I'm not saying for a moment it's not important
merely that the media and consequently the political response is somewhat disproportionate to the sums involved.

If you look at the money chucked at ID cards, for example: why isn't there a dozen pages of hyperbole in every paper every day of the week about that? It's the 'latest thing' for the papers - they're really milking it for all it's worth and I just think there are a great many other infinitely more outrageous wastes of public money going on all day every day, but you don't hear a peep from the press about them because the aren't the current 'buzz' topic.

Arsehole fucking press

*gets swine flu. Sneezes for a couple of days*
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Tue 19 May 2009, 11:11, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Agreed
We don't want ID Cards. Nor do we want Road Pricing. We don't really want a national database of children either.

So why has this government spent billions on forcing these unwated policies through?

[edit] This arrogant attitude towards the electorate is being exploited by parties like the BNP and UKIP, which can only lead to no good...
(Bicycle Repairman "you're also a bit of a wanker", Tue 19 May 2009, 11:14, Reply)

Definitely...piss poor excuses for journalists writing the same crap as yesterday and calling it news
You only have to read a single copy of Private Eye to find out who's pockets each journalist is in and why they're bitching about certain things, as well as finding out about all the scandals they're not even touching - PFI anyone? Money being plowed into roads and sometimes deisel trains instead of more carriages, lines and electrification for the whole network? Backhanders, "free" lunches from the paid lobbyists? Privatising our spy gadget makers then letting their new owners sell it for a pittance (though quite a few millions pittance, straight into private pockets)? Tabloids are utter shite.

I think I need to give up reading/listening to any more news for a while, I really get quite angry.
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Tue 19 May 2009, 11:21, Reply)