BBC Question Time

[rp2000]

Well that was fun. My question wasn’t selected but I did get selected to comment on someone else’s.

I watch this most weeks on youtube, but today i happen to be in the UK and saw this thread! I thought you could watch it live in iplayer at 8pm or wait till 1040 for the TV broadcast (I'm sure this is mentioned in the show each week).

Can anyone help me out with the link for watching it on iPlayer? All I can find is the old epiosdes.


rp2000

 

[Quartz]

Can anyone help me out with the link for watching it on iPlayer?

BBC One - Question Time, 2023, 07/12/2023

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Petersfield in Hampshire.

www.bbc.co.uk

As others have said, it's now recorded in advance.

 

[rp2000]

BBC One - Question Time, 2023, 07/12/2023

Fiona Bruce presents an hour of topical debate from Petersfield in Hampshire.

www.bbc.co.uk

As others have said, it's now recorded in advance.

I'm confused, it literally says "Live on iPlayer at 8pm" in the description (and Fiona says this every week in the show!)

I meant I wanted to watch the 8pm version rather than staying up for the 1040 version on iPlayer/BBC1.

Edit: I didn't actually read the rest of the thread and now I can see people were debating whether the show is broadcast live or not. I was referring to something unrelated!


rp2000

 

[rp2000]

Found the link:

Question Time - Question Time

Fiona Bruce and panellists debate the latest political events, live from Petersfield.

www.bbc.co.uk

It's definitely today's episode!

Spoiler: Only 4 panellists for some reason today...


rp2000

 

[jeffk]

Research scientists are badly paid...

Thats it?

Thats bad is it? Looks ok to me? literally the first google hit i got im sure theres plenty of mundane ones without much importance being paid lower.

At least post the job requirements too…

“Job Description (JD): 8+yrs experience

Essential Skills

- PhD in quantum physics/chemistry, computer science, machine learning, or a related scientific field.
- Proven track record in quantum computation techniques, particularly associated with the VQE algorithm.
- Strong programming skills in languages such as C++, Python, or Fortran, coupled with extensive experience in quantum computational software packages (e.g., Qiskit, TKET, Pennylane, etc.).
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, showcasing the ability to develop and apply novel computational methodologies.“

The people I know with those kind of qualifications and experience earn a lot more than £75k. And they need to after accruing 7+ years of student debt.

 

[rp2000]

Well that was fun. My question wasn’t selected but I did get selected to comment on someone else’s.

Give us a clue.

as above....


rp2000

 

[413x]

Research scientists are badly paid...

Thats it?



Thats bad is it? Looks ok to me? literally the first google hit i got im sure theres plenty of mundane ones without much importance being paid lower. I assume running the same tests 1000x a day for some medical company.. Dont worry you can all be replaced by machines soon. Then you'll have ZERO value!

Are only British research scientists badly paid? Thought about leaving a sinking ship? Are fields that are generally more useful more well paid? Looks like it from here? How much research is just dead ends? Seems a crappy job choice unless you love the Lifestyle/atmosphere/buzz. (like my job utterly **** but fun and less than Zero stress..)

I quit science because pay is dire.
I regret doing it at uni. By far biggest life regret that.

 

[unwashed potato!]

as above....


rp2000

We don't even know if his reply made it to the final show. I was on a cnn one before brexit (my input was included) but the girl before me said the most dumbest thing and they just straight up cut her out. Imagine question time might do the same. So it's more up to us to decide whether his contribution was worthy of being shown. I vote no, unless he can prove otherwise by telling us what it was

 

[Moley]

as above....


rp2000

I was the bloke who said he'd voted conservative all his life, been a party member and had torn up his membership card after Sunak was installed as leader. Now you know what my handsome mug looks like.

 

[rp2000]

I vaguely remember that comment, but tbh, it's quite a common sort of statement on QT!


rp2000

 

[unwashed potato!]

I was the bloke who said he'd voted conservative all his life, been a party member and had torn up his membership card after Sunak was installed as leader. Now you know what my handsome mug looks like.

Honestly surprised that this was your outcome. You had bojo and still kept your membership, Liz truss, and then when a semi adult finally takes over again, you tore it up.

 

[Moley]

Honestly surprised that this was your outcome. You had bojo and still kept your membership, Liz truss, and then when a semi adult finally takes over again, you tore it up.

