tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post116380744314368824..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Come Back Sue CookIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1164027652852767012006-11-20T13:00:00.000+00:002006-11-20T13:00:00.000+00:00they managed to raise £18,000,000UK population = 6...they managed to raise £18,000,000<BR/><BR/>UK population = 60 million. so that equates to 30p per head. i guess most people were watching the other channels so.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/AccountListing.asp?charitynumber=802052" REL="nofollow">according to last years accounts</A>, expenditure on "management, administration and generating funds was £2.4 million". However, the money raised is "invested" , and that came to "£3.1 million", thus cancelling out the £2.4 mill.<BR/><BR/>still , £2.4 million is paying for something - and for some people to have a nice feather bedded lifestyle, on the back of a national collective guilt about needy children. <BR/><BR/>and remember - that £2.4 million comes from thousands of people donating a quid, a fiver, or a tenner, and who think they are donating directly to a children's charity.<BR/><BR/>which begs the question - why not cut out the middle man, and change the tax laws to make it easier to donate to charity directly, as it is the case in the USA, with their tax-deductable donations.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501%28c%29" REL="nofollow">Have a read of this</A> , to see just how wide-ranging tax exempt status is in the U.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163931119639231872006-11-19T10:11:00.000+00:002006-11-19T10:11:00.000+00:00Call that a rant? Come round mine, Barry - I'll gi...Call that a rant? Come round mine, Barry - I'll give you a rant...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163895940045535362006-11-19T00:25:00.000+00:002006-11-19T00:25:00.000+00:00Is Fern Cotton that blonde bird who kept on droppi...Is Fern Cotton that blonde bird who kept on dropping her "h's".<BR/><BR/>My mother thought she was quite common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163881432634178932006-11-18T20:23:00.000+00:002006-11-18T20:23:00.000+00:00New Constitution,I was once informed by an Austral...New Constitution,<BR/><BR/>I was once informed by an Australian freind that there is indeed a broadcaster which funds itself in this manner - an Aussie radio station.<BR/><BR/>Apparently they broadcast no adverts and recieve no licence fee. Instead, when the coffers run low, they run a pledgathon. As the dealine draws near and if insufficient funds have been gathered in they resort to playing the Birdy Song in an endless loop until the public get so desperate that they make up the shortfall.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a fine libertarian way to run a radio station to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163879623156905352006-11-18T19:53:00.000+00:002006-11-18T19:53:00.000+00:00I am amazed you have the time or inclination to wa...I am amazed you have the time or inclination to watch any of it. Is this in penance for something?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163870021843807972006-11-18T17:13:00.000+00:002006-11-18T17:13:00.000+00:00It's illegal not to fancy Natasha Kaplinsky.It's illegal not to fancy Natasha Kaplinsky.Etzel Panglosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406597168530012673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163855550175813552006-11-18T13:12:00.000+00:002006-11-18T13:12:00.000+00:00I can see that the rather mumsy Sue Cook might app...I can see that the rather mumsy Sue Cook might appeal to Iain as a presenter. He may perhaps be rather missing the point of Natasha and Fern?<BR/><BR/>CiN is pathetic. I can't imagine why anyone would want to watch it. We don't need Auntie Stalin and Terry Wogan to tell us to whom to give charity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163850773553171822006-11-18T11:52:00.000+00:002006-11-18T11:52:00.000+00:00You should try watching in Scotland. You hardly s...You should try watching in Scotland. You hardly see any of the national CIN until after 11 o'clock, just a bunch of Scottish nonentities and occasional switch to the network feed when one of the bigger productions is on in London (often missing the start of it) and then back to Glasgow before any interview or chat at the end of the item. <BR/><BR/>For example, The Speaking Clock competition was given a very brief mention of a name, presumably in the rest of the country you saw the person and heard the voice,<BR/><BR/>Wogan is hardly seen until after 11 o'clock. Some might prefer that until they see the local alternatives.<BR/><BR/>I suspect Fearne Cotton is used to appeal to the younger viewers, I think they have always had a couple of more experienced presenters along with someone more familiar to the younger part of the audience.<BR/><BR/>MBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163850601595286902006-11-18T11:50:00.000+00:002006-11-18T11:50:00.000+00:00I was dubious when the announcer at the beginning ...I was dubious when the announcer at the beginning said it would be "a night of first class entertainment"... which lasted as long as the opening lyrics from McFly murdering a Beatles classic. <BR/><BR/>I accidentally dropped back in to see my old local station introducing men dressed as fruit handing over the essential oversized cheque. <BR/><BR/>Like Eurovision, only TW keeps it going. Maybe the BBC should take his - eventual - retirement as a hint that the Children in Need format needs a rest, too.The Stoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193123831918706978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163849515492617252006-11-18T11:31:00.000+00:002006-11-18T11:31:00.000+00:00I hereby declare you a 'Grumpy Old Man'!I hereby declare you a 'Grumpy Old Man'!