Comments on: Daily Mail bias: Nicholas Winterton vs Quentin Davies

By: Liberal Conspiracy » BBC white-washes Geoffrey Howe’s record on unemployment

Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:02:29 +0000

[...] record on unemployment by Paul Cotterill February 20, 2010 at 11:01 am And I thought Nicholas Winterton was out of touch with ordinary working [...]

By: Dave Semple

Dave Semple — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:09:36 +0000

My information is fine, thanks. And you missed both the substantive points of that argument.

By: Cassandrina

Cassandrina — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 09:07:39 +0000

Tories on the Toady Programme? Surely not.
Listen today and hear the loony left ministers state all is going to plan including the £4.3 Billion borrowed in January.
For your information

By: Dave Semple

Dave Semple — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:53:59 +0000

Are you taking the piss?

The BBC discusses every single day – whether in online articles or in commentary on one of its many branches – the deficit. I swear to god, a day doesn’t go past without some Tory whining on about it on the Today programme, which is what I wake up to.

Moreover, this is far from a storm in a teacup. It demonstrates, I think, the continuing detachment of parliamentarians from reality. Which, since you wish for a right-wing spin on it, could be one reason why they make such bloody stupid decisions like all this spending.

By: Cassandrina

Cassandrina — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:37:09 +0000

The only complaint I have on this story is that the media, and especially the bbc, cover this storm in a tiny teacup story ad nauseum instead of maturely discussing our chronic finances and astronomical debts that have now reached such epic proportions that in realistic developed country terms they are worse than Greece’s.
Will the bbc stop at nothing to get these venal creatures back into power?

By: tim f

tim f — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:10:36 +0000

I actually agree with him. While the concept of two classes of travel certainly offends my basic sense of justice, it does at least have practical benefits. It means I don’t have to listen to the conversation of tossers like Nicholas Winterton when I’m on the train. I don’t have to listen to some loudmouth brag about his latest business deal, or laugh about how the working class are all like characters off of Shameless. I like to have peace and quiet when travelling. I couldn’t get any work done if I had to listen to Winterton slurping champagne all trip.

By: kevin hughes

kevin hughes — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:49:26 +0000

How disappointing to hear remarks such as this from an educated man. Probably some of the least ‘politic’ remarks any politician can make. People who travel standard class are dying for their country at the moment whilst this politician and his wife have been allowed to claim expenses, much of which has been paid for by’standard class’ tax payers.

I think we all know what he meant by this unecessary statement however it was both the context and the manner in which it was spoken. He will retire soon from a lifetime of politics; what a pity that this is the way he and his wife will be remembered.

By: Dave Semple

Dave Semple — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:47:03 +0000

I wasn’t making a point w.r.t. Tory HQ, I was making a point with regard to the Daily Mail. Are you arguing that offences against the public purse aren’t as big if someone isn’t a cabinet minister?

As for him crossing the floor, yes I’m well aware of that – Davies’ behaviour is typically Tory.

By: jason

jason — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:23:28 +0000

Davies switched parties in a big labour annoucement. Davies is a defense minister responsible for equipment where there have been problems. This tory mp isn’t a minister and is retiring and tory headquarters has blasted him.