very briefly
effectively closing every TV and radio channel for the rest of the day and then continuing extensive coverage over the weekend and further was excessive and, in my opinion, a defensive reaction to the right wing media who would have pilloried the BBC had they done otherwise – using it as part of their long-term goal of removing the licence fee and thereby undermining the BBC’s funding. A position that many suspect has the support of this government.
So it was not a complaint about the monarchy but the BBCs response to a news story that, while very important, did not warrant the scale of the coverage it got.
Its an opinion - others can see it differently - but I had the opportunity to give the BBC my view as a licence fee payer - so I did.
Posted By: rosarios_school_tie on April 15th 2021 at 19:22:08
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- 👍🙂 (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 15, 20:45:41
- ha (General Chat) - Tombs, Apr 15, 20:40:40
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- I complained (General Chat) - rosarios_school_tie, Apr 15, 18:37:17
- The latter...Husband.Father.Grandfather. Veteran. Innovator. Versus angry twat (n/m) (General Chat) - Tier2canary, Apr 15, 22:08:21
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- And racist don’t forget (n/m) (General Chat) - fond, Apr 15, 22:35:23
- What was the basis of your complaint? (n/m) (General Chat) - TheGrump, Apr 15, 18:42:57
- very briefly (General Chat) - rosarios_school_tie, Apr 15, 19:22:08
- I don't want to speak for the OP but..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 15, 18:40:53
- The latter...Husband.Father.Grandfather. Veteran. Innovator. Versus angry twat (n/m) (General Chat) - Tier2canary, Apr 15, 22:08:21
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- This post seems like a great idea 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Apr 15, 18:27:51
- No way to talk about the Royal Family (General Chat) - CB41, Apr 15, 18:27:12
- apparently if you drill down into ,what they are complaining about (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 15, 18:27:05
- Are they wearing Clown outfits? (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 15, 18:37:37
- Some were literally about how easy it is to complain. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Apr 15, 18:32:23
- So complaining about the complaining complainers... (General Chat) - usacanary, Apr 15, 18:41:54
- Yep... meta. (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Apr 15, 18:46:00
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