the BBC that is...
Whatever you think of the BNP and Mr Griffin and lets be fair most of us dont think much of their policies. if they have won some sort of recognition into the mainstream of british politics then they should be afforded a fair hearing and not a trial,indeed unless they change their membership policy that may come.
The behaviour of the BBC's most senior political broadcaster was as hopeless as that of the performances of the representitives of the major parties with Jack Straw particularly weak.
As for the furore of whether Griffin should of appeared well he has already had a slot previously on the daily politics show with andrew neil which has been forgotten,on which some of his opinions were especially open and stomach churning.
If the BBC were afraid or genuinely concerned with the reaction of the country to griffins appearence then why didnt they offer him a place on Radio 4's version of the show'any questions'.
It seems they were trying to maximise their 'right on' values of free speech.
Whether this was afforded all of the panelists is questionable.
Does this mean then that the BBC is impartial?
Politically meandering and offering trials by television.
Will this then be extended t other flagship BBC programming.
Only time will tell if this appearence has powered the BNP or done them harm,the BBC were right to offer them a place as they have a core support who voted in a european representitive,indeed twice as many as Plaid Cymru.
What is not acceptable however is the political bias of the BBC in the name of free speech.
Saturday 24 October 2009
Friday 16 October 2009
continuing discomfort
it is at this time of year that the metropole in llandrindod has it's busiest time in way of conferences, this week has seen major problems with parking in the surrounding areas.
Areas where elderly supported housing folk shuffle about their business and school kids and young mums try to get to and from school.
The chaos this week has come directly from the metropole who invite delegates in numbers that their car park cannot accomadate, this has seen the towns streets oversubscribed and left in perilously dangerous conditions,cars straddling pavements,blocking bus routes and traversing junctions.
The metropole are employing a car park attendee whos job is to direct traffic onto the neighbouring streets when their car park is full.
the same family that owns and manages the metropole also owns the derelict site adjacent to the auto palace that has been an eyesore for over 4 years and could at redeemable cost have been turned into a overflow car park.
I do feel sorry for many of the delegates attending conferences at the metropole as they sometimes have to walk a quarter of a mile to the conference from where they have parked.
Perhaps they should park in a pay and display car park and send the bill to the metropole who claim on their website that their is adequate free parking.
or perhaps delegates will no longer feel like parking on the adjacent neighbouring streets especially if they find out about some of the short term serial offenders who take residence at the nearby gwynfa hostel.
perhaps they might even consider taking their meetings somewhere more accomadating.
Areas where elderly supported housing folk shuffle about their business and school kids and young mums try to get to and from school.
The chaos this week has come directly from the metropole who invite delegates in numbers that their car park cannot accomadate, this has seen the towns streets oversubscribed and left in perilously dangerous conditions,cars straddling pavements,blocking bus routes and traversing junctions.
The metropole are employing a car park attendee whos job is to direct traffic onto the neighbouring streets when their car park is full.
the same family that owns and manages the metropole also owns the derelict site adjacent to the auto palace that has been an eyesore for over 4 years and could at redeemable cost have been turned into a overflow car park.
I do feel sorry for many of the delegates attending conferences at the metropole as they sometimes have to walk a quarter of a mile to the conference from where they have parked.
Perhaps they should park in a pay and display car park and send the bill to the metropole who claim on their website that their is adequate free parking.
or perhaps delegates will no longer feel like parking on the adjacent neighbouring streets especially if they find out about some of the short term serial offenders who take residence at the nearby gwynfa hostel.
perhaps they might even consider taking their meetings somewhere more accomadating.
Tuesday 6 October 2009
vote winner or loser
it was inevitable that the party with the biggest leadin the polls and with a following wind would eventually at their annual conference have to deliver some promises of wht they were going to do to get themselves elected.
No suprise that the much vaunted inheritence threshold of up to a £1,ooo,ooo should be first proposed from the shadow government thats full of millionaires.
more suprising is their suggestions and remember folks it is only suggestion that they and more exactly little georgie osborne is proposing the end of tax credits for middle englanders.
Surely this is the sector of society on which they were banking on to propel them over the line and now they are going to end their extra income revenues such as child tax allowances and the £250 child savings grant.
They are also proposing that instead of the state pension age moving to 66 in 2020 it be brought in by 2016 making pensioners put off their retirement and all those contributions to national insurance creating a shortfall that can only be met by pension credits, or are they slashing those aswell.
Osborne said nothing suprise suprise about the unregulated banking system and huge salaries of the private secor but proposed a commitment to freeze public sector wages.These public sector workers include police officers,nurses, teachers,paramedics and other key workers.
So apart from proposing to help the already super rich it seems the toriesare targeting those they were hoping to win them the election ,pensioners andkey workers.
No suprise that the much vaunted inheritence threshold of up to a £1,ooo,ooo should be first proposed from the shadow government thats full of millionaires.
more suprising is their suggestions and remember folks it is only suggestion that they and more exactly little georgie osborne is proposing the end of tax credits for middle englanders.
Surely this is the sector of society on which they were banking on to propel them over the line and now they are going to end their extra income revenues such as child tax allowances and the £250 child savings grant.
They are also proposing that instead of the state pension age moving to 66 in 2020 it be brought in by 2016 making pensioners put off their retirement and all those contributions to national insurance creating a shortfall that can only be met by pension credits, or are they slashing those aswell.
Osborne said nothing suprise suprise about the unregulated banking system and huge salaries of the private secor but proposed a commitment to freeze public sector wages.These public sector workers include police officers,nurses, teachers,paramedics and other key workers.
So apart from proposing to help the already super rich it seems the toriesare targeting those they were hoping to win them the election ,pensioners andkey workers.
new school
heres the link for the video about trefonnen new school including interview with llandrindod legend jan baynham.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0pTD9PugrQ
all looks good for the schools future with some common sense approaches being made to the design and financing of the buildings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0pTD9PugrQ
all looks good for the schools future with some common sense approaches being made to the design and financing of the buildings.
Thursday 1 October 2009
when lines disappear
It looks if there is a big conference at the metropole today.
With a large overspill of traffic parking in the streets.
one of the affected streets has recently had some road resurfacing and the council have ye to repaint the double yellow lines.
This allowed conference delegates to traverse a junction,park where the lines should have been and generally over subscribe the streets.
Most of the offending drivers seemed to be women as well which makes you wonder if general anti social and enviro degradation permeates through all sexes.
Particular offenders were thedrivers of vehicles DY03WXL and DA56 PXC.
Having informed dyfed powys police of the scenario and offences committed they were unsure the legal position,that is if fined for parking in such a spot whether a prosecution could be successfully brought against the drivers of the offending vehicles.
If a success is to be made of the commitment to clearways then all sides should be proactive and up to date, this includes dyfed powys police and powys county council road division.
With a large overspill of traffic parking in the streets.
one of the affected streets has recently had some road resurfacing and the council have ye to repaint the double yellow lines.
This allowed conference delegates to traverse a junction,park where the lines should have been and generally over subscribe the streets.
Most of the offending drivers seemed to be women as well which makes you wonder if general anti social and enviro degradation permeates through all sexes.
Particular offenders were thedrivers of vehicles DY03WXL and DA56 PXC.
Having informed dyfed powys police of the scenario and offences committed they were unsure the legal position,that is if fined for parking in such a spot whether a prosecution could be successfully brought against the drivers of the offending vehicles.
If a success is to be made of the commitment to clearways then all sides should be proactive and up to date, this includes dyfed powys police and powys county council road division.
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