Originally posted by Bryn
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The Dictatorship of the Etonariat
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....a side feeling that I have is that while Grieve and Letwin have come up a certain type of trumps over prorogment and no deal....I cannot forget the times when (a) in opposition (b) in govt, they turned this same withering clarity and clinical inception to oppose other Bills that were aimed at helping society and supported all sorts of Austerity and the running down of Social Services/NHS/Education budgets/special Needs Budgets since 2010 ....Universal Credit Scandal....not on their radar....bong ching
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Looking forward to how historians write up the disaster that has overtaken us.
I live fairly close where the tide takes the sea practically over the horizon when the tide is out and you can wander the sands for hours and have a wonderful time. but beware, beware because it steals back in and suddenly you are engulfed. What Brexit has done in three years.
We are a marginal people on marginal shores and the tide of reality is lapping at our knees.
Have been watching BBC Parliament. 'The Theatre of Dreams'. And then there is Dominic Cummings....................
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Originally posted by DracoM View PostAnd then there is Dominic Cummings....................
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Soon, Johnson / Tory hierarchy has to see that Cummings is massive baggage, a true shed-load liability. BUT does BJ have the guts to face that?
Clearly the press loathe him, they are out to trap him, goad him, cartoon him, and sooner rather than later, Cummings is going to lash and get BIGGER headlines than boss. and then......??
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Originally posted by gradus View PostA trenchant contribution from David Starkey - very exercised indeed about current events - on this morning's Today in 'discussion' with Helena Kennedy. I'd quite forgotten how aggressive he can be when he gets the bit between his teeth.
Against that, yesterday's Today allocated a full 4 minutes 53 secs to self promotion of the Henry Wood Prom featuring Johnny Greenwood of Radiohead (no idea who they are but they must have a wide appeal). I was on "ignore - its a trailer" mode but suddenly realised he was extolling the music education he received courtesy of Oxford County Council, acoustic instruments and, joy oh joy, said he still played the Recorder! (My spouse was a long serving primary (esp. music) teacher: fought the fight against ignorant head teachers for decades - "what instrument for £10 can you give each child and if taught properly 90% end up being able to read music").
At 2 hours 19 mins here:
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Originally posted by LMcD View Post
'Laughter is the best medicine'. Rarely has this been more the case.
The people who are REALLY going to suffer are satirists, as they surely can't come up with anything to match the shenanigans of recent weeks, topped off as they have now been by the awarding of honours to those who helped the previous PM fail to achieve her principal objective.
'No Brexit means gongs'.
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Originally posted by muzzer View PostRadiohead are pretty sound generally and it was great to hear JG crediting the state with his musical education. I don’t believe for a minute he still plays the recorder though. I agree the slot was too long.
My main gripe is the trivialistation of contributions by the assumed short attention span. I really should play "News Briefing" on my mobile and then some music for the rest of the pre 9 am slot.......
In contrast I have to say I think Evan Davies is doing particularly well in the PM programme - thoughtful, and actually has the time to deliver meaningful content from contributors.
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Originally posted by Cockney Sparrow View PostActually I wasn't inferring the slot was too long, although there isn't a case for the shameless daily advert for the Proms - although its good of the BBC to financially back them, there is no justification for inserting this amongst what are, or should be, news items. The BBC cannot justify it by pointing to July/August being "slow news" in 2019 given there is so much to report these last weeks. And if they want to diversify their source material, they need to go a good long way further than South Ken (Northumberland, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire and points between ......).
My main gripe is the trivialistation of contributions by the assumed short attention span. I really should play "News Briefing" on my mobile and then some music for the rest of the pre 9 am slot.......
In contrast I have to say I think Evan Davies is doing particularly well in the PM programme - thoughtful, and actually has the time to deliver meaningful content from contributors.
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