tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post5319718948158481886..comments2023-12-20T19:39:29.865+00:00Comments on Munguin's Republic: A Scottish News Programme: Yes or No?Munguinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16475165830302054002noreply@blogger.comBlogger63125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-21303641426642333562016-03-04T23:38:32.328+00:002016-03-04T23:38:32.328+00:00That's bang on.
There is an assumption that w...That's bang on.<br /><br />There is an assumption that we all need to know about English stories, about English government departments, English laws and English sport.<br /><br />We don't, not any more than we need to know about French stuff, or (Ken macintosh cover your eyes) Icelandic stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-85506468609116713262016-03-03T22:02:28.766+00:002016-03-03T22:02:28.766+00:00I'd just like a political news media that dist...I'd just like a political news media that distinguished between International news, English news and our news.<br /><br />I have a real objection to their (English) news being fed to us as if it were our news.<br /><br />I despair about this homogenisation of our identities.<br /><br />I would assume that London would rail against a news programme, the Scottish Six perhaps, thrust down their throats? It seems to me that pot is calling kettle black.<br /><br />If, on the other hand, BBC (Scotlandshire) continues to treat us all like, malleable fools, well, hell mend them.<br /><br />I seriously think that the Samizdat that you represent is now a stronger force than traditional media.<br /><br />douglas clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422060678908705962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-3028265879224126732016-03-03T21:57:29.907+00:002016-03-03T21:57:29.907+00:00Aye, well, maybe we'd best keep it open then, ...Aye, well, maybe we'd best keep it open then, but without the nukes.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-10545159070312976242016-03-03T21:14:39.909+00:002016-03-03T21:14:39.909+00:00Are we talking about the short or long scale billi...Are we talking about the short or long scale billion? Very important as there is a factor difference of 1,000.<br /><br />Tsk tsk, have we been listening to politicians giving advice on numbers?<br /><br />zog<br /><br />Note: Short scale - 1,000,000,000<br />Long scale - 1,000,000,000,000<br /><br />Population of Scotland (raw) - 5,300,000 (approximate)<br />Employed (ONS figures) - 2,631,000<br />Employed (SNP figures) - 5,299,999 (1 unemployed is the Sec of State)<br />Employed (Con figures) - 2,631,000 but simply not good enough. 3/10 see me...please.....pretty please.....I am the Sec of State...anyone?<br />Employed (Lib Dem figures) - what was the question again?<br />Employed (Green figures) - unavailable due to tree hugging session<br />Employed (Lab figures) - 250,000 (based on combined calorie intake of Labour MSPs)<br />Employed by Faslane (SLAB) - 2,500,000,000,000,000,000,000,000<br /><br />Getting carried away here.........literally.......<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-51999219009604557572016-03-03T19:54:01.726+00:002016-03-03T19:54:01.726+00:00:) :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-3039191858246713802016-03-03T19:46:43.450+00:002016-03-03T19:46:43.450+00:00Small and mighty, Munguin and Scotland both.Small and mighty, Munguin and Scotland both.jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-34147021003757390052016-03-03T19:43:58.098+00:002016-03-03T19:43:58.098+00:00He's not gonna have a long career in the BBC i...He's not gonna have a long career in the BBC if he treats Priceless Jackie like that!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-8201602623672148982016-03-03T19:42:20.232+00:002016-03-03T19:42:20.232+00:00LOL I'm not sure I'd ever get used to them...LOL I'm not sure I'd ever get used to them, whereas Munguin tosses them around for fun, and he's less that 6 inches tall!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-67661468691445591002016-03-03T18:39:22.645+00:002016-03-03T18:39:22.645+00:00I heard that this morning too, was taken aback by ...I heard that this morning too, was taken aback by the doggedness of the interviewer, made a refreshing change.jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-71333331163953760292016-03-03T18:36:03.609+00:002016-03-03T18:36:03.609+00:00I would never dream of punching you Tris, Munguin ...I would never dream of punching you Tris, Munguin would have my head.<br />Believe it or not, you do get used to the grunters, or I did when I was a younger man. A couple of hundred a shift, good money was to be had, not now though. I can still work with them, but I'd rather not.jimnarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04386665235191598525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-75647204410876865182016-03-03T17:17:58.132+00:002016-03-03T17:17:58.132+00:00Oh thank goodness. We just couldn't afford to ...Oh thank goodness. We just couldn't afford to lose 9 billion jobs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-15455564935280483532016-03-03T14:19:01.761+00:002016-03-03T14:19:01.761+00:00Yes to both but I think you exaggerate a bit - it ...Yes to both but I think you exaggerate a bit - it was only 8 billion jobs. John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-8843757063994403782016-03-03T12:09:51.761+00:002016-03-03T12:09:51.761+00:00Jim: remind me not to fall out with you. You must ...Jim: remind me not to fall out with you. You must pack a punch with that kind of muscle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-67189542747015561562016-03-03T11:27:16.574+00:002016-03-03T11:27:16.574+00:00I suppose most of them, even at the overpaid BBC h...I suppose most of them, even at the overpaid BBC have never seen a coat and hat that cost more than a Trident Submarine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-68113998335949091452016-03-03T11:26:02.837+00:002016-03-03T11:26:02.837+00:00That's a rarity. It must have been a particula...That's a rarity. It must have been a particular whopper. Was it over council tax, or the fact that 9 billion jobs are dependent on UK being able to send off a rocket when America tells them to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-9330050112859810952016-03-03T11:23:35.772+00:002016-03-03T11:23:35.772+00:00Yes, that's true. We really don;t need 60 minu...Yes, that's true. We really don;t need 60 minuted of news, because they could just say SNP Baaaad at the beginning, and repeat it a few times, have Kezia whine it, and Macintosh bemoan the fact that we aren't England and Ms Baillie tell a few of her well known whoppers and sign off with the Posh Boy singing there's always be an England. Repeat nightly. