'Wings Over TalkHearts' Politics Thread

[Sarkozabal]

Two other things. First, that not one, but two Tory MPs are on tonight perfectly sums up the absolute bastardisation of BBC 'news' and this programme over recent years.

Probably quite a good idea to have a Tory from each side of the May debate given the main topic they were debating, no?

[Walter Sobchak]

Been enjoying the nats new-found love affair with the Supreme Court.

Funny how they seem to respect something when it's giving them the results they want

Weird reaction to the substance of the story.

[shaun.lawson]

It's a conspiracy.

Yes. It is.

https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status...-1066.html

I noticed your miserable failure to comment on the above when I posted it. Care to do so now?

Last weekend, by the way, it was revealed that the Foreign Office has been using taxpayers' money to fund a smear campaign against Corbyn. Unheard of in British politics since MI5 tried to take down Harold Wilson's government. Has there been anything about this on the BBC at all? No no, let's talk about a student union banning someone from speaking instead. This is the real zeitgeist.

The BBC is a tired, old, corrupt beyond belief organisation which is years out of date in either its coverage of politics, or its understanding of it.

[shaun.lawson]

https://twitter.com/jon_trickett/status/...8120841216

Jon Trickett is a Shadow Cabinet minister.

[shaun.lawson]

https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/107...0884241409

Classic Kuenssberg. Other journalists, not fully paid-up propagandists for the government, report that May made no specific demands at all.

[shaun.lawson]

https://twitter.com/PeterGarbutt/status/...4429249538

Yep - who cares? It's only the biggest issue facing the entire future of humanity.

[shaun.lawson]

https://twitter.com/GeorgeMonbiot/status...9999543297

[Walter Sobchak]

Agree with all those points shaun.

[shaun.lawson]

https://twitter.com/MhairiBlack/status/1...5823931392

[shaun.lawson]

Oh dear. Oh dear me.

[Zizou]

Yes. It is.

https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status...-1066.html

I noticed your miserable failure to comment on the above when I posted it. Care to do so now?

Last weekend, by the way, it was revealed that the Foreign Office has been using taxpayers' money to fund a smear campaign against Corbyn. Unheard of in British politics since MI5 tried to take down Harold Wilson's government. Has there been anything about this on the BBC at all? No no, let's talk about a student union banning someone from speaking instead. This is the real zeitgeist.

The BBC is a tired, old, corrupt beyond belief organisation which is years out of date in either its coverage of politics, or its understanding of it.

Miserable failure so hysterical since you went full faux hard left.

On those text messages, I looked into it and wasn't particularly moved either way. They may or may not have selected some negative graphics of corbyn. Meh. Do you think this is what people vote on in the real world? I dont.

The state funded smear campaign of corbyn is a shocker. Are you just clocking on that the BBC may be slightly biased? I followed the Indy ref campaign closely so I know these things.

Just to confirm on the question time thing - you are saying if we take a Tory away and have 1 labour then that is fair? Excuse me? Where are the representatives of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? How is that fair? How is it fair that the panel is all English? That never even crossed your mind, did it? So obsessed with the anti-corbyn thing.

FWIW, and I hate tories, Sarkozy is right in why there are two tories on the panel. Could have done with more Labour like as Rayner couldn't have been poorer when explaining why there should be a general election.

So in short, come back when your fucking country can't even get a spot on the panel.

[beats]

[Mr A]

Blackford was on it last week ffs.

The BBC is not biased. It reports with a straight bat. The only people who think it's biased are those who have extreme views that they don't think get enough air time.

[Zizou]

Talk about missing the point Tim nice but dim.

[Mr A]

Talk about missing the point Tim nice but dim.

Does that make you Wayne Slob?

[Steven Toast]

[Zizou]

[Walter Sobchak]

Miserable failure so hysterical since you went full faux hard left.

On those text messages, I looked into it and wasn't particularly moved either way. They may or may not have selected some negative graphics of corbyn. Meh. Do you think this is what people vote on in the real world? I dont.

The state funded smear campaign of corbyn is a shocker. Are you just clocking on that the BBC may be slightly biased? I followed the Indy ref campaign closely so I know these things.

Just to confirm on the question time thing - you are saying if we take a Tory away and have 1 labour then that is fair? Excuse me? Where are the representatives of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland? How is that fair? How is it fair that the panel is all English? That never even crossed your mind, did it? So obsessed with the anti-corbyn thing.

FWIW, and I hate tories, Sarkozy is right in why there are two tories on the panel. Could have done with more Labour like as Rayner couldn't have been poorer when explaining why there should be a general election.

So in short, come back when your fucking country can't even get a spot on the panel.

Rayner was terrible, in what I watched of it.

People do vote off the back of negative reporting, these things all contribute to the general narrative.

[Zizou]

I accept that is the case, but this particular incident (which hasn't even been proven) isn't the shocking news that I have failed miserably to comment on

It's a few texts saying they might use some less favourable images. Cool. They do that for a lot of politicians. The famous Ed Milliband bacon roll.

[Walter Sobchak]

I thought they meant 'coded phrases or words' so the language is always about how beleaguered Corbyn is, how it's been another hard day at the office etc.

Anyway as you say though, we had it in 2014, it's not a surprise, and Shaun didnt seem perturbed by it then.