The report is out next week. Personally I can't wait, I have had first hand experience of "New Labour" tactics and have no doubt that Alastair Campbell is lying. The investigating committee does have a Labour majority though, so even this report is likely to be watered down.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Adam Reynolds [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 30 June 2003 08:12 > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: the right loses patience? > > > The BBC isn't government run (as far as I can recall). > > I think the governer of the BBC is chosen by the government. > Not sure on this, but I think candidates for the job are > chosen on skill and experience, not on political leaning. The > BBC prides itself on its independence. Which is why this has > been thrown up as a critical issue. The BBC feel the > government did 'sex' up the dossier, and the Government says > it didn't. They have an independent comittee reporting on > this today(I think). > > As to the funding, if you own a TV(or VCR) in the UK, you > have to pay a yearly licence fee. This goes directly to the > BBC. Its worth it not to receive adverts every 5-7 minutes. :) > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 29 June 2003 22:01 > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: the right loses patience? > > > > > > hrm, looks like there are some checks and balances there; they are > > appointed by the Queen and responsible to Parliament. Is > Blair running > > a minority government I wonder? Probably right now we are > at the stage > > of the reporter and editor standing by the story and being held to > > account by the governors. Still, be interesting to see what happens > > when government and government-run media collide. On the > whole I think > > I have faith....if they were going to hush it up they would > have done > > so by now. > > > > Dana > > > > Jim Davis writes: > > > > > I'm probably wrong, but I thought that the BBC had been > privatized. > > > > > > In fact I am wrong. From www.bbc.co.uk: > > > > > > "The BBC is run in the interests of its viewers and listeners. > > > Twelve governors act as trustees of the public interest > and regulate > > the BBC. They > > > are appointed by the Queen on advice from ministers." > > > > > > Here's the link: > > > > > > http://www.bbc.co.uk/info/running/ > > > > > > Jim Davis > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 4:37 PM > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > Subject: Re: the right loses patience? > > > > > > > > By the way, I saw that Blair is accusing the BBC of lying > > when it says his > > > > administration lied about WMD :) Interesting situation. I > > have a sinking > > > > feeling that the BBC is bound to lose though; what's the > > situation there? > > > > Are the people who run it appointed by the prime minister, > > the Queen, or > > > > what? They wouldn't be elected... would they? DO they have a > > definite term > > > > or do they serve at the pleasure of whoever appointed them? > > Just curious > > > > :) > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > Adam Reynolds writes: > > > > > > > > > To be honest, tough cookie. The US/UK whent in on > trumped up WMD > > > > > information, won and must now deal with the aftermath. They > > cannot just > > > > > 'leave'. > > > > > > > > > > All part of good customer service :P > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: 29 June 2003 17:16 > > > > > > To: CF-Community > > > > > > Subject: the right loses patience? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wow... pat buchanan weighs in. > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.washingtondispatch.com/article_5945.shtml > > > > > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > But I don't make films > > > > > > But if I did they'd have a samurai - Bare Naked Ladies > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
