Comments by "Xyz Same" (@xyzsame4081) on "BBC Edits Out Laughter At Boris Johnson. And Admits To It." video.

  1. search for the recent articles (Nov. 2019) of the Microsoft experiment: Microsoft's 4 day workweek led to 40% boost in productivity (seems they did it with full pay).
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  2. They are pandering (npr and PBS in the U.S. do the same) - and I think Corbyn made a proposal regarding media last year. - The publicly funded TV stations were hijacked by the elites, neoliberals, Atlantik think tanks and big biz all over Europe, and usually there is a caste of very well paid journalists, managers. I think they would need a board with rotating members (from the public) and a cap on salaries, when the pay is O.K. but not extraordinary it is not that important to sell your soul to keep it. (Dan Pink The Puzzle of Motivation, more pay does not always get you better results, when there is too much money involved they mess up for sure). And the managment salaries of higher and high managment being published and voted on by the board as well.
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  3. Afshin Rattansi (now with RT UK - Going Underground) was fired by the BBC (on pressure of Blair or his cronies no doubt) since he spoke out against the Iraq war. The government should not even have that much influence when the citizens MUST finance their public TV. Thatcher also had people fired in her time. Piers Morgan was fired by The Mirror (newspaper) also because of the Iraq war.Bad enough, but they are privately owned and no one is forced to buy their product.
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  4. Don't mess this up U.K. - J.C. 2019 Bernie 2020 !
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  5. isn't there a fairness rule during campaign time ???
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  6. If the BBC or Labour under the neoliberals had done their job in calling a spade a spade, the Tories could never have started defunding the NHS 10 years ago. The U.K.had 42 % of U.S. spending per person (U.S.: 10,260 USD in 2017 Keiser Foundation, also see World Bank), most wealthy countries are in the range of 50 - 54 % (Germany has 56 %, Switzerland which relies on private insurers only pays a steep surcharge - 78 % of U.S. spending per person). The 42 % are sensationally low for a country with first world medicine and an population age typical for a mature developed nation (Israel has lower spending but their population is much younger on average, and age is a massive driver of spending). It is not enough though for a smoothly running first world medicine system (and likely some dental treatments are not happening). On the other hand the defunded state of the NHS makes a lot of private insurance (supplemental) and out of pocker necessary (also for dental). These higher costs are included in the "spending per person" (all that is spent in the country divided by all people). Most of what is handled by private insurance or doctors could be handled via the NHS and in a more cost-efficient manner - if the NHS would get budgets at least comparable to the cheapskates in Europe (France, Belgium, .. 47 - 50 %)
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  7. Maitlis did a good job to interview Prince Andrew. She was interviewed by an U.S. outlet (I think MSNBC). At the end they asked her what was her take on it. She got very, very cautious (you could see her brain working, she realized of course the damage the interview had done, this was after the weekend, and she had mentioned in the beginning how hectic it had been since it had aired, how much attention it had gotten. So how to formulate it that she would not "offend" the court even more - and the BBC getting no interviews in the future. her answer: if everyone steps back and the dust settles, everyone will see that it was his honest take. You and I as journalists have had those bland interviews where the interviewee was prepared by PR persons, so I think people will come to realize and appreciate the authenticity and that his answers were not scripted. Slighly paraphrased (only slightly). Can you say courtiers !
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  8. Good news for Labour: from a BBC article. More than 3.1m people have applied to register to vote since MPs agreed to an election at the end of October. About two-thirds of those who have registered since the end of October are under the age of 35, and more than a million are under 25. The establishment seems to feel it too - they have gone in overdrive regarding the anti-semitism claims. Corbyn should have said F U long ago, he could have learned from Johnson and Trump in that regard. if you give them the middle finger there is not much more that they can accuse you of. The FU is to refuse the play that game at the conditions of the bad faith actors, to not play at all. They would of course do the handwringing, and the shrill accusations but only in their echo chamber - but not more than now and Labour would not even play. The well intentioned folks would know what to think and the other ones are not going to vote Labour anyway. For minorities to be safe the country and the economy should do well, in times of prolonged economic downturn the uglies come out and get vocal - or they even act in real life. so it does not matter if some Jewish voters would abandon Labour if they are sensitive due to a family history and mistakenly take the claims of the witch hunt accusers seriously. In the end what matters is that they - and all other minorities - are safe. anti-semitism has nothing to do with Labour, people holding those beliefs are spread out over all the population. Of all minorities Jewish people trigger the least prejudice. Muslims or peole of colour are much worse off - but their woes do not dominate the headlines. There are loyal Jewish acitvists in the party who often also fair point of view regarding Palestine. Jewish people are a minority in the U.K. they do not change the outcome of elections. (And many affluent vote Tory anyway). And the elites that clutch their pearls misinterpret the mood in the population, no one cares. People are self-centerd and have enough trouble in their life. They also know that there is no progrom against Jews going on, you would think this is Germany 1932 from the drama in the media. But the Tories, the elites and the "Friends of Israel" in both parties who usually are also neoliberals and war supporters have been using that as stick to beat Corbyn with. They can't debate him on the issues. A member of the Israel lobby was filmed by Al Jazeera discussing to take out a deputy minister (of the Tories) by manufacturing a scandal. Labour MPs were present during that discussion. (see The Lobby it is on youtube. After the U.S. the Israeli lobby is likely the strongest in the U.K. - if Corbyn becomes PM and Sanders president they will really start to scratch their head). They have a "winner takes all per district" system. Labour did very well in the last election with YOUNG voters. That they all scrambled to register (either first registration which is not automatic like in most other countries or the registration if people move. Students can be registered to vote in two places and choose where they vote (at least it was like that in 2017). Which was used very strategically and they won a district they had never won before with the help of the students of the local university. Now there are other parties out there that in theory could appeal to young voters - the Liberal Dems which are the pro EU party, but I think they are not doing well - and since it is "first past the post" young voters will think twice. if they split the vote in a district that could help the Tories.
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