(17-09-2014 15:30 )Hamish McSporran Wrote: (23-06-2012 10:09 )Censorship :-( Wrote: an independent Scotland would be an enthusiastic member of the EU, and rather than waste money on a Scottish 'regulator', might adopt European regulation?
No, the Scottish government's white paper on independence says that a Scottish regulator would be created, which would have close ties with Ofcom, just as the Irish regulator has a close co-operation with Ofcom.
Thats a polite way of saying that at least for the first few years a new regulator would be too small and inexperienced to work properly without a lot of help.
On the plus side they would be recruiting furiously, and might poach some of the s**ts at Riverside Mausoleum. Unfortunately the Scots members of the Content Committee would go north. I say unfortunately because I suspect they may be a bit more open minded and less religious than some of the crusties, particularly ones who get paid for writing newspaper columns about feminism and have "portfolio careers", whatever that means.
A Scots regulator, lets call it the Scottish Uniform Broadcasting Organisation, might have the same mindset as the Dutch. Contrary to popular opinion, many Dutch have a strict Protestant background. But Dutch history is one of the country being torn apart as different empires fought over it, leaving a legacy of tolerance. The strict religious types take the view that restricting peoples choice is worse than fornication, provided the dodgy activities are mostly contained in big urban areas.
This could result in a lot more flesh and girl girl, though it might have to be behind encryption.
Strict religious types also tend to be quite self deluding when it comes to arousal. So dont be surprised if there are more variety shows featuring dancers in skimpy costumes that dont quite cross red lines - no nipples, no crotch shots, but plenty of short tartan minishits (?), low cut tops, acrobatics, slow motion running and female wrestling, but "no smut". Dont be surprised if Benny Hill shows are dusted off and dodgy fashion shows surface. Kirsty Young might be asked to present news items in a wet T shirt?
Lots of people have assumed a Scottish babe channel would only employ Scottish babes, but why? A sizeable proportion of Scots want to f**k the English.
Another plus is that it gets dark in Scotland much earlier. The watershed is based around assumptions about when kids go to bed, and that may be earlier, particularly with Friday being a half day at many schools, so a Scottish babe channel could start an hour earlier.