RedfernMag 0 Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 you're one of the defeated. Suck it up, losers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15191 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Decent article here, worth a read. http://www.opendemoc...d-or-red-bricks Very good, that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15191 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The Wizard of Oz song at the centre of an anti-Margaret Thatcher campaign will not be played in full on the Official Chart Show. Instead a clip of the 51-second song will be aired as part of a Newsbeat report, Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper has said. Sales of Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead have soared since the former Prime Minister's death on Monday, aged 87. Mr Cooper called the decision "a difficult compromise". The song is set to take the number three spot in Sunday's countdown, according to the Official Charts Company. Speaking to Radio 1 Newsbeat, Mr Cooper said: "The decision I have made is not I am not going to play it in full but that I will play a clip of it in a news environment. "When I say a news environment, that is a news reader telling you about the fact that this record has reached a certain place in the chart and here is a clip of that track. "It is a compromise and it is a difficult compromise to come to. You have very difficult and emotional arguments on both sides of the fence. Let's not forget you also have a family that is grieving for a loved one who is yet to be buried." The original track was performed in the 1939 Judy Garland film by characters celebrating the demise of the much-hated Wicked Witch of the East. The campaign has been called "tasteless" by the BBC's director general Tony Hall, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and others, though few have called for the song to be banned. DJ Paul Gambaccini and former director general Greg Dyke are among those who have taken the opposite position, arguing that the chart is a statistical reality that should not be editorialised. Ding Dong!, attributed to Garland and the cast of the movie, is also expected to feature in the Capital Chart's Big Top 40. A spokesman for Capital FM said the station was currently "reviewing the situation". Rival campaigns are under way to get a pro-Baroness Thatcher song into this week's countdown as well. One Facebook group is seeking to boost sales of (I'm In Love With) Margaret Thatcher, a 1980 track by the punk band Notsensibles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 this was painted over by the council within a few hours: Pubs that had a knees up on Monday have had the polis removing CCTV footage of their gaffs and even had the polis putting their own camera's in one pub. pre-emptive arrests for a party in Trafalgar Sq this weekend are on the cards and the possibility of a bullet in yer heed if your out taking the piss in C London next wed. and the bastards won't play Ding Dong on the radio! (outside of a *news* environment, a NEWS environment!!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Very good, that. I was a bit disappointed by the lack of references at first in the article, good thing the author added then to the comment section! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4672 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 that doesn't come across to me as unbiased reporting surely if its at the top of the charts it should be played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 that doesn't come across to me as unbiased reporting surely if its at the top of the charts it should be played I'm going to be playing that song all day next wednesday, and I don't even like musicals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15191 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/aboutthebbc/posts/Statement-regarding-Radio-1s-Chart-Show-14-April-2013 The Controller of Radio 1, there. Either a Tory, a massive coward or a bit of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedfernMag 0 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 http://www.bbc.co.uk...w-14-April-2013 The Controller of Radio 1, there. Either a Tory, a massive coward or a bit of both. I've thought long and hard about this... pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5131 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 That is absolutely disgraceful. Let's hope public disapproval is made very clear when the day comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15191 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 That's got to be done by an American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5131 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/interactive/2013/apr/12/margaret-thatcher-policies-interactive Possibly a bit heavy, but there are a lot of people there with a lot of reasons to hate Thatcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29738 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The BBC censoring the Top 40 Ballless cowards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 That's got to be done by an American. Aye, Matt Bors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 41477 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The BBC censoring the Top 40 Ballless cowards. Scared to play it. Scared to ban it. Spineless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMoog 0 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Meanwhile, 28 pages and several days later... not that I'd say there was any obsessiveness with this topic but if it was the Mackems talking about us you'd be taking the piss something rotten. For someone so hated people sure love talking about her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5131 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Meanwhile, 28 pages and several days later... not that I'd say there was any obsessiveness with this topic but if it was the Mackems talking about us you'd be taking the piss something rotten. For someone so hated people sure love talking about her. At least 50% of this topic was written by the enigmatic Thatcher devotee of a few pages back - although I do take your point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20557 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 At least 50% of this topic was written by the enigmatic Thatcher devotee of a few pages back - although I do take your point. Then would you do me a favour and explain the point to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4281 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Meanwhile, 28 pages and several days later... not that I'd say there was any obsessiveness with this topic but if it was the Mackems talking about us you'd be taking the piss something rotten. For someone so hated people sure love talking about her. Nobody can deny she was huge figure in recent history - especially in the context of a forum based on mainly natives of the North East. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5131 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Then would you do me a favour and explain the point to me? I think the point is that we should stop talking about her now, but given the continuing airtime she's getting it does seem a bit premature. I pondered on it a little bit but then gave in to the peer pressure that comes from being a relatively new poster and offered an olive branch. I may be too diplomatic for this forum... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15191 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 There'll be plenty to talk about up to and including her funeral, in any case. "Anarchic" protests planned for central London tomorrow, which could be excellent or hugely embarrassing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 this was painted over by the council within a few hours: Pubs that had a knees up on Monday have had the polis removing CCTV footage of their gaffs and even had the polis putting their own camera's in one pub. pre-emptive arrests for a party in Trafalgar Sq this weekend are on the cards and the possibility of a bullet in yer heed if your out taking the piss in C London next wed. and the bastards won't play Ding Dong on the radio! (outside of a *news* environment, a NEWS environment!!!) It's like Huxley, Orwell and Eastenders all wrapped up in one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 that doesn't come across to me as unbiased reporting surely if its at the top of the charts it should be played fffwd one year. "Are they allowed to take 7% out of my account"??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20557 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 I think the point is that we should stop talking about her now, but given the continuing airtime she's getting it does seem a bit premature. I pondered on it a little bit but then gave in to the peer pressure that comes from being a relatively new poster and offered an olive branch. I may be too diplomatic for this forum... You'll learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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