Not like the rest at all ?

[Flosshilde]

yes, if you say so.
happy?

My level of happiness is neither increased nor decreased by your response. However, if, having put forward the idea that Nigel Farage & UKIP might be the product of, or promoted by, a conspiracy on the part of a pro-EU political establishment, or an anti-EU political establishment, or both (I can't remember which), you then deny that that is a theory, I can only assume that it is paranoia (but then you say you don't believe that there is any conspiracy or anything else produced by any or either of these possible groups, so I'm not sure what your point is?)

[Flosshilde]

MBAs cover a lot of what happens in the real world and the learning is very applicable to real-life situations.

Not in my experioence of people who have gained MBAs. They come across as complete ****.

[Flosshilde]

MBAs cover a lot of what happens in the real world and the learning is very applicable to real-life situations.

Not in my experioence of people who have gained MBAs. They come across as complete ****.

[Beef Oven!]

Not in my experioence of people who have gained MBAs. They come across as complete ****.

Ok. Where did you come across these people, and did you get a feel for what they thought of you?

[teamsaint]

My level of happiness is neither increased nor decreased by your response. However, if, having put forward the idea that Nigel Farage & UKIP might be the product of, or promoted by, a conspiracy on the part of a pro-EU political establishment, or an anti-EU political establishment, or both (I can't remember which), you then deny that that is a theory, I can only assume that it is paranoia (but then you say you don't believe that there is any conspiracy or anything else produced by any or either of these possible groups, so I'm not sure what your point is?)

i replied to this post, but then deleted it.

There is no point in discussing things with people who seem only interested in misrepresenting things that other people have said, or in making personal attacks.

[Richard Barrett]

The sort of basic models of leadership that are covered in MBAs and the like.

If you don't like my reference to "interwebs" how about some Shakespeare?

How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world
That has such people in't!

[Beef Oven!]

If you don't like my reference to "interwebs" how about some Shakespeare?

How beauteous mankind is! O brave new world
That has such people in't!

I liked your reference to "inter webs".

I prefer this.........

Every man shift for all the rest and let no man take care for himself,
for all is but fortune. Coraggio, bully-monster, coraggio!

[MrGongGong]

what happens in the real world

What is this "real world" of which you speak ?

Recording studio near Bath ?

[Beef Oven!]

What is this "real world" of which you speak ?

Recording studio near Bath ?

The real world doesn't really concern you. But if you like, I could show you around one day. Stay close to me, and it'll be alright. Wander off, and you'll get trouble. It's not for beginners.

[jean]

I feel certain that the people at the top have far more machiavellian minds than mine.

Or perhaps the simplest explanation is the most likely, after all?

[Beef Oven!]

Or perhaps the simplest explanation is the most likely, after all?

The cornerstone of Bill Shankly's thinking. "Simplicity is Genius".

[teamsaint]

Or perhaps the simplest explanation is the most likely, after all?

Perhaps. Perhaps not.

This was my point all along.

Best to keep an open mind.

Its certainly worth exploring the idea that there may be more to UKIPs success , origins, development,than a campaign whipped up by the mail and express, I think.
(And for clarity, I am not suggesting that you think that it is all down to such campaigns.)

[jean]

Setting aside for one moment the BBC's motives for their excessive election coverage of UKIP, here are some reflections on their extraordinarily meagre coverage of the Green Party:

Complaining is usually a frustrating experience. We hope it will be cathartic, perhaps even effective. The BBC is among those grand institutions that, when they respond at all, make clear that your views are wrong, irrelevant, and that you are so infinitesimally small a concern that one should be grateful for any response.

When the BBC first responded to my complaint about their coverage of the European Election results on the 25th May, they managed to ignore my every point. Going by responses to previous complaints, I wasn’t entirely surprised.

I wrote about their ignorance of the politics of the European Parliament, their focus on Westminster (yet again) despite the large public interest in recent European matters such as the ban on fishing discards (Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall’s fish fight).

I wrote about their scant coverage of the Green Party, not interviewing a single spokesperson for the party until 2.30am, having constantly interviewed representatives from other parties in the preceding four hours.

Their first response told me they had received a lot of complaints, and they were right to cover UKIP to the extent, and in the manner, which they did.

At least the irony of their first response made me laugh, managing not to mention the Green Party or European politics in response to a complaint that they did precisely that.

My follow-up complaint pointing this out got a proper reply.

Now there are three ways to respond to a complaint: humbly apologise, robustly defend, or distract and dissemble. You can judge which they opted for.

They first told me:

The amount of airtime the BBC gives to a party in the run up to an election is based on evidence of past and current levels of support. This can include the number of candidates a party is fielding, how it performed in the last equivalent election and other evidence of current electoral backing.

This calculation was informed by Ofcom’s decision in March to downgrade the Green Party to an also-ran, despite running a full slate, being part of the fourth largest grouping in the European Parliament, having substantial achievements under our belt, having come third in the most recent London elections (in 2012). The decisions by Ofcom and the BBC wrote us out of the script, even as our polling picked up (as it always does) weeks away from the elections as we pulled up alongside and even went ahead of the Lib Dems.

They continue:

We showed the Greens as part of the permanent on screen tally from the first result of the night. We also took care to mention the Green share of the vote after every declaration – even where the party did not win a seat.

It is true that the Green result was always on the screen, but it was rarely on the lips of the presenters and guests. The usual refrain, “the Lib Dems have been pushed into fifth place”, made clear that we were an invisible nuisance to the Westminster party they were interested in. The constant interviews with Lib Dems about falling into fifth place only confirmed this.

So why weren’t Green Party people also being constantly interviewed about beating the Lib Dems, and even winning seats?

Why indeed?

Write your chosen conspiracy theory here:







.

[Serial_Apologist]

Thanks for posting that, jean

Speaking of litle mention by the BBC, there was none whatsoever of yesterday's march and rally against austerity, organised by The People's Assembly, a coalition or umbrella of mainly radical groups and trade unions which packed Parliament Square tight, leaving standing room only, and shutting off thoroughfares all the way to Victoria Station and Trafalgar Square. Excellent speeches from Caroline Lucas, Owen Jones and the NUT's Christine Blower.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuggTKDAhE0

[amateur51]

Thanks for posting that, jean

Speaking of litle mention by the BBC, there was none whatsoever of yesterday's march and rally against austerity, organised by The People's Assembly, a coalition or umbrella of mainly radical groups and trade unions which packed Parliament Square tight, leaving standing room only, and shutting off thoroughfares all the way to Victoria Station and Trafalgar Square. Excellent speeches from Caroline Lucas, Owen Jones and the NUT's Christine Blower.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuggTKDAhE0

Feel bad about not going but after a fall on my French holiday I'm a bit short of standing stamina.