But it's not a one way process - each paper has its own political stance, and if you don't like one, you're free to switch to another. Its like political Darwinism, over time papers & readers adapt to each other in a form of symbiosis.

What nonsense. Let's say you are in the Sun / Mirror demographic. Where do you go if you want a neutral paper?

 

Alternatively, what if you are in the Mail / Express demographic and want a left-leaning paper? There isn't one.

 

Besides, it's not just a question of readers. The front pages are shown on various programmes in the morning and the previous evening. That means the broadcasters are showing a preponderance of Tory propaganda every day. Similarly, in the 1970s people either had their paper delivered or bought it from a newsagents. Supermarkets etc. didn't sell them. Therefore, relatively few people saw all the front pages. Don't forget there was no breakfast television then and no news channels. Now a lot more people will see the front pages every day. Therefore, that Tory propaganda is getting a wider circulation even at a time when newspaper sales are in decline.

 

NOTE: I use the word "newspaper" in its loosest sense.

Some of the newspapers campaign against Corbyn is quite frankly disgusting. It's madness that newspapers aren't regulated with election content to the extent of broadcasters when they (arguably) have more influence. It's just a shame the sheeple can't see through it.

We need press regulation.

 

I think in times of elections they should be governed by the same impartiality laws as the radio.

 

Utterly vile to have them run amuck with their Media Baron views in a supposed democracy.

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We need press regulation.

 

I think in times of elections they should be governed by the same impartiality laws as the radio.

 

Utterly vile to have them run amuck with their Media Baron views in a supposed democracy.

 

Shouldn't impartiality rules apply in other areas too?

 

Captain Ska would have to put out of his song with Teresa May references swapped for Jeremy Corbyn... :teresa:

That is art, not mass media propaganda.

 

You mean the song the BBC and radio in general refused to play in order to abide by impartiality laws that don't apply to newspapers?

You mean the song the BBC and radio in general refused to play in order to abide by impartiality laws that don't apply to newspapers?

 

OK, fair enough then.

That is art, not mass media propaganda.

 

Then you have an unusual definition of art. :mellow:

You mean the song the BBC and radio in general refused to play in order to abide by impartiality laws that don't apply to newspapers?

They didn't refuse to play it. They didn't play it because it would have been a breach of broadcasting regulations. To say they refused to play it is like saying I refused to steal my food when I last went shopping.

WRONG!

 

Ask Ofcom, chexm BBC regulations.

 

Playing a SONG in a chart, a reflection of public opinion and NOT a DJ choice, does not contravene ANYTHING in the BBC Charter or Ofcom.

WRONG!

 

Ask Ofcom, chexm BBC regulations.

 

Playing a SONG in a chart, a reflection of public opinion and NOT a DJ choice, does not contravene ANYTHING in the BBC Charter or Ofcom.

 

What about not playing 'Ding-Ding The Witch Is Dead' after Thatcher kicked the bucket...

They said that was out of respect.

Change the subtitle here please :)

:D

 

Like I have asked since Corbyn first became leader, change the othrr thread subtitle too!!

They said that was out of respect.

 

About as respected as the bubonic plague. :lol:

I didn't stay up for the results, work today, but a few thoughts on the results:

 

- Opinion polls mean squat and only a fool will ever make electoral assumptions based on them again.

 

- Corbyn's rather effective campaign shows he can do one when he wants to. Happy to congratulate him on that (and for using policy and positivism as electoral weapons) - but that also shows up how much he intended to do the bare minimum he could get away with for Brexit. Never forgiven.

 

- May has been shown up to be anything BUT strong and stable, and just as opportunistic as Cameron was. Both of them got exactly what they desereved for putting party interests over national interests. may had a majority, knew Brexit was going to hit the economy hard and wanted an extra 2 years buffer so she could win the next one in 2022. Both her and David davies look like complete twats now. If the shoe fits....

 

- SNP losses: that's not going to do much to encourage the 2nd referendum, especially if we don't get a hard Brexit now. ironically those Tory gains have given Mrs Maybe the opportunity to cling onto power - which she has always wanted, according to her friends in Uni. I suggest a bucket of cold water from Nicola over May, and let's see if she starts melting...

 

- Libdems: about what I was hoping, Clegg going is not a shock, but plus side the voice of sanity and reason (along with caroline Lucas) is back, ol Vince Cable.

 

- UKIP: not much of a guard dog, as resigning Nuttal claims, so much as an annoying yappy little Terrier that won't pipe down even though it has delusions of being a Wolf....

 

- DUP: well, they hold the strings now, really. One word of warning. Remember what happened to the Libdems when they got involved in having to pass unpopular Tory policies?

 

- Brexit: what a mess. Best-case scenario, we get a soft Brexit which is the least-bad option for the majority of people, as this will remove the catastrophe of having no trade deals in 2019. Worst-case scenario, May somehow insists on a Hard Brexit (we know she cant resist a nice hard one), government delays and potential new elections delay the Brexit timetable to the point where it's invetitable we leave with nothing much sorted. Oh joy. Even 3 years to get over the Brexit mess won't be long enough for the electorate to hammer the Tories and give Methuselah power...

 

Fun days ahead!

Wrong. Survationa and YouHov, the ones I was listening to, were prwtty spot on.

I didn't stay up for the results, work today, but a few thoughts on the results:

 

- Opinion polls mean squat and only a fool will ever make electoral assumptions based on them again.

 

- Corbyn's rather effective campaign shows he can do one when he wants to. Happy to congratulate him on that (and for using policy and positivism as electoral weapons) - but that also shows up how much he intended to do the bare minimum he could get away with for Brexit. Never forgiven.

 

What can also be read into the result is that Labour's policies were far more popular with younger voters, than with those who'd actually end up having to pay for them - can't imagine why... :rolleyes:

Oh get in the sea!

 

It was a fully costed manifesto

Whatever.

 

We can say that about basically any age group.stop being salty. We have every right to vote and to vote for a fairer society that actually taxea the rich and businesses.