Prospects: Friday, 29 February, 2008
- 29 Feb 08, 10:08 AM
Simon Enright is today's programme producer - here's his early email to the team.
Hello All,
So do we get an extra day's pay for working an extra day this year? Welcome to February 29th.
Lots of stories that are interesting - on which can we make our mark?
Should we do Harry? What are the circumstances where we agree NOT to report something? Or now everyone else is talking about Harry should we impose our own ban on reporting him?
Russian election this weekend? What would you like to know - what is the interview that you want to hear?
Immigration points system has come in - can we throw ahead to White Season and do a bit of this tonight? But will today's new point system be the change that is necessary to reassure those that are upset at the "pace of change".
Michael Crick is at Labour Party spring conference - to hear Ken Livingstone speak and to gauge just how the party is now performing.
Any other ideas gratefully received. See you at 10.30
Simon Enright
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Thank god for the Drudge Report, since when is it the role of the Media to collude with the Military or the Government or any other organisation in any matter? Is the age of 'proper' journalism dead now that 'citizen journalism' is being pushed so hard?
More on Harry please, such as why was there a 大象传媒 documentary team following him around while this media blackout was in effect? Wouldn't the camera crew around him attract attention. Surely it would have been better if he was allowed to just blend in.
The immigration points system is unfair. We should all be prepared for a drop in the quality of foreign food in restaurants (especially indian food) as chef's don't score highly on the system.
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Dear Mr Enright
the D notice on the Prince Harry was entirely appropriate,
would it be possible to ask your team to check out the American website that broke the story and try to find out where they got their information?
and are there any laws under which they could be prosecuted?
Could we extradite those responsible to stand trial under any of our laws?
Good for Prince Harry! The recent documentary on the Queen showed why the Royals are so much better for our nation than the ghastly alternatives suggested,
best wishes
Bob
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I suppose you can't (or won't) resist adding your 2 pennyworth to Harry In Afghanistan, after all the media has restrained itself for a few months and Today's press has gone to town on it.
Leave him alone for as many have written he is no different than the rest of our "brave lads" (shades of Corporal Jones-Dads Army)which judging from his comments he does not want publicity attracting bullets to his comrades in arms. If I was in his unit I would be asking him not to stand to close to me and play him Sting's record of the same.
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I suppose you can't (or won't) resist adding your 2 pennyworth to Harry In Afghanistan, after all the media has restrained itself for a few months and Today's press has gone to town on it.
Leave him alone for as many have written he is no different than the rest of our "brave lads" (shades of Corporal Jones-Dads Army)which judging from his comments he does not want publicity attracting bullets to his comrades in arms. If I was in his unit I would be asking him not to stand to close to me and play him Sting's record of the same.
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ASSYMETRIC CHIVALRY
The years since Agincourt have, wing-ed, flown
as now the bombers fly at royal command.
Dishonourable foe assail the flag
and vie in cunning to spill royal blood.
The Taliban make brazen mad attack
while Windsor鈥檚 heavy gun spits English pluck
the crazy tow鈥檈l-heads prance in the dust
and fuelled on hashish just don鈥檛 give a damn.
When British arms still cannot find their mark;
when EFs blend terrain like unto dirt
the Queen鈥檚 boys, growing weary of the game
with tactic-grace deploy asymmetry.
Then laptop-summoned planes their bombs disgorge.
Cry: 鈥淕od for Harry England and St George.鈥
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Israeli defence official threatens holocaust upon Gaza in the week in which they've killed 5 children. Is there any particular reason for Newsnight ignoring these events?
I believe the Harry story was covered adequately last night.
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Israeli defence official threatens holocaust upon Gaza in the week in which they've killed 5 children. Is there any particular reason for Newsnight ignoring these events?
I believe the Harry story was covered adequately last night.
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Israeli defence official threatens holocaust upon Gaza in the week in which they've killed 5 children. Is there any particular reason for Newsnight ignoring these events?
I believe the Harry story was covered adequately last night.
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