Comments on: Well done “TODAY”! What a difference a day makes for the BBC http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/ Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Wokingham Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:33:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stuart Fairney http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13713 Stuart Fairney Fri, 30 Nov 2007 16:44:22 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13713 I'm really struggling to understand Labour's defence on this issue. They did not know that certain actions were against the law, and yet they were the ones who passed the legislation! Bearing in mind they (apparently) don't understand their own laws, I have to ask, are these the best possible people to subject a bill to parliamentary scrutiny much less draft primary legislation? I’m really struggling to understand Labour’s defence on this issue. They did not know that certain actions were against the law, and yet they were the ones who passed the legislation! Bearing in mind they (apparently) don’t understand their own laws, I have to ask, are these the best possible people to subject a bill to parliamentary scrutiny much less draft primary legislation?

]]> By: MartinW http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13697 MartinW Fri, 30 Nov 2007 15:08:03 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13697 The 'Today' programme, is one thing, and 'The World at One' is another. An investigation into the political bias on the latter programme would be worthwhile. It has been a NuLab mouthpiece for years, but the exclusion of Conservative Party comment during the present 'Donorgate' sleaze has been quite extraordinary. There has been a constant succession of Labour MPs and others seeking damage limitation, but where are the Oppostion voices? Reply: thanks for the tip off. There are not enough hours in the day for me to be able to monitor The World at One as well as Today. I and others would be happy to go if asked. The ‘Today’ programme, is one thing, and
‘The World at One’ is another. An investigation into the political bias on the latter programme would be worthwhile. It has been a NuLab mouthpiece for years, but the exclusion of Conservative Party comment during the present ‘Donorgate’ sleaze has been quite extraordinary. There has been a constant succession of Labour MPs and others seeking damage limitation, but where are the Oppostion voices?

Reply: thanks for the tip off. There are not enough hours in the day for me to be able to monitor The World at One as well as Today. I and others would be happy to go if asked.

]]> By: Patrick http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13689 Patrick Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:50:12 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13689 John, Slightly off topic but I have a question for you. There are a million voices now asking for Gordon Brown's head on a stick. He's sunk with or without Cameron's input. Elections are lost and not won. I guess the challenge for Cameron is to shape a credible looking alternative and somehow stay above the melee that Brown is stuck in. How should he do that? You sometimes do spoof political advice briefings for Brown. Maybe you could do one for Cameron on how to position himself and the Conservatives for election victory and how to play PMQs for maximum electoral advantage. Reply: Maybe one day - but I don't want to give my best advice away - I can give it directly to Cameron! John,

Slightly off topic but I have a question for you.

There are a million voices now asking for Gordon Brown’s head on a stick. He’s sunk with or without Cameron’s input. Elections are lost and not won.

I guess the challenge for Cameron is to shape a credible looking alternative and somehow stay above the melee that Brown is stuck in. How should he do that? You sometimes do spoof political advice briefings for Brown. Maybe you could do one for Cameron on how to position himself and the Conservatives for election victory and how to play PMQs for maximum electoral advantage.

Reply: Maybe one day - but I don’t want to give my best advice away - I can give it directly to Cameron!

]]> By: Ed http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13676 Ed Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:21:48 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13676 John Humphrys did however mutter "this story seems to STILL be in the news"... John Humphrys did however mutter “this story seems to STILL be in the news”…

]]> By: mikestallard http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13661 mikestallard Fri, 30 Nov 2007 07:33:28 +0000 http://www.johnredwoodsdiary.com/2007/11/30/well-done-today-what-a-difference-a-day-makes-for-the-bbc/#comment-13661 Newsnight is from the same stable as Today. It is most encouraging how the anchors have all adopted the same tone of voice that they once used on "the tooories" under John Major. So, things can only get better! (At last). Newsnight is from the same stable as Today. It is most encouraging how the anchors have all adopted the same tone of voice that they once used on “the tooories” under John Major.
So, things can only get better! (At last).

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