I tore it up because us party members were disenfranchised by Sunak being 'installed' rather than another vote taking place. For clarity, I voted for Bojo. For the more recent hustings the grass roots membership (myself included) wanted Penny Mordaunt but the Truss and Sunak camps manipulated the selection process to push her out. The expectation internally was that this would lead to Sunak being voted in but a membership protest vote (which I didn't take part it) gave Truss the numbers to win. Neither Truss nor Sunak were the right candidate in my mind, but taking away our basic right to select the leader was a bridge too far for me. Ironically the Labour party leadership process is far more democratic, with the membership voting from day one. I now count myself as an independent voter, I'll decide who gets my vote going forward based on manifesto's.

 

[Freakbro]

We don't even know if his reply made it to the final show.

It's an 'as live' show. They don't edit it unless it's something unsuitable or it's overrun significantly.

 

[unwashed potato!]

It's an 'as live' show. They don't edit it unless it's something unsuitable or it's overrun significantly.

I was just saying that to tempt the user to post what they said, hence the winky at the end. I don't expect the users input to be delete worthy

 

[Kyle009]

I tore it up because us party members were disenfranchised by Sunak being 'installed' rather than another vote taking place. For clarity, I voted for Bojo. For the more recent hustings the grass roots membership (myself included) wanted Penny Mordaunt but the Truss and Sunak camps manipulated the selection process to push her out. The expectation internally was that this would lead to Sunak being voted in but a membership protest vote (which I didn't take part it) gave Truss the numbers to win. Neither Truss nor Sunak were the right candidate in my mind, but taking away our basic right to select the leader was a bridge too far for me. Ironically the Labour party leadership process is far more democratic, with the membership voting from day one. I now count myself as an independent voter, I'll decide who gets my vote going forward based on manifesto's.

But you won't be voting Tory right?!

Out of interest, was it just the "installation" of Sunak that was an issue? Not the myriad of other issues that have wreaked havoc with the country over the last 13 years?

Do you believe Boris got "the big calls" right? Was Truss justified in her unfunded tax cuts? Has austerity been a success?

Genuinely interested to know. I'm not a Labour party member by the way, just never been able to understand someone who has only voted one way in their entire life.

 

[Moley]

But you won't be voting Tory right?!

Out of interest, was it just the "installation" of Sunak that was an issue? Not the myriad of other issues that have wreaked havoc with the country over the last 13 years?

Do you believe Boris got "the big calls" right? Was Truss justified in her unfunded tax cuts? Has austerity been a success?

Genuinely interested to know. I'm not a Labour party member by the way, just never been able to understand someone who has only voted one way in their entire life.

Bojo was voted in to handle Brexit.
Truss was an abomination - a wannabe Thatcher with none of the ability.
Johnson got things wrong and some things right, but he was hugely popular when voted in - you don't get that kind of majority from just Tory voters - but was not the right person to handle Covid. I'm honestly not sure who the right person is when it comes to handling a one-in-a-lifetime global disaster.

 

[unwashed potato!]

honestly not sure who the right person is when it comes to handling a one-in-a-lifetime global disaster

Perhaps multiple parties was a better option, but speedy decisions may have been hindered in that situation.

 

[Kyle009]

Bojo was voted in to handle Brexit.
Truss was an abomination - a wannabe Thatcher with none of the ability.
Johnson got things wrong and some things right, but he was hugely popular when voted in - you don't get that kind of majority from just Tory voters - but was not the right person to handle Covid. I'm honestly not sure who the right person is when it comes to handling a one-in-a-lifetime global disaster.

Do you think he handled Brexit well? I mean we've lost 4% of GDP (according the the OBR) and numerous other issues (such as the N. Ireland border protocols which Boris falsely claimed to have sorted).

I hope you'd agree that the right person to be in charge of a once-in-a-lifetime global disaster definitely wasn't a proven liar and someone who was errant in their leadership responsibilities as Boris was.

 

[Nasher]

No one handled COVID any better. We couldn't all stay indoors forever and it was going to eventually spread everywhere.

A lot of nations (including EU ones) hid the true number of deaths which made the UK look worse at the time.

 

[Moley]

Do you think he handled Brexit well? I mean we've lost 4% of GDP (according the the OBR) and numerous other issues (such as the N. Ireland border protocols which Boris falsely claimed to have sorted).

I hope you'd agree that the right person to be in charge of a once-in-a-lifetime global disaster definitely wasn't a proven liar and someone who was errant in their leadership responsibilities as Boris was.

On point one - as well as he possibly could bearing in mind he didn't really do it himself and passed it off to Lord Frost to actually get it over the line. EDIT: and the whole process was hampered by 1) Terry May's tenure and her letting Brussels set out the agenda for the process 2) The ERG sticking their oar in.

On point two - no argument from me there.