Why is it green w/ a yellow tongue?
It's an Irish bulldog that supports West Ham United. It's a metaphor.
― Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 15:32 (four years ago) link
BBC Alba can stay as long as they keep showing competitive sheep herding
― steer karma (gyac), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 21:47 (four years ago) link
https://i.postimg.cc/TwchPkh7/FE086-F10-B84-B-495-B-8-EB3-D7-ACF662-E459.jpg
Oh man I used to love a bit of "One Man and His Dog"
― GK Chessington's World of Adventure (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:15 (four years ago) link
I like Border Collies a lot and they are probably the strangest and most indefatigable breed of working dogs. Someone I talk to with two of them says even when he takes them on 10 mile treks they will be making subtle hints like dropping the dog lead in front of his chair to do it all again, within a couple of hours!
― calzino, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:32 (four years ago) link
We had the loveliest border collie when I was a kid. RIP ;_;
― kinder, Tuesday, 28 January 2020 22:35 (four years ago) link
450 jobs going in BBC News, probably not Laura K though
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/jan/29/bbc-announces-450-jobs-will-go-in-newsroom-shake-up
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 14:23 (four years ago) link
BBC News now easily outclassed by ITN apparently https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-51300799
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 18:56 (four years ago) link
you say this but https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EPeE9UGX4AAkJdN?format=jpg&name=large
― steer karma (gyac), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 20:04 (four years ago) link
He doesn't even own a croissant
― GK Chessington's World of Adventure (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 29 January 2020 20:09 (four years ago) link
I can't really see what Peston is saying here.
I don't like him btw. Think he was OK in 2008 before he was over-promoted.
― the pinefox, Thursday, 30 January 2020 07:05 (four years ago) link
He's saying that he cannot step outside of his own privilege to report from a neutral unbiased position. However he says it in such a cluelessly privileged way that it suggests he has little sense of what direction reality even lies in.
― plax (ico), Thursday, 30 January 2020 07:12 (four years ago) link
Sarah Sands has resigned from Today with 6 months notice. I'd enjoy a bit of BBC austerity blues if it wasn't for the certainty that Today will still suck just as much shit after she's gone.
― calzino, Thursday, 30 January 2020 09:18 (four years ago) link
https://shop.conservatives.com/
― koogs, Thursday, 30 January 2020 10:09 (four years ago) link
Also great how all these wankers just stroll into other jobs with nary a pause - like it's the 1950s or something. (xp)
― Duncan Disorderly (Tom D.), Thursday, 30 January 2020 10:10 (four years ago) link
(oops, wrong thread)
― koogs, Thursday, 30 January 2020 10:14 (four years ago) link
or is it?
― calzino, Thursday, 30 January 2020 10:16 (four years ago) link
‘Victory’ mugs, smh
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Thursday, 30 January 2020 12:41 (four years ago) link
As an aside, I’m St Andrews there’s a Victory Memorial Hall, and everyone calls it the Victoria Memorial Hall. I find it infuriating.
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Thursday, 30 January 2020 12:44 (four years ago) link
Radio 3 right now: four white middle class people pondering the woke agenda
― GK Chessington's World of Adventure (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 22:37 (four years ago) link
jesus wept is nowhere sacred from this interminable fucking bullshit, it's like nazi america.
― calzino, Wednesday, 5 February 2020 22:41 (four years ago) link
It wasn't that bad, just funny
― GK Chessington's World of Adventure (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 22:48 (four years ago) link
I just remembered Newsnight is doing a report on the Irish election so I switched over. First fifteen minutes on the government threatening the BBC and worrying about democracy. If this is so bad, why is Laura K still in her fucking job lads? Ugh, wish Lewis Goodall didn’t go there.
― hyds (gyac), Wednesday, 5 February 2020 22:53 (four years ago) link
https://inews.co.uk/news/elisabeth-murdoch-surprise-contender-to-become-new-bbc-director-general-1394245
― koogs, Monday, 10 February 2020 12:52 (four years ago) link
loool
― imago, Monday, 10 February 2020 12:54 (four years ago) link
> “It could be a genius move. They wouldn’t dare f*** with a Murdoch,” said one insider.
i think they are over- / under-estimating boris
― koogs, Monday, 10 February 2020 13:02 (four years ago) link
Although Downing Street’s dream choice to lead the BBC into a post licence fee future would be a longstanding critic such as Rebekah Brooks, CEO of Rupert Murdoch’s News UK, a figure such as Ms Murdoch would prove an acceptable compromise.
