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  Hrolf The Ganger  12 Jul 23 5.28pm |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
They reported that Elvis had been seen in Loch Ness last week.
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| steeleye20 Croydon 12 Jul 23 5.55pm |
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'No offence committed' - Police. -.-'
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| daven Hailsham 12 Jul 23 6.25pm |
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So,nice statement from the wife. All about victim Huw, no mention or apology to the youngsters that he threatened, persued, abused ,they are just trash.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 12 Jul 23 6.35pm |
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Originally posted by Forest Hillbilly
The wife of news reader Huw Edwards has named him as the BBC presenter facing allegations over payments for sexually explicit images Ah the old Mental Health crisis it whas either going to be that or he wished to spend more time with his family.
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 12 Jul 23 6.46pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Ah the old Mental Health crisis it whas either going to be that or he wished to spend more time with his family. Bet he doesn't get sacked/asked to leave tho. Typical bbc always covering up.
This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise. |
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| Spiderman Horsham 12 Jul 23 7.05pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Ah the old Mental Health crisis it whas either going to be that or he wished to spend more time with his family. The issues didn’t stop him working right up until last week. Neither did they stop him partying at a recent award ceremony. Complete coward by getting his wife to make the statement, she should be working on taking him for all she can get.
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| Badger11 Beckenham 12 Jul 23 7.08pm |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
The issues didn’t stop him working right up until last week. Neither did they stop him partying at a recent award ceremony. Complete coward by getting his wife to make the statement, she should be working on taking him for all she can get. He probably is suffering from mental health issues now that he's been found out. His career is probably over and if he is one of those people whose self worth is based on their job and status then it will be a huge shock. That doesn't excuse his behaviour though.
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| Hrolf The Ganger 12 Jul 23 7.23pm |
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Mental health issues? Riiiiiiiiight. Are we supposed to feel sorry for him and his 435k a year of taxpayers money?
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 12 Jul 23 7.32pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
But but everybody loves the BBC it's so popular, beside Netflix and Amazon Prime seem to survive without compulsion. You cannot seriously compare the BBC with either Netflix or Amazon Prime.
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cryrst  The garden of England 12 Jul 23 7.34pm |
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Originally posted by georgenorman
Stuart Hall Obs apart from them. What have the romans ever done for us
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| cryrst The garden of England 12 Jul 23 7.36pm |
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Originally posted by Hrolf The Ganger
Mental health issues? Riiiiiiiiight. Are we supposed to feel sorry for him and his 435k a year of taxpayers money? Oh come on, that was back when 435k was a lot of money.
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| the silurian The garden of England.(not really) 12 Jul 23 7.39pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
There is obvious truth in the above. No one is forced to watch the BBC but we all benefit from it in some way, despite those who cannot see why. Finding a way in which everyone pays something, but without the government of the day being able to threaten it if it upsets them, makes perfect sense to me. Charging a streaming levy via broadband costs looks an appealing option that most wouldn't even notice. Please explain oh mighty oracle, how do I benefit from the BBC
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| Badger11 Beckenham 12 Jul 23 7.40pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
You cannot seriously compare the BBC with either Netflix or Amazon Prime. Just because you don't want to it doesn't mean we all feel the same. The BBC is simply an entertainment and news broadcaster no matter how they like to dress it up.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 12 Jul 23 7.41pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Different in that one presenter works for a rival so the story is in the public interest. No, different because in one the presenter admitted the inappropriate behaviour. The BBC reported his admission and the consequences. In the other nothing other than assertions had been made that were under investigation. That was reported as has been the recent statement. The BBC have been consistent, even if those who dislike them choose not to see it. The BBC have not “allowed” anything at all. They no more own the private lives of their employees than any other employer. They have a complaints procedure which doubtless will be reviewed again after this episode.
For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally. |
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Teddy Eagle  12 Jul 23 7.41pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
You cannot seriously compare the BBC with either Netflix or Amazon Prime. No you can't. People pay for them voluntarily as opposed to under threat of prosecution.
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| Teddy Eagle 12 Jul 23 7.45pm |
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Originally posted by Wisbech Eagle
No, different because in one the presenter admitted the inappropriate behaviour. The BBC reported his admission and the consequences. In the other nothing other than assertions had been made that were under investigation. That was reported as has been the recent statement. The BBC have been consistent, even if those who dislike them choose not to see it. The BBC have not “allowed” anything at all. They no more own the private lives of their employees than any other employer. They have a complaints procedure which doubtless will be reviewed again after this episode. Is the contention that no one at the BBC knew what Savile, Hall, etc, were up to?
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 12 Jul 23 7.47pm |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Just because you don't want to it doesn't mean we all feel the same. The BBC is simply an entertainment and news broadcaster no matter how they like to dress it up. No they aren’t. They are very much more than that. They are the window that the world views us through and a much envied source of truthful and objective reporting. We would be much diminished as a country if the BBC was reduced to the level you, and others, seem to regard them.
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| Wisbech Eagle Truro Cornwall 12 Jul 23 8.00pm |
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Originally posted by Teddy Eagle
Is the contention that no one at the BBC knew what Savile, Hall, etc, were up to? I don’t know, anymore than anyone does, on who knew what and when. There has been loads of speculation and I don’t doubt people must have realised later that the behaviour they recall now seems dodgy. I never met Savile but I bought a house from somebody who knew him well and whose daughter spent a lot of time in Stoke Mandeville Hospital. The stories she told me then now seem very creepy but at the time he was a national hero, raising funds for the hospital, working as a porter and getting us all to clunk-click. He duped everyone. I am much less informed about Hall but unless someone had made a complaint about Savile what were the BBC supposed to do back then? Today it would be different.
For the avoidance of doubt any comments in response to a previous post are directed to its ideas and not at any, or all, posters personally. |
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