tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post1919420650503571251..comments2010-03-29T15:24:22.113-07:00Comments on Newsnet Scotland: A look back in anger !!newsnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-48427254654130164212010-03-26T16:09:04.699-07:002010-03-26T16:09:04.699-07:00I would like to make a point in regard to the &quo...I would like to make a point in regard to the "buckfast code" one of the boys interviewed who is currently serving time for stabbing a 50 year old man with cancer and rupturing his spleen had been drinking buckfast on the night of the offence and im dissapointed that it made no mention to the numerous illegal drugs he had taken as well as drinking buckfast (this was part of his defence Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-59710713008149942942010-01-28T09:13:49.052-08:002010-01-28T09:13:49.052-08:00I have scratched beneath the surface and believe t...I have scratched beneath the surface and believe that the evidence is overwhelming.<br /><br />We can take as a starting point the Jeremy Paxman live BBC broadcast in the midst of the Holyrood election campaign when he confronted Alex Salmond with a fabricated poll result.<br /><br />There are numerous examples since then, some subtle like Brian Taylors 'divide by zero' trick question andnewsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-82993764489177092482010-01-27T14:18:29.264-08:002010-01-27T14:18:29.264-08:00newsnet writes: "What sites fall into this ca...newsnet writes: "What sites fall into this category?"<br /><br />Generally any sites which allude to a deliberate anti-SNP Government bias on the part of the media. Ones which, in my view, hint at some kind of conspiracy or institutional bias, yet when you scratch beneath the surface there's little evidence to support the conclusion.mythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-90011275735714828042010-01-27T01:40:40.071-08:002010-01-27T01:40:40.071-08:00Marvellous article by Ian Bell in the Herald today...Marvellous article by Ian Bell in the Herald today which is relevant to this blog entry.<br /><br />http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/ian-bell/these-are-numbers-you-simply-cannot-count-on-1.1001695<br /><br />How refreshing it is to see an article in a Scottish newspaper that accurately reflects the major part of Scottish public opinion.<br /><br />LaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-72344975696256279882010-01-26T09:55:29.460-08:002010-01-26T09:55:29.460-08:00What frightens me is that Richard Baker could beco...What frightens me is that Richard Baker could become Justice Minister IF Lab were to win the next election the man has never lived inthe real world,you only have to read his cv.I saw his performance on FMQ and the look on his face made me cringe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-5559601722745203302010-01-26T09:34:40.396-08:002010-01-26T09:34:40.396-08:00"Perhaps though you could suggest a more cons..."Perhaps though you could suggest a more constructive way for us to debate? As you've already hinted, in future I will focus on one or two points rather than try and answer everything... but I do hope you will engage and respond to such points on their own merits."<br /><br />Focus on anything you wish and 'answer' anything you wish.<br /><br />I respond if I feel it newsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-11527457816841058492010-01-26T05:45:13.492-08:002010-01-26T05:45:13.492-08:00While it is probably true that the Nuffield Trust ...While it is probably true that the Nuffield Trust report has since been proved to faulty goods. The problem with the media at present is their default setting is to attack the SNP government.Case in point, Thursday morning all papers I read were calling for the Environment secretary to be fired over the so-called Path scandal which was obviously a non-issue 3 days before the papers were ever takhisis1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13770378040757013453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-53393299890959522582010-01-25T16:10:24.008-08:002010-01-25T16:10:24.008-08:00newsnet, I'm not sure what was especially infl...newsnet, I'm not sure what was especially inflammatory about my post, but let's not get bogged down in a debate about process! Perhaps though you could suggest a more constructive way for us to debate? As you've already hinted, in future I will focus on one or two points rather than try and answer everything... but I do hope you will engage and respond to such points on their own mythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-43507736106694639862010-01-25T12:16:07.230-08:002010-01-25T12:16:07.230-08:00The default on this blog will be to allow all comm...The default on this blog will be to allow all comments.<br /><br />However this is not The Scotsman and the kind of comment that pervades that newspaper will not be allowed.newsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-26753107850357509332010-01-25T11:48:39.350-08:002010-01-25T11:48:39.350-08:00Anonymous writes:
>> "We can now see t...Anonymous writes:<br /><br />>> "We can now see that this whole thing has been a propaganda exercise designed to undermine the integrity of the democratically elected Scottish Government."<br /><br />Are you being serious? This report also criticised the Wales NHS (Labour) and said Northern Ireland (Coalition) had too many managers per head. I'm pretty sure Nuffield have mythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-61827367410649893382010-01-25T10:03:46.725-08:002010-01-25T10:03:46.725-08:00Robert and Lara
Thank you for the kind comments.
...Robert and Lara<br /><br />Thank you for the kind comments.<br /><br />I am aware of the posters you refer to, mythbuster may or may not be the same posters(s).<br /><br />I have had dealings with such posters before and the modus operandi is always the same - draw the opponent into a time consuming nebulous debate where the argument constantly and subtlely shifts.<br /><br />Little assertions newsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-76287816048606872222010-01-25T02:26:32.866-08:002010-01-25T02:26:32.866-08:00I think that the BBC are extremely careful (and cl...I think that the BBC are extremely careful (and clever) in that they will have a report early on which is essentially just a Labour handout and it is not until afterwards that they throw in a few timid questions and caveats. I have often taken GMS to task with matters they report on as I commute early in the morning.<br /><br />Of course, it it usually just the early report that the casual Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939629386866815856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-51433714068408596932010-01-25T01:10:03.528-08:002010-01-25T01:10:03.528-08:00Unbelievable about the Nuffield Trust.
