I’ve already lost faith in politicians, now I put the supermarket meat producers and retailers in the same stable (no pun intended). As some have said already here, it’s time to change the way we shop and I for one will be doing so. No doubt a little more expensive but I want what I buy to be exactly what I expect it to be.
I read in a book titled “Complete Zebu” that, say beef, can be advertised as british as long as it’s processed in the UK; its actaul source can be anywhere in the world and need not be cattle as we British see it but could be zebu from South America.
No doubt as time goes on we will find more of this skulduggery to maximise profit margins.
Richard

Good old “politically Correct” BBC; only report what they think is vogue or within their own sphere of thinking.
With the general agreement (now scientifically proven) on the fact that the globe has had no temperature increase for the past 20 years, puts the infamous “hockey stick” graph showing past and projected temperature changes right out of the window. This begs the question: what happens now to Al Gore’s nobel prize?
Richard

Additionally folks, those huge bills for the NHS and the Welfare Budget would be significantly less if immigration was not so rife; another gift from the EU that thus far is out of our control. Adding to that of course are the plethora of diseases that were once eradicated, or at least minimal, are now returning with gusto, no doubt brought in by such uncontrolled immigration.
Any wonder that the system is creaking at the joints with free housing, health care, subsidies, et al for these “visitors”.
I say the EU is a monster out to govern the whole of Europe and perpetuate the regulations and laws that engulf us on a continual basis to justify its existance.
I say OUT!
Richard

Steven_wh said it all for me; I couldn’t agree more. Intrusive music in documentaries which stifle the narration, clever (stupid) camera work – in, out, sideways, etc. And, as Steven infers, programmes that do not give credit to the brains in our heads.
Additionally of course is the “politically correct” stance of the BBC which adheres to what they think we should see/hear, not what people are actually thinking and what is actually being experienced.
As for the adverts, they become more and more intrusive as you get (attempt) through a good film and as the film progresses, the adverts become more frequent. My idea would be to ban adverts that interrupt any programme and only have them “between” programmes but with an increase in the cost to the advertiser to cater for the revenue required for that programme. This will of course increase an advert cost ten-fold and maybe more but you can bet they will still be lining up to buy the air time.
Richard

On the news a day or two ago there was a problem with a platform in the North Sea. If I remember correctly it had something to do with damaged pipework – I could be wrong on the actual fault. Some evacuation did take place.
Richard

Good old Nigel! He stuck it to them. I heard the same old stock answers and rhetoric from the rest of the panel and, reading between the lines, if we ever do get a referendum from David cameron, it will be worded so that whatever the public decide it will show we want to stay in the EU; we will not get the choice for IN or OUT.
Some may not realize this but the EU gave (and I mean gave) Romania over 1 Billion euros to bring their country up to scratch so that they could be elligible to join the EU. Talk about buying membership!
Richard