Comments by "Helen Trope" (@heliotropezzz333) on "Boris To Privatise Channel 4" video.

  1. They can't do the impossible or save the stupid from their stupidity and they should not be asked to break the law. The government can change the law for f*ck's sake if they don't like it.
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  2.  @commiehunter7964  You lack vocabulary and have no knowledge of history or politics it seems since the Nazis were the ones for suppressing any opposition - just like Boris seems to want to do. The BBC has an educational remit. You might find that useful for yourself.
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  3. Yeah, then it would be free of government pressure.
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  4.  @edwardcullen1739  What communist masters - like Boris you mean? They serve the Queen and have no masters other than the government of the day. I see the government now wants to use them as scapegoats. Well good luck because the civil servants are the ones who implement government policy, though they can't do the impossible. If the government attacks the civil service that will be like cutting their own legs off. I shall watch the results with amusement.
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  5.  Anne*  No one can possibly lie more than Boris.He was sacked from various journalist jobs for being a liar and he continues to lie. In fact the reason he wants to privatise Channel 4 is because they called him 'a proven liar' and he can't have TV channels speaking the truth to the 'plebs' now can he?
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  6.  @MrNed09  I don't think I'm easily brainwashed and I Iook at a variety of news sources. Sorry if you feel vulnerable to brainwashing. Boris is a snowflake if he can't take some questioning and challenge from the media.
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  7. Yeah, let the BBC be free of government pressure.
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  8.  @Useaname  Nah. I think he'll explode like Mr Creosote.
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  9.  @commiehunter7964  Are you the illegitimate child of Boris? You seem to share his viciousness?
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  10.  @edwardcullen1739  All Departments are impartial. I know. I worked for one. As soon as the government changes the civil service works out what the new government wants and seeks to give it to them, but they can't do the impossible or break the law.
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  11.  @edwardcullen1739  Politicians don't seem to want to be accountable at all. Attacking the civil service in this way is like having servants and kicking them about when you smashed your glass to smithereens and the servants can't put it back looking like new by the next day. Come to think of it, Boris does rather look like Nero.
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  12.  @chickenandmushroompotnoodl3180  Well, you know me not. I never believed myself superior. I only wanted to serve the public but public service is anathema to some people it seems.
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  13.  @MrNed09  Would you care to tell me which media channels are a beacon of truth and a shining light of impartiality? I've a feeling your suggestions will give me a good laugh.
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  14.  @MrNed09  I do do my own research and don't take things at face value. I'm not gulled by people with an agenda.
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  15.  @danieloliver4558  How would you know?
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  16.  @honisoitquimalypense1316  Not totally but they have been more impartial, knowledgeable and factual than channels like Fox News, and Newspapers like The Sun and The Daily Mail. The Daily Mail was assessed against impartial fact checking sites and found to be the most misleading newspaper of all UK newspapers.
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  17.  @chickenandmushroompotnoodl3180  I think the Gilets Jaunes just went off the boil as far as the media were concerned. If things go on too long without conclusion the media tends not to report on them so much. The same is true for Hong Kong and the same was true for Northern Ireland. At the moment in France the strikes and protests are about Macron's pension reforms. That's a more specific issue than the Gilets Jaunes protest. In the UK we tend not to protest so much about cuts. We vote in a government that believes in cuts.
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  18.  @MrNed09  I think that's absolutely wrong and I have experienced that that is wrong during my lifetime. There certainly is a difference between left and right policies and Labour and Tory governments. People may be judging by Tony Blair's time in office. He was more centrist and a great admirer of Margaret Thatcher. It was like having a Tory Lite in charge of the Labour Party, but even he did a number of good things that the Tories would never have done. I have always voted.
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  19.  @edwardcullen1739  The CS is not accountable to the public. Ministers are accountable to the public. Civil Servants aren't voted for by the public and Ministers are, that's why Ministers are accountable. The civil service is accountable to Ministers via a performance management system and they can be sacked if they break the civil service code. I don't know about the fraud cases you mentioned, but that would be a management failure if they were allowed to continue. Universal Credit isn't that simple. Things that have held it up is include the development of an adequate IT system, and adequate trained staff to deal with the system IT system. It's meant to deal with a lot of different circumstances for different individuals and be capable of keeping them up to date. It doesn't bother me about shaking up the civil service. If they don't do it well it won't work. You can't be at war with your staff and at the same time expect them to endlessly pull out all the stops. I don't know how things are now (I can only imagine) but when I was there a lot of overtime was worked for free - just to get things done- because staff were committed and there was a lot of good will. It doesn't work if you constantly kick staff like that.
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  20.  @chickenandmushroompotnoodl3180  I think the Scandinavian model would work in the UK though it would probably be difficult to persuade people with all the propaganda that would be poured out against it - a bit like trying to persuade Americans that a NHS type system would work there. The propaganda against it seems too strong. The vested interests in government don't want it and the media are largely their mouthpieces. I don't think I will suffer as much under this government as the younger generation will. Things could turn around quickly though if it all goes pear shaped -either that or people will turn on and scapegoat each other and I think things could get very nasty. I hope not. Labour governments have not always been a disaster. The 1945 government created the NHS and built lots of housing. Harold Wilson kept us out of Vietnam and created the Open University. Tony Blair achieved peace in Northern Ireland with the Good Friday Agreement. Gordon Brown was there during the worldwide banking crash of 2008 and he persuaded the EU and the US to prop up the banking system -saving capitalism worldwide from a deep crisis of confidence and allowing recovery. The crash was a result or deregulation of financial service and the Tory view had been that they wanted even more deregulation than there was.
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  21.  @MrNed09  I don't believe that all politicians don't give a damn about people. At local level I've known councillors that do give a damn, and the Labour Party certainly has quite a lot of working class MPs who are burning to deal with social injustices, but unfortunately the country votes those who don't care into power. Bringing control to a more local level (having exited the EU) won't make this lot more caring.
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  22.  @edwardm9227  No just disagreeing with you.
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  23.  @valeriestrojan624  Good.
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  24.  @nigelrobson505  A pig can call itself a dog but that does not make it a dog.
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  25. If it becomes another Murdoch channel I won't be watching. Boris the vandal.
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  26.  @yodaslovetoy  I'm happy already - just laughing at your silly name.
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  27.  @yodaslovetoy  *should have not 'should of'. The BBC has an educational remit which you might find useful.
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  28.  @yodaslovetoy  You told me to take my happy pills, so I was just doing what makes me happy.
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  29.  @make_the_ukgreat_again638  People who have attention spans and like good quality drama, journalism, news, documentaries, nature programmes, history programmes etc etc etc.
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  30.  @make_the_ukgreat_again638  Yes, You need say more. You need to back up your libel with some facts.
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  31.  @make_the_ukgreat_again638  No they don't lie all the time. Tommy Robinson lies about Tommy Robinson and that's not even his real name (Stephen Yaxley Lennon).
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  32.  @Useaname  Are you all lads then?
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  33.  @make_the_ukgreat_again638  I expect everything is news to you - especially 'the news'. If you only read stuff that you agree with, you'll never learn anything.
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  34.  @lottiepye6082  Yes, they could cut down on that sort of thing, but often they just stand in front of a photo of somewhere that a viewer has sent in. I also think the weather person goes somewhere where the BBC is already - for instance I've seen them at Wimbledon when the BBC is at Wimbledon covering the Wimbledon Tennis tournament and at Edinburgh when there were some commonwealth games there, so that would keep the costs down if they are basically hitching a ride with the rest of the crew.
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