been a while since we had a pro brexiter arcing up. I was getting nostaligic
Maybe, and I'll just put this wild possibility out there, that the reason that the "brexit was a fairly stupid and damaging thing for britain to do" view is held by so many of what I'd broadly call the well-educated class of commentators, economists and academics, is not because of a nefarious media conspiracy of bias against brexit, but because it actually was a stupid, costly and damaging thing to do with few of the promised benefits in that pesky thing called reality. That Farage, rather than being an outlier, was one of the very few articulate pro-brexit advocates suitable to be on camera, so that's why they kept plonking him there. I'd also posit that you focussing on perceived bias rather than the failure of brexit to live up to the promises it made fishing communities is a displacement activity to avoid facing the consequences of your views, shooting the messenger when you don't like the message
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Thu 29 Apr 2021, 13:30,
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Good take
not enough swearing though. I like profanities.
I heard that one of the reasons Farage got so much air time is he really is a great communicator. If you want a quote he'll give you the opinion you need exactly how you need it. An alternative POV for a minster? Nigel's your man. Keep it to 20 seconds? Done. He's an editors dream.
Most of the time the BBC don't care about the politics being put across as long as they counter the other person they've got taking place. They just want someone to interview who will speak clearly, concisely, on the subject they need covering providing a counter to the other person for legal reasons and if they can turn up on time, sober, with a decent tie that doesn't phase on camera and they don't smell too bad or pat the cameraman on the bum TOO MUCH then they'll get used again, and again and again.
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garold you're on mute I SAID YOU'RE ON MUTE, Thu 29 Apr 2021, 13:38,
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