Southend West By-Election

[lankeela]

I tuned in to BBC News at 12.00 to find out the result of the by-election - after waiting twenty-five minutes for it to be even mentioned it was given less than two minutes coverage. I think this is disgraceful and is sadly indicative of the BBC's anti Conservative party bias. The report said the Conservatives had 'hung on' to the seat - hardly an appropriate term. Time they lost the licence fee.

[naomi24]

Typical BBC language. Sickening.

[ichkeria]

Were you seriously doubting the result, then (!)

I'm a big politcs watcher but I wasn't going to sit up for that ...

Here's the link
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-60254176

[Gromit]

You are daft as a brush.

There wasn’t a contest, the opposition stood down. It was a foregone conclusion that the Conservative’s would win the seat. As such it is low on the news agenda.

[naomi24]

They got the boot in there too, ich.

[ichkeria]

"the boot"?

[naomi24]

Not hard to spot, ich.

[Peter Pedant]

write and tell them
no main party candidates - sozza reset - ONE main party candidate

thousand spoilt ballots - this does not signify " I am too thick to put and X in a box, I am a fully paid up member of AB"
BUT
" I wish to vote but there is no one on the ballot worf voting for"

and when the average ABer huffs and puffs(*) and says - it is a matter of honour ( not to field candidates) I think of Boris and laugh....

(*) o god and dont forget the screaming and insistence I am a troll

[ichkeria]

I'm afraid I am a bit slow today.

[naomi24]

That's handy.

[Gromit]

Not even the people of Southend were much interest in this election. 76% didn’t even bother to vote.

If you don’t like the BBC, why are you going there for news? There are plenty of other channels.

[ichkeria]

Can you just explain why you think this article is "putting the boot in" because I cannot see it

[Peter Pedant]

who is booting whom, pray
we are not going to have another I-am-a-victim-fest are we ?

(Boris is innocent and a sweetie and sooooooo lovely....I want his baby)

[Peter Pedant]

hi itch - cold morning innit?
you wont get anywhere you know

[Sqad]

I just don't understand where respect come in in Politics, the incumbent dies and there should be an election.

Seems logical to me.

[Stickybottle]

Biggest non story thread I have seen all week

[ichkeria]

Is it the bit about the PA news media agency reporting that people had spoiled their ballot papers? Trying to read your mind I cannot see anything else (but who knows)
Surely that's some voters putting the boot in (to the PM)
A pretty tasteless thing to do in the circumstances, but I don't think it was the BBC doing it .

[Gromit]

Ich
// They got the boot in there too, ich. //

The report mentioned spoilt ballot papers with anti Boris messages on them.
The BBC are not allowed to report that fact or that 4 aides left Downing Street, and by doing so they so, they confirm they are leftwing and Tory bashers.

[naomi24]

Ich, A nice little link to an article entitled 'I couldn't be bothered, I think it's a total mess', followed by //The PA Media news agency said it had seen a number of the spoilt ballot papers containing messages directed against Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
One featured the comment "Boris do a Brexit - get out", while another member of the electorate scrawled "Get Boris out".//

The BBC just can't help themselves.

[Gromit]

Naomi,
You are mad as an hatter.

[Khandro]

Well spotted Lankeela, the BBC are ever sinking to low levels. if you need further confirmation of this, take a look at this thread;

https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Media-and-TV/Question1783779.html