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Tag Archives: BBC Radio 4
An inspiring interview regarding our plans for Brexit
On Saturday afternoon I was in the car listening to Radio 4 and I heard an interview arranged by Nick Robinson who was discussing Brexit with Simon Coveney who is a Teachta Dála for Foreign Affairs & Trade with special responsibility … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Boris Johnson, Leo Varadkar, Nick Robinson, Simon Coveney
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Today must stop allowing IEA to promote its false claims and lack of economic understanding
Towards the end of the Today programme yesterday Morning at 8.35am, the programme introduced two people to talk about the U turn plans announced by Boris Johnson at the CBI conference to reduce corporation tax cuts to Businesses and release … Continue reading
Lets have some honesty
Yesterday on Radio 4 ‘You and Yours’ presented by Louise Minchin focused on the housing shortage, triggered by the news earlier in the day that home ownership was at a 30 year low. Towards the end of the programme Louise … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Kirstie Allsopp, Louise Minchin, You and Yours
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And now for the news
We appear to be spending a lot of broadcast time listening to tired old arguments from well heard advocates for well defined arguments over the issue of the moment, the EU referendum. David Cameron who for a long time has been arguing … Continue reading
Posted in EU Referendum, Journalism, Parliament and Democracy
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Charles Moore, Journalists, Today programme
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Who will rid us of these incompetent Ministers?
The accountability of our MPs is far from clear. They are re-elected every 5 years, but due to the way in which General Elections are held the Political Parties and their messages generally get heard much stronger than those from … Continue reading
A suggestion for the silly season
My broadcaster of choice is Radio 4 and the three significant news programmes I would listen to each day if I was able to do so would be Today, World at One and PM. One of the most frustrating aspects … Continue reading
Media responsibility
My broadcaster of choice, BBC Radio 4 has been reporting the results of the Newark by-election with some regularity this morning. Despite the actual results the BBC have been acting as though they cannot count. They have explained carefully that … Continue reading
SERCO and G4S – too big to be excluded?
Yesterdays breaking news that Chris Hyman, UK CEO of SERCO is to step down comes on the heels of the previous days announcement that Richard Morris is to leave G4S. Both men are leaving in response to the corruption in the organisations … Continue reading
How about a bit of balance Jonathan
Whenever possible I listen to Any Questions on Radio 4 in an attempt to learn what I can from the views of those on the panel. Occasionally the radio gets turned off if the voices have got a bit too shouty or … Continue reading
Posted in Parliament and Democracy
Tagged Any Questions, BBC Radio 4, Gender, Jonathan Dimbleby
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Far worse than the vans!
On Tuesday I wrote about the advertising campaign that the Home Office has organised, supposedly to try to deal with illegal immigration. My point on that occasion was that the vans were likely to stir up fear and insecurity amongst people who … Continue reading
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