funnily enough

you are wrong.

Both parties are striking because their contracted terms are being altered.

BBC staffers signed up for a pension to which they contributed and which guaranteed a level of income at retirement.
The BBC cut its contributions to the bone in the 90s, paid into secret exec schemes, and is now (effectively) cutting some future pensions by 30 per cent (by limiting the annual increase in pensionable salary).

If you think that is not worth fighting for then you clearly aren't very bright.

Posted By: jayson blair on November 5th 2010 at 13:53:45

Message Thread

Fucking journalists. Really enjoyed 5 Live today without that cretin Nicky Campbell on (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:37:39
- Radio 4 was bloody good this morning. They had a really interesting series (NCFC) - CB41, Nov 5, 14:04:29
  - I enjoyed that programme about Twitchers on BBC4 the other night (NCFC) - Huge Small, Nov 5, 14:10:06
    - I had a professor at uni who was a twitcher (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:22:39
      - there was this one twitcher who travelled to the west coast of Ireland (NCFC) - Huge Small, Nov 5, 14:40:19
        
        he wasn't entirely weird then (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:57:46
      - We had a teacher, or rather a lab assistant who was like that, but with bees. (NCFC) - Al NCFC4life, Nov 5, 14:35:49
- You do know how badly paid the average journo is I assume...? (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 13:57:51
  - Educate me... How much should one be paid for writing? (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:58:56
    - ^ ^ we have neither the time (NCFC) - jayson blair, Nov 5, 14:00:33
    - I'm not getting into a debate (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 14:00:13
      - Its not even creative writing, Your job is to establish facts and put them into a form (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:02:08
        
        ok, why don't you whip up a 3000 word report on private equity investment in Argentina (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:04:21
        
        You're really coming across as a thick c**t. I suggest you shut the f**k up (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:08:39
        
        No, I recommend you take my advice and apply it (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:14:34
      - quite right, if you don't respect what journalists do then fuck off and write your own (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:01:54
        
        Don't tempt me. I've seen the crap that Archant turn out. (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:03:16
        
        Off you go then (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 14:04:16
        
        I'll write one about the most 'up their own arse' profession and call it... (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:07:08
        
        prey tell us what your enlightened profession is (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:16:23
        
        Like the majority I choose not to shout what it is I do from the rooftops (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:35:18
        
        nor me, I just object to ignorant cunts suggesting that all journalists are cunts etc (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:59:06
        
        Gosh I wish I were you Worzel! (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 15:03:40
        
        I merely wish you weren't such a twat (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 17:03:12
  - Badly paid (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:58:22
    - I suspect you mean "poorly" paid (NCFC) - jayson blair, Nov 5, 13:59:54
      - Just quotin' the doy, jayson, just quotin' the doy (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 14:01:49
        
        too much time mounted on a plinth (NCFC) - jayson blair, Nov 5, 14:03:26
        
        Indeed (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 14:04:34
    - Worse qualified than whom? (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 13:58:58
      - Rocket Scientists (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 5, 14:36:45
- funnily enough (NCFC) - jayson blair, Nov 5, 13:53:45
- I'm a "fucking journalist" (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 13:53:39
  - The whole nation is going to have to take a hit for this recession (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:57:21
    - ok, you've said quite enough crap for one day (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:00:21
      - Journalists write for each other...not for the masses (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:04:18
      - Don't wrestle with a pig (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 14:03:08
        
        wise words indeed. Bucks is merely a trolling scummer after all (n/m) (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 5, 14:05:53
    - Er, the whole country already is (NCFC) - duke of york, Nov 5, 13:58:17
  - Scum!! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:57:17
- I suppose some people might think the difference is that when journos strike no-one cares (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:52:33
  - Or do nothing and allow the impact on quality of cover to ultimately cause more deaths (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:54:52
    - I thought you said it was because the new shifts would devastate their family lives? (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:56:54
      - The impact is two-fold but I take your point. The fact that most are forced to live miles (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 14:00:29
- More likely to die by being hit on the bonce by a coconut than being a fireman. (NCFC) - malkybarkid, Nov 5, 13:41:39
  - I don't really understand what it means. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 5, 13:44:39
    - Not in Jamaica (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 5, 13:53:17
    - Its great that we seldom lose a firefighter now (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:48:01
      - thanks for that. usacanary-esque. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Nov 5, 13:55:23
  - have they over-safetied it? (n/m) (NCFC) - Buckscanary, Nov 5, 13:44:30

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