We can now...Unbelievable about the Nuffield Trust.<br /><br />We can now see that this whole thing has been a propaganda exercise designed to undermine the integrity of the democratically elected Scottish Government.<br /><br />The damage has been done and I very much doubt this admission by the Trust will receive publicity to the same magnitude of their spurious figures.<br /><br />Scotland is in the grip Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-60181337522079077512010-01-24T09:30:40.182-08:002010-01-24T09:30:40.182-08:00Thank you for your comments Mythbuster - a differe...Thank you for your comments Mythbuster - a different perspective is always welcome.newsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-46587205764356643612010-01-24T08:46:52.660-08:002010-01-24T08:46:52.660-08:00And on your denial that you said the BBC never poi...And on your denial that you said the BBC never pointed out the date of the survey, does this quote from your blog not suggest pretty much the same thing?<br /><br />"Surely the Scottish main stream media – especially the BBC – would have noticed that the report was based on data that was three years old."<br /><br />Well, yes, it DID notice because it pointed to the fact in every reportmythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-16041270556453834192010-01-24T08:39:50.498-08:002010-01-24T08:39:50.498-08:00newsnet, this is about YOUR factual inaccuracies a...newsnet, this is about YOUR factual inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims about a lack of "impartiality" by BBC Scotland. The brevity of your response given the number of arguments I've given you is pretty pathetic to be honest. It's clear you haven't got a leg to stand on with some of the weak arguments put forward in your blog.<br /><br />At risk of repeating myself, mythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-2269506123360766142010-01-24T05:06:25.757-08:002010-01-24T05:06:25.757-08:00"Interesting that you started arguing how the...<i>"Interesting that you started arguing how the BBC NEVER pointed out the date of the survey"</i><br /><br />I said no such thing.<br /><br />Mythbuster, defend the BBC by all means, however your posts contain many factual inaccuracies already pointed out by me.<br /><br />You have now resorted to attributing views and comments that I have not made.<br /><br />That is unfortunate.newsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-78322960184856696172010-01-24T03:55:32.466-08:002010-01-24T03:55:32.466-08:00Just listened back to the interview with the Nuffi...Just listened back to the interview with the Nuffield spokeswoman on GMS at 0710. Here's an extract from what the presenter Gary Robertson said:<br /><br />"The Scottish Health Secretary has attacked the Trust, claiming they've passed their judgement on out-of-date information."<br /><br />CLIP OF STURGEON<br /><br />Gary Robertson then puts it to the Trust spokeswomen during anmythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-64288671731860867612010-01-24T03:44:50.883-08:002010-01-24T03:44:50.883-08:00A study of inmates at Polmont Young Offenders Inst...A study of inmates at Polmont Young Offenders Institution showed that "43% of violent offences, or offences involving alcohol and young offenders" involved Buckfast. That suggests a signficant problem.<br /><br />But the aim of Ken MacDonald's investigation was actually much more modest. As he puts it, he "simply wanted to find out why it had acquired a reputation, particularlymythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-16022058644531198822010-01-24T03:28:07.803-08:002010-01-24T03:28:07.803-08:00Great work as usual.
This garbage is intensifyin...Great work as usual. <br /><br />This garbage is intensifying all in order to protect the UK State. Does this break some EU media law?<br /><br />Think it's time to put an article on Wikipedia under various translation with regards to so-called "Scottish" media.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-59256711789413923832010-01-24T01:20:22.327-08:002010-01-24T01:20:22.327-08:00"it is nonetheless disproportionally responsi...<i>"it is nonetheless disproportionally responsible for alcohol-related violence in Scotland."</i><br /><br />Be carefull, you are making the same [flawed] assumptions as the Scottish media and these serious claims may have repercussions for Scottish trade.<br /><br />On the NHS story:<br />The trust made aware that the report conclusions were based on flawed data prior to publication newsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-22897141064593776622010-01-23T16:20:05.845-08:002010-01-23T16:20:05.845-08:00Oh, and just to add to your perennial point about ...Oh, and just to add to your perennial point about how BBC reports are picked-up by opposition parties. Clearly ANY story that's negative about anything in Scotland is going to be seized upon by the opposition and used to criticise whatever government is in power. That's just what oppositions do - and equally what all parities in power have to accept. But are we seriously saying that themythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-60729806706693514302010-01-23T16:09:35.692-08:002010-01-23T16:09:35.692-08:00>> "Feel free to offer your opinion on...>> "Feel free to offer your opinion on the other three stories covered by Newsnet Scotland - Oh, did you watch FMQ's? Richard Baker makes a fool of himself again - you won't find it in any Scottish mainstream news outlet though."<br /><br />Steady newsnet, I can only respond to one story at a time! I love though how you're so keen for me to move onto other stories mythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-49373264910954052612010-01-23T16:00:36.334-08:002010-01-23T16:00:36.334-08:00You say that Buckfast isn't a major issue in S...You say that Buckfast isn't a major issue in Scotland as "it makes up just 0.5% of the alcoholic drink purchased in Scotland". I don't dispute that very fact (indeed it was mentioned in Ken MacDonald's programme!). What you clearly failed to pick up was that DESPITE the small market share of this drink, it is nonetheless disproportionally responsible for alcohol-related mythbusternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3825384976308647977.post-55833529504066870792010-01-23T15:47:02.827-08:002010-01-23T15:47:02.827-08:00"You are right to point out that "minimu...<i>"You are right to point out that "minimum pricing is not about Buckfast drinking neds", but then this report never mentioned the issue of pricing at any single point!"</i><br /><br />Strange then that Labour MSP Richard Baker who appeared on the programme turned up the next day on BBC Radio Scotland and proceeded to conflate the two issues.<br /><br />Just a coincidence of newsnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17362514193964582435noreply@blogger.com