hornball
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RE: Europe, Referendum & Brexit (formerly Europe..IN or OUT??)
I don't agree that - if working, and receiving a guaranteed income from a compulsory fee - anyone should be allowed to be effectively self employed, and work elsewhere . that is my view!!
I accept that politicians can be adept at avoiding answering questions - although I often find that not to be as prevalent as some would have us believe! I think there are numerous occasions where politicians give perfectly reasonable responses, but the journos don't accept the answers, purely because they had an agenda behind the particular line of questioning (interrogation) to begin with, and the answers given - while accurate and full - have not followed the 'line' set for them. Too damn bad!! There is also the trend of asking questions that cannot be answered in simplistic terms, but that isn't good enough for said journos (deliberately nuanced questioning for which there is no straight forward yes/no answer), but that is what the interviewer demands. The reasoning is obvious : to play it back as if the interviewee was 'avoiding' answering 'you are refusing to answer'....or 'you are not answering the question' etc,,,,, when they were not refusing, or were indeed answering! I do not care if the A. Neills, A Boultons, T. Bradbys of this world, or those two on the BBC breakfast sofa are satisfied or not!!
I have seen it so many times until - (as I say) - I have had to turn over from what becomes an argumentative mess!!
I might be in a minority (and a bit of a cynic - not to the medias extent) but give me more politicians - we can get rid if they underperform their duties - and a few less self serving clowns in the media!
How can - in the main - Interviews on CNN ( we need a UK news version) - for example - be conducted in a pleasant environment (while still soliciting answers), but at the BBC (which I have to pay for) they appear as self appointed judge and Jury??
(This post was last modified: 31-08-2019 16:17 by hornball.)
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RE: Europe, Referendum & Brexit (formerly Europe..IN or OUT??)
(31-08-2019 14:31 )babelover48 Wrote: I wonder how big the hit would be in terms of job losses in retail in the event of a no deal? We all have seen stories of prices in retail rising in the event of a no deal
The answer to that question is considerable!! With stockpiles stranded at Dover, there will be turmoil (We have already touched upon supply chains)
I am aghast at bo didley (sorry Jo) stating - in effect - that the EU had to move on the remaining issue - the backstop!! How many times have they said ' we are done'??
I don't know - maybe some do - of any circumstance, where a member of an organisation has decided to leave, but expected those remaining to solve a problem created by that members decision. In effect seeking to be in as advantageous a position as a former member, as they were as a fully signed up one - or as those remaining in the 'club'!! The Backstop is necessary, it is the UK's decision that makes it so, therefore it is the UK's problem to solve!! Johnson's calculation is simple....he wants to push us towards no deal (do not believe the spin) and then blame the EU for that No Deal outcome!!
The proroguing of parliament attempt is simply to stop MP's thwarting him in his No Deal plans!
(This post was last modified: 01-09-2019 14:44 by hornball.)
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