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163847320899433182006-11-18T10:55:00.000+00:002006-11-18T10:55:00.000+00:00Forget TV Iain. Talk to us instead.Forget TV Iain. Talk to us instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163846879736409152006-11-18T10:47:00.000+00:002006-11-18T10:47:00.000+00:00I'm astonished that anyone watches CiN - I have de...I'm astonished that anyone watches CiN - I have deliberately shunned it for years, having seen from the odd five seconds caught while channel hopping that the whole thing is unremittingly awful.Croydonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14670533609622717223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163846564276949872006-11-18T10:42:00.000+00:002006-11-18T10:42:00.000+00:00Yes, it has been Gabby Roslin for about the last t...Yes, it has been Gabby Roslin for about the last ten years.<BR/><BR/>Fearne Cotton does grate on my nerves. I also wondered what on earth she was wearing. That hideous green evening gown was last seen in 1976 being worn by Margot Leadbetter in "The Good Life", when she was hosting a party the Surbiton Light Operatic Society.<BR/><BR/>Dress sense, as well as presenting, are not skills possessed by Ms Cotton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163842176727242382006-11-18T09:29:00.000+00:002006-11-18T09:29:00.000+00:00I watched Simon Schama on Turner. It isn't compuls...I watched Simon Schama on Turner. It isn't compulsory, you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163841093502824922006-11-18T09:11:00.000+00:002006-11-18T09:11:00.000+00:00I avoided most of it, but had to turn it on to see...I avoided most of it, but had to turn it on to see if Amy Whinehouse was still pissed. I guess she was taking a day off.The Leadership Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04212273253106023958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163838594326584232006-11-18T08:29:00.000+00:002006-11-18T08:29:00.000+00:00" and the quite dreadful Fern Cotton (who I always..."<I> and the quite dreadful Fern Cotton (who I always thought played rugby for England) </I><BR/><BR/>No Iain, that was Dot Cotton. And she was still playing last weekend...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163837824059617972006-11-18T08:17:00.000+00:002006-11-18T08:17:00.000+00:00Showing your age I think Iain,I had to stop watchi...Showing your age I think Iain,<BR/><BR/>I had to stop watching it years ago.<BR/><BR/>I just cant understand how you can watch it year after year.<BR/><BR/>I agree about Sue Cook though.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163834599359312632006-11-18T07:23:00.000+00:002006-11-18T07:23:00.000+00:00David Cassidy was so Scary! I was always a Marc B...David Cassidy was so Scary! I was always a Marc Bolan girl myself...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163818960012640732006-11-18T03:02:00.000+00:002006-11-18T03:02:00.000+00:00I think Children In Need was rather good fun. at t...I think Children In Need was rather good fun. at the end of the day, these people give their time for free to help raise millions of pounds for charity. Not only that but so do many, many people who are not famous (like you). once you iain have matched that charitable greatness with a charity blog day, maybe you can slag them off. Maybe that would show what a nice compassionate conservative you are rather thn making money for youself out of Message Space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163816832389564002006-11-18T02:27:00.000+00:002006-11-18T02:27:00.000+00:00Mere nostalgia...it has always crap. Gives charity...Mere nostalgia...it has always crap. Gives charity a bad name.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163811236522767452006-11-18T00:53:00.000+00:002006-11-18T00:53:00.000+00:00Sue Cook? I thought the past few years was Gabby R...Sue Cook? I thought the past few years was Gabby Roslin?<BR/><BR/>Don't you go all living in the past like these Labour tossers...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163808825880950622006-11-18T00:13:00.000+00:002006-11-18T00:13:00.000+00:00Children in Need was particularly bad this year. ...Children in Need was particularly bad this year. Perhaps we should scrap it and broadcast BBC Parliament live for several hours on BBC1. Viewers could pledge money to charity: "if we reach £30,000,000 we'll put Eastenders on instead."<BR/><BR/>I bet it would cost a lot less to run, too.<BR/><BR/>And anything to get Terry off TV is worth it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1163808500536597352006-11-18T00:08:00.000+00:002006-11-18T00:08:00.000+00:00It's not just the libertarian thing though is it? ...It's not just the libertarian thing though is it? It is the sharing of ideas.<BR/><BR/>It also to some extent is not just blog related as people having been banding together on the net for years it is the fact that so many more people are on the internet.<BR/><BR/>That means we can question, query and indeed fisk the rubbish these pratts come up with. As pointed out in other blogs, we are not media moguls for sale. <BR/><BR/>Persoanly I think it s good. Ideas that are good can stand scrutiny. Ones that are bad can't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com