Sophie's choice between a Murdoch and a Murdoch, basically.
― Le Bateau Ivre, Monday, 10 February 2020 13:14 (four years ago) link
this such a fucking floater, this. journalism is so fucked
― stet, Monday, 10 February 2020 13:27 (four years ago) link
absolutely beyond parody, everyone involved should be shot into space immediately
― Homegrown Georgia speedster Ladd McConkey (bizarro gazzara), Monday, 10 February 2020 13:49 (four years ago) link
Typical of the I / Independent.
Carolyn Fairbairn seems a reasonable bet if they wanted someone with strong Tory links who’d have the experience to be at least partly justifiable in the role.
― ShariVari, Monday, 10 February 2020 14:44 (four years ago) link
any relation to the other great aussie (social) media dynasty
― imago, Monday, 10 February 2020 14:49 (four years ago) link
― Fizzles, Monday, 10 February 2020 19:45 (four years ago) link
v much testing the public temperature.
― Fizzles, Monday, 10 February 2020 19:46 (four years ago) link
Between this
We are aware thatvthe bbc is hosting a transphobic academic today to discuss our campaign - we were not informed of this, nor were we invited to speak for ourselves. It is disappointing that BBC impartiality seemingly does not apply when trans rights are concerned.— Labour Campaign for Trans Rights (@Labour_Trans) February 12, 2020
― hyds (gyac), Wednesday, 12 February 2020 14:14 (four years ago) link
what could possibly go wrong, just asking questions nbd
God imagine what people they’re going to get with this. pic.twitter.com/kNATeIqXeg— Sinan Kose (@TheSinanKose) February 18, 2020
― Generous Grant for Stepladder Creamery (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 14:17 (four years ago) link
If only there was a good hardcore song they could use as the title/theme music.
― babby bitter (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 14:18 (four years ago) link
lol i was gonna say
― Generous Grant for Stepladder Creamery (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 19 February 2020 14:21 (four years ago) link
they've changed the caption on this image now but the rest of the article is still fucking bonkers
ah yes, the two approaches to taxation: cuts, or punishing the rich https://t.co/hGbIY9QLEP pic.twitter.com/qrOeTy3qYf— Stan The Golden Boy (@tristandross) February 25, 2020
― Generous Grant for Stepladder Creamery (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:28 (four years ago) link
what a useless US correspondent, their US coverage on WS is often bad in my experience.
― calzino, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:37 (four years ago) link
They gave quite a lot of coverage to that Sir Michael Marmot/Institute of Health Equity on falling life expectancy in the UK. in the past they tended to ignore damning reports on austerity from BMJ and the UN rapporteur.
― calzino, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:44 (four years ago) link
*report*
― calzino, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:45 (four years ago) link
That's because he has a silly name so only a few of the crylaughing masses will take it seriously
― imago, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:47 (four years ago) link
big_lebowski_nice_marmot.png
― Generous Grant for Stepladder Creamery (bizarro gazzara), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:49 (four years ago) link
probably more to do with recent "we need to talk about license fees" chat from downing st
― calzino, Wednesday, 26 February 2020 09:50 (four years ago) link
never not at it
Can you come up with something else pic.twitter.com/BwAGCCq0lE— shon faye. (@shonfaye) February 26, 2020
― median punt (gyac), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:03 (four years ago) link
Booming reply
― Dunty Reggae party 🎉 (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 26 February 2020 21:05 (four years ago) link
never not at it again
When Toby Young was on @BBCr4today to plug his free speech union, the "other" voice to ensure the balance the BBC so loves was Trevor Phillips.Last night Trevor Phillips spoke at the *launch* of the Free Speech Union pic.twitter.com/FA242Y65Ig— Ross McCafferty (@RossMcCaff) February 27, 2020
― Generous Grant for Stepladder Creamery (bizarro gazzara), Thursday, 27 February 2020 11:06 (four years ago) link
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/27/tv-debates-brexit-bbc-centre-ground-leavers-remainers
― nashwan, Thursday, 27 February 2020 11:06 (four years ago) link
tbf on the BBC Claire Fox wasn't available at the time.
― calzino, Thursday, 27 February 2020 11:14 (four years ago) link
that guardian article reaffirms what Local Garda was saying years ago tbh
― imago, Thursday, 27 February 2020 11:32 (four years ago) link