Labour has a large majority, that may well change at the next election as for the first time in ten years the Conservatives are higher than them in the polls.
There are two inquiries going on, one of which is open, neither is independent however. There is quite a good "primer" on the current row at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3030048.stm > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 June 2003 09:12 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: the right loses patience? > > > Bear in mind that I am fishing around in memories that are > like twenty > years old when I say stuff like this. Not that I paid much > attention to > this sort of thing when I was there; I was a teenager and all > I knew was > Radio Caroline :) > > But ok, it sounds sort of like public broadcasting. I also > didnt know that > was where the money for that license went :) Avoiding it was a great > pastime in Finsbury Park when I was there :) > > But hmm, over hear they are having some sort of committee > meeting behind > closed doors, and I don't think they plan to produce a > report. So the Brits > may be somewhat more open on this one. > > Also, that was a serious question, does Labour have a majority at the > moment? Do they have that tradition in Britain of the vote of > no confidence > that they have in Canada? > > > Dana > > >> From: Adam Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 30 June 2003 > >> 08:12 > >> To: CF-Community > >> Subject: RE: the right loses patience? > >> > >> > >> The BBC isn't government run (as far as I can recall). > >> > >> I think the governer of the BBC is chosen by the > government. Not sure > >> on > >> this, but I think candidates for the job are chosen on skill and > >> experience, not on political leaning. The BBC prides itself on its > >> independence. Which is why this has been thrown up as a > critical issue. > >> The BBC feel the government did 'sex' up the dossier, and > the Government > >> says it didn't. They have an independent comittee > reporting on this > >> today(I think). > >> > >> As to the funding, if you own a TV(or VCR) in the UK, you > have to pay > >> a > >> yearly licence fee. This goes directly to the BBC. Its > worth it not to > >> receive adverts every 5-7 minutes. :) > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > Sent: 29 June 2003 22:01 > >> > To: CF-Community > >> > Subject: Re: the right loses patience? > >> > > >> > > >> > hrm, looks like there are some checks and balances > there; they are > >> > > > >> appointed by the Queen and responsible to Parliament. Is Blair > >> running > > >> a minority government I wonder? Probably right now we are > at the stage > > >> of the reporter and editor standing by the story and being > held to > > >> account by the governors. Still, be interesting to see > what happens > > >> when government and government-run media collide. On the > whole I think > > >> I have faith....if they were going to hush it up they > would have done > > >> so by now. > >> > > >> > Dana > >> > > >> > Jim Davis writes: > >> > > >> > > I'm probably wrong, but I thought that the BBC had been > >> > > privatized. > >> > > > >> > > In fact I am wrong. From www.bbc.co.uk: > >> > > > >> > > "The BBC is run in the interests of its viewers and > listeners. > > >> > > > > >> Twelve governors act as trustees of the public interest > and regulate > >> > the BBC. They > >> > > are appointed by the Queen on advice from ministers." > >> > > > >> > > Here's the link: > >> > > > >> > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/running/ > >> > > > >> > > Jim Davis > >> > > > >> > > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 4:37 PM > >> > > > To: CF-Community > >> > > > Subject: Re: the right loses patience? > >> > > > > >> > > > By the way, I saw that Blair is accusing the BBC of lying > >> > when it says his > >> > > > administration lied about WMD :) Interesting situation. I > >> > have a sinking > >> > > > feeling that the BBC is bound to lose though; what's the > >> > situation there? > >> > > > Are the people who run it appointed by the prime minister, > >> > the Queen, or > >> > > > what? They wouldn't be elected... would they? DO they have a > >> > definite term > >> > > > or do they serve at the pleasure of whoever appointed them? > >> > Just curious > >> > > > :) > >> > > > > >> > > > Dana > >> > > > > >> > > > Adam Reynolds writes: > >> > > > > >> > > > > To be honest, tough cookie. The US/UK whent in on > trumped up > >> > > > > WMD > >> > > > > information, won and must now deal with the aftermath. They > >> > cannot just > >> > > > > 'leave'. > >> > > > > > >> > > > > All part of good customer service :P > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > -----Original Message----- > >> > > > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > > > > > Sent: 29 June 2003 17:16 > >> > > > > > To: CF-Community > >> > > > > > Subject: the right loses patience? > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > wow... pat buchanan weighs in. > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > http://www.washingtondispatch.com/article_5945.shtml > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > Dana > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > But I don't make films > >> > > > > > But if I did they'd have a samurai - Bare Naked Ladies > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. 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