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[xxxxxy] 05/1/2020 07:38

 The continuing bias of the Today programme?By JOHNREDWOOD | Published: JANUARY 4, 2020To show how unbiased they wish to  be the Today programme had an item  dealing  with criticisms that they are biased. The item failed to grasp why so many of us think there is bias in much of what they do. They are  so keen to run anti Brexit material that they come across as an institution with a strong view more than independent journalists trying to tease out the different beliefs and views of the audience they serve. They do not seem to know all the positives that led us to vote for Brexit. They also repeat daily the same climate change issue with a series of repetitious stories to the exclusion of other major problems and preoccupations of listeners.Their one sided approach is reflected in  their use of so called experts. These people usually  share a similar economic, political and scientific world view. The bias of the experts is never explored. They are not usually asked about their past failures in predicting and forecasting and never asked who they vote for or which philosophy or other influences most weigh with them. Most accept, for example, that Brexit will cause economic damage. They are inclined to say leaving without a deal is "falling off a cliff" or is "disastrous". They may tell us trade will be  disrupted or even  imply it may in many cases be badly damaged if we dare to leave under WTO terms. The economists  if they are old enough would likely have recommended the Exchange Rate Mechanism which gave us a nasty recession, and would have supported the Bank of England's actions which helped bring the commercial banks down in 2007-9.They rarely interview people who believe that Brexit is a good economic opportunity which can make us better off. They never wish to remember that some of us correctly predicted the ERM disaster and warned against the chosen Bank and government action in 2007-9. They will not explore the role of the Maastricht criteria in recent austerity economics . Their few interviews with possible Bank of England Governor candidates in the run up to the selection of the new Governor were pathetic, with no attempt to understand the many mistakes the Bank has made in recent years or to ask candidates how they might improve or change it.When I have been invited on it is usually to fill some special political slot for a Eurosceptic, rather than to have a sensible interview on  the state of the economy and the policy options facing a country soon to be independent. I am treated to the usual barrage of Remain  questions which become as repetitious as most of them are silly to provide "balance". Yet the many more numerous Remain interviewees are usually spared having to answer all the questions I would wish to ask them about their past false forecasts and their present misunderstandings  of what is happening in our economy whilst still fully in the EU.I guess the journalists cannot accept  that Brexit is a great idea of the people who just ask that the Establishment does their job. We want government to  show how the freedoms and the extra money can be used to improve lives and our country's standing and prosperity which is why the Conservatives have just won a majority. The Leave voter listeners who are still tuning in just want to know why the BBC seems to have such a down on the abilities and prospects for our country outside the EU. They should know the case that says we will be better off with Brexit and give it equal prominence to the negative Remain forecasts.

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 21:00

Minerve 24 Jan '20 - 18:13 - 288603 of 288609
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The Jacko Drop Kid tips only two stocks to people and loses on both!

LOL

[mr.elbee] 04/1/2020 20:08

crossing.

the catastrophe has never happened over debt and wont for the reasons I mentioned
1/Legality wont come into it. Governments will take what they want and creditors know this.This nearly happened with Greek islands over the totally fake German/Greek debt crisis ten plus years ago
2/50% haircuts on Greek debt was the norm recently...it easily could be again...and anyone who rocks the debt boat could be advised that that would be the result
3/Inflation ALWAYS reduces the real burden of debt. Which is why governments encourage it.
4/Sorry but I do not believe this technology will end all jobs malarkey.It is just media numpties trying to scare us again..like the millenium bug..or global warming..or the mad Iranians.

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 18:34

Did he not bite yet? He will. Too easy looool

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 18:31

Go play with bitcoin jacko. Must be a crypto guru somewhere you can follow, .
Not be leaching info from the savvy here

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 18:28

Bargain Bob...

I admire your class and held tongue even in the face of thickos like jack07

A Scottish trait no doubt

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 18:20

Minerve when I came here first... I went short on a stock jack07 was in. And he cried like a baby

[minerve 2] 04/1/2020 18:13

The Jacko Drop Kid tips only two stocks to people and loses on both!

LOL

[bargainbob] 04/1/2020 18:12

Jacko in your opinion , more vauxhall conference imho.

You going to the party in the square , Marty McFly should be there taking Britain back to 1950.

[jacko07] 04/1/2020 18:11

Any connections between Clinton and the Arabs ?

SR, I thought it was Trump you wanted info on....The Clintons and their foundation are history...let's keep it current mate! I know you live in the past, your posts are repetitive like a stuck recorddddddddddddddddd!!!!!!!!

SR, you are the board's 'Lemon Drop Kid'....in case you don't know about the Lemon Drop Kid, he used to frequent racetracks and guess what..he used take a race with 12 runners and tip the names of all 12 of the runners to multiple people, multiple times.

Yes, you got it..he was correct to a few people on every race and collected...a bit like you SR, you are right one time out of twelve, problem is you don't get a penny.

Keep it up!!

ROFLMAO

[jacko07] 04/1/2020 18:02

bargain bob, I am used to you trying to have a go at me! save yourself the trouble.

I am Premier Division while you are in the 2nd Eleven of the 'Braveheart Inn's' Sauciehall Street Sunday League!

ROFLMAO

[sentimentrules] 04/1/2020 17:58

Obama kept it safe???

China and Russia had a land/sea party

Any connections between Clinton and the Arabs ?

[xxxxxy] 04/1/2020 17:54

BREXIT Party.A great idea.Love FarageLove the QueenLove Boris.

[xxxxxy] 04/1/2020 17:53

Nigel Farage plans £100,000 party in Parliament Square with 10,000 Brexiteers to mark UK exit from EUArthur Wallace 4 Jan 2020 5:23PM"Richard Tyce, the Brexit Party chairman and Mr Farage are applying to the Greater London Assembly - which licenses events on the square - to stage the event..."I wonder if Stone Cold Loser Sadiq Khan will grant the licence? If he does it will stick in his craw.  If he doesn't, I look forward to hearing what pathetic excuses he comes up with after he embarrassed himself by agreeing to the anti-Trump event.Daily Telegraph

[bbalanjones] 04/1/2020 17:45

millwall: North of 300k reasons in my holdings tell me to keep on "Getting it Done" in buying terms.

[fatnacker] 04/1/2020 17:43

"How can anyone trust Trump?"As apposed to the Clinton's?

[millwallfan] 04/1/2020 17:35

So what does anyone think about the share price for LBG over the next few months, with us out of the EU (but without a deal as yet)and PPI finished ?