party, who might not want the abuse rumours about a deceased Tory politician (rumours all over Digital Spy forums), making their way into the mainstream media.
Today, a seemingly more subdued Miller said, ''What is important is that the inquiries ... looking at these allegations are able to continue to do so''
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I was told the other day (by a former BBC staffer) that several well known and "respectable" people that appear on TV regularly are known to have "wandering hands" to the extent that members of staff of the opposite sex are not supposed to be left alone with them.
Trouble is, that could be a rumour spread by someone that heard a rumour and could be completely false!
Given that Patten approved the appointment of the lacklustre and seemingly incompetent Director General, perhaps Lord Chris should be watching his own back.
Its just the BBC trying to create an imaginary political row to take the heat of them. Basic news management diversionary tactic. And when you control most of the UK media you can run it on all your platforms as gospel.
Ben Page has also be rolled out to spin too on how the public love the BBC so much that they will forgive anything they do.
:rolleyes:
It's no "theory" that the government and commercial media barons hate the BBC - and they're not exactly covert at it either.
Exactly!
Corporation on his watch. I look forward to the resignation of the chief Blunderer and his hapless DG.
.....but they love to get their fair share of time on The Today Programme, The BBC News channel, Panorama, PM, The Andrew Marr Show, The Politics Show, Question Time and even........Newsnight!
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WTF?
They don't even control the terrestrial transmitters, or the Sky platform, or the EPG. Financially they are dwarfed by Sky who can out spend the BBC on anything they want because the have a couple of billion pounds more income each year, and who are partnered with the worlds biggest newspaper publisher that dominates the UK newspaper market with The Sun and The Times.
BBC do not "control" the news media. They don't have any newspapers and the only reason BBC News channel is so popular is because most people choose to watch it over Sky News. ITN, CNN etc.
Is this the Tory that was revealed in the mainstream media in the 90s ?
Quite. Patten happy to parrott Rippon’s pack of lies blog about why he dropped the NN piece is left with egg on his face when they had to retract much of it so now, like an embarassed schoolboy, he comes out with some bluster and bravado to try and look like he knows what he’s doing.
First instinct of the apparatchiks at the BBC is always to circle the wagons and cover their arses. The truth is always the first casualty when that happens
I am inordinately pleased to see that weasel Mark Thompson feeling Savile’s clawlike talons reaching across the Atlantic to ensnare him in this mess. Questions to answer Mark, questions to answer......
http://www.nickdavies.net/1998/04/01/the-sheer-scale-of-child-sexual-abuse-in-britain/
I'm looking forward to the revelation of another politicians legacy being tarnished.
Because in my mind they all P in the same pot.
This is the Tom Watson question:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20070093
Is this part of that bigger picture I wonder?
Tom Watson has already tried that particular deflection tactic today has he not? Not sure why he has only just brought it up?
http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2012/10/a-little-more-background-on-todays-pmqs
EDIT: This is a new one on me, though. I was thinking of the other name which has been all over DS Forums for weeks.
That is a depressing read.
BBC use their unfair funding advantage to drive out commercial competition in news delivery on tv radio & online. Since they have shares of 50%+ in tv and radio news, that to me is dominance in the provision of news. And when they use that power to promote themselves (every single day) or kill bad news stories (NewsNight) that threat is not just an abstract but very real.
Wasnt Watson friends with Damien McBride who spent his time making up false smears of opposition MP's?
They really don't, but that is commercial radio's excuse to axe expensive journalists.
And they are a lot less likely to "Kill" stories for selfish reasons than commercial media is.
I've lost count of the amount of times i've been ordered to "Kill" stories i was going to report on because the story involves an advertiser.
Just how can they "drown out" Sky News, ITN, CNN etc?
On my EPG they are alongside each other and I can freely pick whichever one I choose to watch. How does their funding force me to pick BBC News?
Sky have far more money than the BBC, and that's not including their sister company News Int with its newspapers (which frequently cross-promote Sky channels)
Sky can out spend the BBC in any area they choose. Maybe you haven't noticed all the sports rights they have... :rolleyes:
The only reason BBC have such good viewing figures is because viewers choose to watch them.