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-28728171676811536122016-03-03T11:19:21.431+00:002016-03-03T11:19:21.431+00:00Yes, I agree. People in Scotland get the benefit o...Yes, I agree. People in Scotland get the benefit of English made programmes. I know that many watch programmes like Eastenders and tv is a lifeline to many elderly people who don't have computers and can't get out much.<br /><br />The point I was making was that there is a huge imbalance between the money taken from Scotland, and the money spent in Scotland. Money which goes into the local economy.<br /><br />They appeased their "North" by building the big centre in Manchester and spending a bit of money there.<br /><br />It would be nice if they would make programmes here too, spending money in the local economy.<br /><br />At one point they thought about doing it. Didn't they suggest that the Question Time team move to Glasgow, and didn't old Dimbledore refuse point blank to be away from London? And didn't they just fold their tent instead of telling him that that was the deal and if he didn't like it he could leave?<br /><br />You have the answer though. Like me you simply stopped paying for the BBC. I disconnected the set and now it is a decorative feature in the living room. :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-49234107370194676572016-03-03T11:07:18.193+00:002016-03-03T11:07:18.193+00:00Why not STV?Why not STV?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-20779811744245180562016-03-03T09:17:40.481+00:002016-03-03T09:17:40.481+00:00Aye but she's bluidy expensive, they wanted to...Aye but she's bluidy expensive, they wanted to see what they're paying for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-39187467100235862852016-03-03T08:36:15.547+00:002016-03-03T08:36:15.547+00:00Being a bit fickle I forgive the BBC as Jackie Bai...Being a bit fickle I forgive the BBC as Jackie Baillie just got a roasting on Good Morning Scotland! John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-76294731800666252752016-03-03T08:20:51.623+00:002016-03-03T08:20:51.623+00:00Tris, private company?
You know who the SG would ...Tris, private company?<br /><br />You know who the SG would choose - Murdoch. So we'd exchange a company that covers up child abuse to one that hacks phones and has no morals whatsoever, as long as it makes headlines. At least with the BBC it can be reformed. And political parties have learned over the years that private media organisations always, always look at what is best for them.<br /><br />zog<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-79555314306118844542016-03-03T07:00:33.135+00:002016-03-03T07:00:33.135+00:00Just about the only programme I watch on BBC '...Just about the only programme I watch on BBC 'Scotland' is FMQ and if any apologies are going round it should be from 'Scottish' Labour for inflicting Kezia on us. Other than that if they take out the SNP bad slant from their programmes the six mentioned could fit into six minutes, John Brownliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03248027418059598116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-89631440900359142982016-03-02T23:52:43.753+00:002016-03-02T23:52:43.753+00:00The amount of money BBC scotland receives is prett...The amount of money BBC scotland receives is pretty poor but included in the uk spending are programs like sherlock, topgear ect which im sure many in scotland enjoy. I stopped paying the license fee some 10 years ago being a student i was up late studying and a show called "coming of age" came on and it was aimed at me, i saw one episode nd decided my money will never go towards such crap again. <br />I dont watch live bbc now but any step towards a normal broadcast for our country is surely a benefit, their propaganda isnt going to affect people that support independence, and will hopefully give more ammo for the likes of GA ponsoby to expose their crap. Like the Scotland bill any step in the direction of more autonomy is going to help us in the long run... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-44562377968565447992016-03-02T22:38:09.075+00:002016-03-02T22:38:09.075+00:00Yes, it would be a good topic as a stand alone.
N...Yes, it would be a good topic as a stand alone.<br /><br />Now here's an idea... what don;t you make a post out of your ideas and email it to me... and lo, we shall have a guest post and Munguin will give me the day off.<br /><br />:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2092475090824666694.post-78896971261386505802016-03-02T22:36:46.048+00:002016-03-02T22:36:46.048+00:00Well, it wasn't meant to be an apology Niko, m...Well, it wasn't meant to be an apology Niko, my boy.<br /><br />And the truth is that if you want your pension (the most niggardly in the Western World bar Mexico's, they given that it comes in good old bank of England coin, it has to come from somewhere. I don't really think that's capitalist.<br /><br />Do you?<br /><br />I suspect that North Korean or Cuban pensions have to come from somewhere...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com