Dr Gloom 21377 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I see BoJo has been blaming parts of the media for talking down Brexit. He's basically saying the press should be cheerleaders instead of scrutinising policy and hold the government policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4481 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 35 minutes ago, Dr Gloom said: I see BoJo has been blaming parts of the media for talking down Brexit. He's basically saying the press should be cheerleaders instead of scrutinising policy and hold the government policy. He was right. A lot of them are not scrutinising policy but are simply fishing out any story that is anti Brexit. Same as happens on here and obviously what they / you are going to do from an anti Brexit viewpoint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29587 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 (edited) Of course we’re going to fall off this cliff if people keep talking us down. We need positive thoughts to help us defeat gravity. Edited October 3, 2017 by ewerk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 42951 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 I'd love to see CT and Boris Johnson do Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me together on karaoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 13625 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 They'd probably do 'Addicted to Gove' tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20515 Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 40 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: He was right. A lot of them are not scrutinising policy but are simply fishing out any story that is anti Brexit. Same as happens on here and obviously what they / you are going to do from an anti Brexit viewpoint. Firstly, what policy? There is literally no policy to scrutinise. Secondly, this is just Johnson getting his excuses in early. When this goes tits up (and it already is) he'll blame everyone but himself for the mess he has made. It'll somehow be Remain's fault. And you have just proven you're ready to lap it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4481 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 1 hour ago, Renton said: Firstly, what policy? There is literally no policy to scrutinise. Secondly, this is just Johnson getting his excuses in early. When this goes tits up (and it already is) he'll blame everyone but himself for the mess he has made. It'll somehow be Remain's fault. And you have just proven you're ready to lap it up. I wouldn’t worry about Johnson, he’ll be gone tomorrow after his latest “dead bodies” remarks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4481 Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 May to announce massive council house building program tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21377 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 (edited) 12 hours ago, Christmas Tree said: He was right. A lot of them are not scrutinising policy but are simply fishing out any story that is anti Brexit. Same as happens on here and obviously what they / you are going to do from an anti Brexit viewpoint. name one positive story that hasn't been reported on. The broadsheet media he was attacking report and analyse facts. He was accusing respected outlets of not being patriotic or positive enough. It is not the job of the free press to wave and cheer at government policy and "let the lion roar" for fuck sake. He's attacking respected papers for being objective. And not patriotic enough. Edited October 4, 2017 by Dr Gloom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21377 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 8 hours ago, Christmas Tree said: May to announce massive council house building program tomorrow. Great news if true. Hard to imagine this would happen without the Corbyn threat. The story right will be even keener to remove her sooner rather than later. Especially with Johnson, who was taking in his speech yesterday about tax cuts for the rich, waiting in the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29587 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Looks like the magic money tree is really starting to bear fruit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4094 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 I work in building social housing and have had no whiff anywhere of any such program, in fact we are prepping for having our budgets cut. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3723 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Is Bozo trying to get sacked as a catalyst to a leadership bid do you reckon? Or is he just that thick and insensitive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29587 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 9 minutes ago, strawb said: I work in building social housing and have had no whiff anywhere of any such program, in fact we are prepping for having our budgets cut. Again. It's almost like they're making policy on the hoof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewerk 29587 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: Is Bozo trying to get sacked as a catalyst to a leadership bid do you reckon? Or is he just that thick and insensitive? Both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4481 Posted October 4, 2017 Author Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 hours ago, Dr Gloom said: name one positive story that hasn't been reported on. The broadsheet media he was attacking report and analyse facts. He was accusing respected outlets of not being patriotic or positive enough. It is not the job of the free press to wave and cheer at government policy and "let the lion roar" for fuck sake. He's attacking respected papers for being objective. And not patriotic enough. Absolute tosh and you know it is. Most media outlets report news in a slant that fits with their views or that of its readers. Whether that’s left leaning or right leaning or pro eu or anti eu. exactly the same in our EU thread where numerous negative news has been linked but zero positive news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5129 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Not sure I agree that the guardian comes up with a slant to appeal to it's readers. A slant to piss them off maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3723 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 2 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: Absolute tosh and you know it is. Most media outlets report news in a slant that fits with their views or that of its readers. Whether that’s left leaning or right leaning or pro eu or anti eu. exactly the same in our EU thread where numerous negative news has been linked but zero positive news. What positive news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJS 4270 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 If the mail, express and telegraph can't find positive stories, have you considered the possibility that there aren't any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20515 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Kevin Carr's Gloves said: What positive news? This, CT. Tell us what good news is being suppressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 5129 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 There will actually be some positives with Brexit. Surely. They'll pale in comparison to the negatives, but there must actually be some benefits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Carr's Gloves 3723 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 Just now, Renton said: This, CT. Tell us what good news is being suppressed. He'll tell us that he doesn't know because it's being suppressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 21377 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, Christmas Tree said: Absolute tosh and you know it is. Most media outlets report news in a slant that fits with their views or that of its readers. Whether that’s left leaning or right leaning or pro eu or anti eu. exactly the same in our EU thread where numerous negative news has been linked but zero positive news. No examples have positive stories that the broadsheet press have failed to report on then. The FT, who BJ accused of taking an eeyore approach to Brexit, has featured prominent brexiteers on its oped pages, Jacob Rees Mogg, Paul Nuttal, John Redwood and Matthew Elliot to name just a handful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 20515 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Rayvin said: There will actually be some positives with Brexit. Surely. They'll pale in comparison to the negatives, but there must actually be some benefits... Well, there was the good news about selling pigs ears to China fom Gove. Until it emerged that even the facts behind that story were bullshit. Seriously, how did it come to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohhh_yeah 2884 Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 When ranking manure, is pig better than bull? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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