The
Evening Standard reports today that the BBC edited out a section of Jonathan Ross's interview with David Cameron in which he appeared to praise Cameron. According to the
Londoner's Diary Ross ended the interview by gesturing towards Cameron and saying to the audience, "Ladies & Gentlemen, I think that was the real deal". Strange how that bit didn't make the final cut but the w***ing bit did.
The BBC should rename itself to 'Labour Regime TV'.
ReplyDeleteThe BBC's sole ambition is to be the EUssr's 'Pravda'.
I wouldn't read too much into it. Jonathan Ross is notoriously sychophantic to ALL the guests on his chat show. ("I truly am a genuine fan...etc, etc")
ReplyDeleteI suspect that nowadays the editors have been told to trim out all of his sucking up - before the audience start vomiting.
Funnily enough, Woss said more or less the same thing to Rolf Harris on Friday (not the wanking bit, you understand) and he's not going to get to be Prime Minister either!
ReplyDeleteGiven the format of the show I don't see what the problem is. So what if Cameron has the piss taken out of him? He's getting a ton of good media time without paying a penny.
ReplyDeleteThe BBC lawyers probably had more to do with it that any "commie BBC" conspiracy...
The BBC have to avoid any obvious sign of bias. The w**king joke, however disgusting, would have been seen as typical humour of the Woss variety. Personally, speaking as a Labour Party member, I would have been more than happy to have seen both sections cut!
ReplyDeleteFriday night with Jonathan Ross is a light entertainment programme not a political programme.
ReplyDeleteCameron and his team knew what sort of programme it was when he agreed to go on.
Complaining about it makes you look silly.
This does strike me somewhat as the usual Tory paranoia, did they edit out any critisism of DC? Perhaps, but the standard wouldn't tell you, which is the same problem.
ReplyDeleteIf he had said that to Tony, willie Hague would have made out that the BBC loves Labour.
ReplyDeleteIt stands to reason that nobody would listen to William though.
Gary
This is not actually a comment. Its a question for you. Do you know anything about this bit of sneakery by NL and are you able to provide the answer? Thanks in anticipation. Just in case, my email is dg.petch@btinternet.com -
ReplyDeleteI'm hoping that someone here may have information that I am looking for!
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I am in the employ of a local authority, for the last couple of years or so council departments have been running under what is called 'Arms-length management, this is a precursor to privatisation. Companies have now been invited to tender to take over the services normally provided by council 'arms-reach' departments.
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Clearly this removes the right of the voting public to object to (or approve) council services at properly held elections. I have been told that the privatisation of council services is in accordance with a government directive that no council may provide services after 2008 (?)
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I have no way of knowing if this is true, but if it is it could be a back-door way of robbing citizens of the right to vote at a local level which would of course prepare people for the acceptance of non-elected EU organisations.
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Is this yet another attack on our rapidly weakening democratic rights? Does anyone know of any such government directive?
Friday night with Jonathan Ross is a light entertainment programme not a political programme.
ReplyDeleteAll true...except maybe for the adjective "entertainment." Complete and utter tripe is more accurate. Woss' attempts at humour pretty much sum up the state of comedy in the UK right now.