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Surely the question is why an Australian-American is permitted to foist his obsessive anti-European views on so much of the British media. The fact that Murdoch's opinions count for more on pm and other radio programmes than those of the British people typifies the worst side of globalisation.
excellent programme, but is there a ban on mentioning drastic falls in the financial markets?
xx
ed
Cynic, n.:
One who looks through rose-colored glasses with a jaundiced eye.
The lack of comments re tonights programme, says it all,BORING.
Too much coverage of the arts, when Front Line will be broadcast later this evening. As for the cats, we thought 'Look East'was boring. Surely this was an item best saved for local radio.
For information only.
;-)
ed
Johnson's First Law:
When any mechanical contrivance fails, it will do so at the most inconvenient possible time.
Fri Oct 19 18:24:20 BST 2007
I posted a comment about 50 minutes ago. I am puzzled as to why it has not been shown. What does Ed Iglehart have that I don't have? Is it an exclusive members club for people named Ed/s
Irene,
Persistence is all I've got (and some might say "too much time")
Sometimes I take a great notion....
xx
ed
P.S. I'm still waiting for my most recent to appear, and in the meantime, your first has appeared.
Put your Nose to the Grindstone!
-- Amalgamated Plastic Surgeons and Toolmakers, Ltd.
Fri Oct 19 19:40:25 BST 2007
Calling all Dead Cats!
Be ready for a testing time on Monday!
xx
ed
Strange to hear an eastern european, possibly polish accent, during the reading of the letters.
Strange because while it is not uncommon to hear Welsh, Irish or Scots accents, the only acceptable accent for people living in England is posh.
Can we assume that in future the the program will begin using actors with regional accents when reading the letters?
Thanks for the Alan Coren piece, like most Radio 4 listeners I found him a positive delight. He'll be sadly missed.
IS there a conspiracy of silence on the economic turmoil? I find nothing but the low-key report that the FTSE fell by 1½% and the DJI by almost 3% on the anniversary of the 1987 'crash'.
Are the meeja afraid of being accused of fuelling a panic?
How today was reported by Dow-Jones:
It was hardly mentioned on the ´óÏó´«Ã½ tonight.
lalalalalala
ed
When the blind lead the blind they will both fall over the cliff.
-- Chinese proverb
(appropriate as usual!)
Fri Oct 19 23:52:55 BST 2007
Friday PM.......not impressed. What is impressive is how quickly the ´óÏó´«Ã½ 'cut backs' have taken effect.
and i bet this gets 502'd!
Hello All,
Many thanks for all your comments. Some of the stuff around yesterday was quite hard to develop. A couple of things didn't quite come up to scratch: we could have done a bit more explaining on the Treaty before looking ahead to its effects; and the rugby piece didn't deliver in the way the report from South Africa did on Thursday.
Ed (various postings), you may have a point about yesterday's falls... but I think it's a bit harsh to accuse us of deliberately ignoring market dips when they happen. We get accused of fuelling panic when we do report and then of we're accused of being afraid about causing panic when we don't report. Having said that, maybe I should have done something on the markets yesterday. On its own, yesterday's dip in the FTSE 100 didn't - in my judgement - merit a piece on the programme... only one and a quarter per cent, so not a big enough fall and no sign yet whether it is part of a trend. But I should have been more alert to the Dow, which had taken bigger hits. It was rallying just before we came on air, but my eye was on other problems so I spotted the subsequent fall back it too late.
Arthur McGiven (1) the debate about media ownership is re-opened with some regularity. Maybe it is is time to go there again. Press barons have always had influence on Government... and we cannot ignore the importance of papers like the Sun. It is always difficult to judge whether they lead or reflect public opinion... a bit of both perhaps. By reporting it, we place the not always obvious power of the owners in the public domain.
And DI Wyman (11), sorry to hear you don't like the programme. I can't pretend it was the best programme I've made... but then again, it wasn't the worst. If you elaborate, I'll try to give you a response. Or maybe you'd just rather let that last posting of yours stand as it is.
All the best,
Rog
Can't, Sequin dear. 502.
Can't, Sequin dear. 502.
sent again @ 1422
RS..(12)
Rog..overall the content was reasonable, it was that 'PM' bite that was missing..that acidic 'got you with yer pants down' that we all enjoy that wasn't there.
I know its not Sequins fault and I know it has been a bit of a bugger of a week for you guys....but hey...I have been there several times. Life goes on, and so does PM?
Please don't dwell on 'what is' so please 'out' and look for ear tingling, biting, lets get 'down to it' articles.......PM..... is my PM fix.
Thanks..DiY
PS...sorry for the delay in the reply...been 'playing' on the beach with the rest of the 'Froggers' in Bournmouthy!
PPS.....also ....i keep getting 502'd......doesn't look good for iPM!!
3rd attempt...at battling the 502 gremlins...!
RS..(12)
Rog..overall the content was reasonable, it was that 'PM' bite that was missing..that acidic 'got you with yer pants down' that we all enjoy that wasn't there.
I know its not Sequins fault and I know it has been a bit of a bugger of a week for you guys....but hey...I have been there several times. Life goes on, and so does PM?
Please don't dwell on 'what is' so please 'out' and look for ear tingling, biting, lets get 'down to it' articles.......PM..... is my PM fix.
Thanks..DiY
PS...sorry for the delay in the reply...been 'playing' on the beach with the rest of the 'Froggers' in Bournmouthy!
PPS.....also ....i keep getting 502'd......doesn't look good for iPM!!
3rd attempt...at battling the 502 gremlins...!
4th.....this is doin' my head in.....
5th.....ryhmes with rugger!
RS..(12)
Rog..overall the content was reasonable, it was that 'PM' bite that was missing..that acidic 'got you with yer pants down' that we all enjoy that wasn't there.
