tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post675730011844808844..comments2024-02-29T02:10:56.878-08:00Comments on J O S H U A P U N D I T: A question for the BeebFreedom Fighterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-45055399722211332262007-04-13T09:20:00.000-07:002007-04-13T09:20:00.000-07:00Cheers, Elliot!Nice to see you.You have an excelle...Cheers, Elliot!<BR/>Nice to see you.<BR/><BR/>You have an excellent idea here.<BR/><BR/>We have the same sort of problem on this side of the pond with tax supported NPR and PBS.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, I don't think privatizing the Beeb will happen, certainly as long as Labour is in power.<BR/><BR/>Of course, if the coming vote in Scotland brings the SNP to power,British politics could undergo a very rapid change, to say the least.<BR/><BR/>More likely, I think is that events on the ground and the public's perception of them will force a change in the coverage, and/or competition.<BR/><BR/>As we've seen in the states, a vacuum of this sort can only exist for so long.<BR/><BR/>(BTW, Joshua's Army members interested in what's going on across the pond with the cousins should check out <A HREF="http://elliottjoseph.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Elliott Joseph</A>,Elliot's fine site)Freedom Fighterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13649470110087808596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16816866.post-8170021417570823172007-04-13T07:46:00.000-07:002007-04-13T07:46:00.000-07:00"Fair and balanced" coverage of the Middle East? F..."Fair and balanced" coverage of the Middle East? From the BBC? Fat chance! Of course, the Beeb remains scrupulously impartial at all times, but its view of the world is unmistakable: EU good; US bad; Israel worse. It's a subtly but strongly biased institution, and its safe (and large) source of funding makes it unassailable. Frankly, the only real answer will be to <A HREF="http://elliottjoseph.blogspot.com/2007/04/lets-privatize-bbc.html" REL="nofollow">privatize it</A>.<BR/><BR/>I doubt that Johnston's predicament will wake any of the BBC's ruling wallahs up.Elliotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12576152095883676171noreply@blogger.com