Question time: Riot special

[carl1960]

I turned this on hoping to see a constructive debate but after 15 seconds and seeing the usual suspects on the panel I'd had enough. So Bullseye on Challenge it was.

[thehighlandrebel]

Beats me Carl. I took 18 seconds. Must be old age.

[thehighlandrebel]

Labour politicians and the liberal left are in full flow bleating from the minarets of Broadcasting House about how poverty and deprivation are responsible for the riots.

I don't have the full facts but I'd bet my bottom dollar that most if not all of the constituencies that these rioters are from are Labour controlled both nationally and locally and have been for many decades.

If they are so impoverished why did the Labour party allow them to become so?
What have they been doing all these years after promising election after election they would stand up for the poor?

I went to Glasgow to serve my apprenticeship at the tail end of the 'Teddy Boy' (not you Teddy) era and witnessed some ferocious gang fights.
But the difference between them and what we see now is that the fights were between gangs and nobody else.
Passers by etc. were perfectly safe.
I watched a gang fight near Parkhead and when an old woman was wanting to cross the road both gangs stopped, let her cross, and then continued tearing chunks out of each other.

But property was never, ever damaged nor was there any theft or looting despite poverty levels that make todays rioters look like millionaires.

The b-bbc are running out of excuses to blame it on everyone else except the criminals so all that remains is a return to form and blame it on 'Israeli aggression' and building houses on 'illegally occupied Palestinian territory'

[Teddy Bear]

I have to force myself to watch the whole of Question Time just to monitor the particular nuances of BBC bias on the subjects selected. Don't know how you can watch Bullseye Carl as the guy running it puts me to sleep. He almost does it as an art-form. It was better when Dave Spikey was doing it.

The opening line from Dimbleby, which can be seen again here around 40 seconds into the programme, said to the audience, and stumbled a bit on his delivery, that "if you are wondering why no Cabinet Minister is on the programme, we did ask but not one of them would agree to come. It was clear that he was going to leave that statement as it stood but only a comment being made on the side forced him to add that they were all in a Commons meeting at the time discussing action on the riots.

So no doubt which way the BBC was going to try and spin it, and no surprise either.

For the record THR, on the application to join the Question Time audience for a particular episode, they ask several questions, like 'Did you support the Iraq invasion?' to determine your left or right tendencies. From this they can make sure there is a majority of left-winger Labour supporters.

Here's what the BBC claim

How does Question Time select its audiences?

The short answer is: with great care.

People apply through a phone number given on the programme or via the website.

They are then questioned about their views, voting intentions, background etc, in much the same way as an opinion poll.

From that, the producers select a broad and balanced cross-section.

If, from those applying in a particular area, they feel any group or view is under-represented, they will - occasionally - contact local groups to encourage their members to apply to be in the audience.

On the occasions I've been in the audience there's no doubt who are the majority, besides what you can glean weekly watching it on TV.

It's good to see certain members of the audience, In particular the guy at 22.35 minutes into the show, as well as those who were affected personally by the rioters, attacking the bullshit being espoused by the self-servers like the the scum thug Prescott (listen to his piglike attack on Frasier Nelson about 35+ minutes in) or that of the gay would be London Mayor ex-police Chief Brian Paddock.

I feel people will be less likely to accept the absurd policies that have created our present situation in this country as they are hit deeper because of it. this is where they start thinking for themselves instead of allowing the propaganda of the BBC to 'think for them'.

Since the news of the riots has become global, I suggest any foreign readers of this site watch the programme to get a good idea of just how biased is the BBC, and their appalling agenda.