I know its not Sequins fault and I know it has been a bit of a bugger of a week for you guys....but hey...I have been there several times. Life goes on, and so does PM?
Please don't dwell on 'what is' so please 'out' and look for ear tingling, biting, lets get 'down to it' articles.......PM..... is my PM fix.
Thanks..DiY
PS...sorry for the delay in the reply...been 'playing' on the beach with the rest of the 'Froggers' in Bournmouthy!
PPS.....also ....i keep getting 502'd......doesn't look good for iPM!!
3rd attempt...at battling the 502 gremlins...!
4th.....this is doin' my head in.....
5th.....ryhmes with rugger!
6th and last...we are the ´óÏó´«Ã½, its wot we do.......
No complaints with your assessment, DIY. I've made better programmes... but I've made worse. Nothing at all to do with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ cuts. Just a day when it didn't come together. They happen.
Rog
No complaints with your assessment, DIY. I've made better programmes... but I've made worse. Nothing at all to do with the ´óÏó´«Ã½ cuts. Just a day when it didn't come together. They happen.
Rog
Roger,
Thanks for your answer. Mine was more a cynical /ironic observation than a complaint, and I do understand your double bind, in fact that was my point.
The phenomenon was not restricted to PM or even the ´óÏó´«Ã½. I admit to schadenfreude as I watch the markets get ever further from reality. Like George Monbiot, I reckon our best hope lies in the collapse of The Global Market, a false diety if there ever was one. See my namelink.
And, for a taste of my favourite columnist, see:
Salaam, etc
ed
If you've got to travel on the Titanic, you might as well go First Class.
Sun Oct 21 00:42:30 BST 2007
A storm of 502s greeted an earlier attempt.
RS (19) & (20)
thanks for the reply....no problem..I have just had one of those days as well...things didn't quite gel as they should have. Still Swaffham (for those in the know) was OK...thanks to AnnP for your help in testing IT systems...'William' is very grateful.
DiY..back on the Broads!
..but via Cafe 502!!
RS (19) & (20)
thanks for the reply....no problem..I have just had one of those days as well...things didn't quite gel as they should have. Still Swaffham (for those in the know) was OK...thanks to AnnP for your help in testing IT systems...'William' is very grateful.
DiY..back on the Broads!
..but via Cafe 502!!
i dont believe it........502'd again..
21
Blimey Ed, you deserve a medal.
Could you please post some stuff about how ´óÏó´«Ã½ pensions are linked to the markets and how the ´óÏó´«Ã½ misreports the reputation of monetary authorities during crises in order to preseve stock values. One more push and you'll have Sawyer admitting it all.
Now the Beeb itself thinks it may have been instrumental in the Northern Rock affair it may be willing to calculate how much of the 18 or so percent the FTSE is overvalued by is due to ´óÏó´«Ã½ dishonesty and self interest in over reporting gains and under reporting losses. (It makes people more willing to buy and hold on to shares).
Can Monbiot now expect regular abuse from Simon Worral, RJD, Witchiwoman and the other knee jerk hacks.
This post could seal your return to the fold, Ed. Check it with Fifi, but I think so. You may be mentioned in a Lying Scotsman lyric yet!
Yours 'till Barclays goes belly up
mac.
For Roger
Early Monday
No dead cats yet
Namelink may be of interest
xx
ed
Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.
Mon Oct 22 08:48:45 BST 2007
Ed, given the thread about cats being stolen and dumped I hope that 'no dead cats yet' goes on being true.
Chris,
You may know it, but I'll explain anyway. When the eternal optimists note a 'bounce' in the market following a steep decline, the cynics reply that even a dead cat will bounce if dropped from high enough.
The wee 'bounce' this morning, barely managing to keep above Friday's close was a pretty pathetic attempt at a 'dead cat bounce' as these things have come to be known.
The charts I posted
semed to me to resemble some poor creature trying to keep its head above the waterline of Friday's close (red line). Seems to be going down for the third time, just now (20:19 BST) It may just manage to make it to closing with its nose above water, but....
I'm sorry if my cruel sense of humour pains any animal lovers, but there it is.
We may be cruel to animals, but we're very kind to bankers. See my namelink
xx
ed
First attempt twor three days ago; this attempt
wed oct 24th, 11:02 BST
and 11:06
and 11:12
Once more into the 502 breach, my friends, once more!
Chris,
You may know it, but I'll explain anyway. When the eternal optimists note a 'bounce' in the market following a steep decline, the cynics reply that even a dead cat will bounce if dropped from high enough.
The wee 'bounce' this morning, barely managing to keep above Friday's close was a pretty pathetic attempt at a 'dead cat bounce' as these things have come to be known.
The charts I posted
semed to me to resemble some poor creature trying to keep its head above the waterline of Friday's close (red line). Seems to be going down for the third time, just now (20:19 BST) It may just manage to make it to closing with its nose above water, but....
I'm sorry if my cruel sense of humour pains any animal lovers, but there it is.
We may be cruel to animals, but we're very kind to bankers. See my namelink
xx
ed
First attempt twor three days ago;
22/10/07 20:34, actually;
this attempt
wed oct 24th, 11:02 BST
and 11:06
and 11:12
and 11:21
and 11:26
Once more into the 502 breach, my friends, once more!
dot for slash or slash for dot? DOH!
The moon may be smaller than Earth, but it's further away.
Wed Oct 24 12:25:57 BST 2007
502
Wed Oct 24 12:37:58 BST 2007
502
Wed Oct 24 12:44:45 BST 2007
and
Wed Oct 24 12:50:20 BST 2007
and
Wed Oct 24 12:55:55 BST 2007