tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post7689104077514584402..comments2023-12-28T22:56:36.259+00:00Comments on Owsblog...: Oratio obliqua options...Span Owshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-65643500341050196932010-02-05T21:59:33.183+00:002010-02-05T21:59:33.183+00:00I hope Piers is as good as he can be but I presume...I hope Piers is as good as he can be but I presume he will be the not-good, jaded, partisan wanker....aprt from that no worries :-)Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-24195313216395671672010-02-05T17:13:00.383+00:002010-02-05T17:13:00.383+00:00It's been reported that Gordon Brown is going ...It's been reported that Gordon Brown is going to give an interview to Piers Morgan so the populist use of the media goes on...and he is joining a list of interviewees such as Katie(Jordan)Price, Richard Madeley etc...The Great Gildersleevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645982900310730576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-54541337980969533972010-01-31T22:42:35.641+00:002010-01-31T22:42:35.641+00:00Well reading all the news re Labour and their Spec...Well reading all the news re Labour and their Special Investment Fund and 96% of it going to Labour constituencies (the remaining 4% to Lib Dem) and of the planned new Nuclear power sites ALL being in labour constituencies you'd expect the biasness to continue anywhere possible.Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-77116090636165933002010-01-31T20:10:17.884+00:002010-01-31T20:10:17.884+00:00I was just wondering when we get near the election...I was just wondering when we get near the election and tv and radio has to be careful about showing biasness to a particular party if such adverts will have to be dropped as they could be seen as a subtle way of electionearing.The Great Gildersleevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645982900310730576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-24387998084261280562010-01-31T20:06:34.732+00:002010-01-31T20:06:34.732+00:00You know that you are in trouble when the best the...You know that you are in trouble when the best the politicians can do is go on a programme hosted by Richard Bacon...populist culture...Then again if that's now just bout all that the National News and Sports network can offer the masses, we're going down the celeb route.<br /><br />The latest Government advert on television though done in a comic way is full of so called celebs like Suggs from Madness appearing as a street musician or Christopher Biggins as a baby.<br /><br />There seems to be such a lull in commercial revenue on commercial radio stations when I tune in all I seem to hear are adverts funded by government money promoting some idea or threatening the public in some way.<br /><br />Or offering information like those old public information films we used to see on tv or at the cinema.The Great Gildersleevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645982900310730576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-86353023720579023032010-01-27T17:29:38.660+00:002010-01-27T17:29:38.660+00:00All this fuss about whether David Cameron should &...All this fuss about whether David Cameron should "Twitter". I'd have thought his plans for public spending and regulation of the banking system were just a tad more important.<br /><br />How the hell did we all manage in those days before Twitter?Name Witheldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325655610190713142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-69075714390916178132010-01-27T13:14:34.669+00:002010-01-27T13:14:34.669+00:00P.S....of course blogs aren't like that at all...P.S....of course <b>blogs</b> aren't like that at all<br /><br />;-)Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-48447003066353653992010-01-27T13:13:54.031+00:002010-01-27T13:13:54.031+00:00Agree with all those comments! I looked at the Dow...Agree with all those comments! I looked at the Downing Street one and saw some comments by GB...well, as Paddy - nice attempt at Spanish! - says...if that is actually Gordy I'll eat my hat (after going and buying a reasonable flavoured one).<br /><br />Guy, I've updated the link to go to that blogpost.<br /><br />I've no doubt some Twitter pages are interesting and do lead to good articles or stories but the whole thing is becoming a bit of a narcissistic.Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-26963201859158397382010-01-26T17:51:48.895+00:002010-01-26T17:51:48.895+00:00I've yet to find a really dull blog or a reall...I've yet to find a really dull blog or a really interesting twitter page. Must try harder!Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15984687997030721919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16962681.post-44153393513125019572010-01-26T11:27:10.234+00:002010-01-26T11:27:10.234+00:00Twitter will be here today, gone tomorrow. It'...Twitter will be here today, gone tomorrow. It's part of the no-substance layer of rubbish which is stopping us getting to the real issues, the real ideas. <br /><br />People surely don't believe the great and the good (I use the term loosely) actually write their own tweets? I used to think David Cassidy wrote his own Jackie column, but I was 13. <br /><br />P.S Mi gato se llama Bertie pero me no llaman Paddy! Una que sorpresa!Paddy Pawshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01285779797409070458noreply@blogger.com