Poll: Poll: UK General Election 2017 - Mk II

[dalehitchy1]

What? They can only print stuff that you personally agree with?

No... but they should least be monitored better. They have too much sway in election. We wont get another labour party until they have a leader who is practically the same as the tories so the media and big businesses will be able to do some backdoor deals.

I believe other countries do not allow media headlines like this 3 days before election.

 

[Greebo]

What? They can only print stuff that you personally agree with?

It's not even facts though, most of what they printed is just lies. Fox News tells the truth more than the sun

 

[dalehitchy1]

I take it you also rage over left wing shill rag The Mirror...

https://d2kmm3vx031a1h.cloudfront.net/BPpcdCpDQnqycg5dXcc3_mirror.jpg

At least there is 1 paper (no matter how crap of a rag still) is on the side. I think out of 12 papers ... 9 support May

 

[Caged]

No... but they should least be monitored better. They have too much sway in election. We wont get another labour party until they have a leader who is practically the same as the tories so the media and big businesses will be able to do some backdoor deals.

I believe other countries do not allow media headlines like this 3 days before election.

It will only change if it hits the circulation figures. There's definitely a more noticeable number of people being happy that they are thick as mince, so I don't expect that to change.

 

[Rroff]

It's not even facts though, most of what they printed is just lies. Fox News tells the truth more than the sun

Most of the points aren't entirely not based on truth though - though some are based on either Labour's past record or things yet to be proven.

 

[CREATIVE!11]

What? They can only print stuff that you personally agree with?

Aboslutely not at all.

There is a ban on the media isn't there? to stop them influencing the vote? why does that not extend to newspapers i'm asking. All they do is print fake news anyway....

 

[wildman]

At least there is 1 paper (no matter how crap of a rag still) is on the side. I think out of 12 papers ... 9 support May

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_Kingdom

 

[dowie]

No... but they should least be monitored better. They have too much sway in election. We wont get another labour party until they have a leader who is practically the same as the tories so the media and big businesses will be able to do some backdoor deals.

I believe other countries do not allow media headlines like this 3 days before election.

there is nothing stopping the mirror or any other publication from making similar images or cartoons re: May

there is also plenty of alternative media with attacks on both sides - I mean there is the Liar Liar song, there is the new Casette Boy - they're getting at least as much coverage as a single issue of the Sun

It's not even facts though, most of what they printed is just lies. Fox News tells the truth more than the sun

seems to be a mix of facts and opinion tbh...

 

[dowie]

Aboslutely not at all.

There is a ban on the media isn't there? to stop them influencing the vote? why does that not extend to newspapers i'm asking. All they do is print fake news anyway....

what do you mean by 'there is a ban on the media'?

 

[Caged]

Here's a good read about austerity, it's all stuff that's been mentioned before obviously but it's good to have it all in one place

https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2017/06/06/britain-for-the-love-of-god-please-stop-theresa-may/

 

[wildman]

Most of the points aren't entirely not based on truth though - though some are based on either Labour's past record or things yet to be proven.

it irresponsible journalism at best, election racketeering at worst. Press should be more heavily regulated at elections the same as Television and Radio media.

 

[RavenXXX2]

Aboslutely not at all.

There is a ban on the media isn't there? to stop them influencing the vote? why does that not extend to newspapers i'm asking. All they do is print fake news anyway....

I agree, the BBC won't play the maybot liar tune but they will flaunt the tory propaganda rightwing papers, *****

 

[Raikiri]

Aboslutely not at all.

There is a ban on the media isn't there? to stop them influencing the vote? why does that not extend to newspapers i'm asking. All they do is print fake news anyway....

Only applies to TV and radio, weirdly.

there is nothing stopping the mirror or any other publication from making similar images or cartoons re: May

I mean, apart from self respect.

 

[JohnnyG]

Aboslutely not at all.

There is a ban on the media isn't there? to stop them influencing the vote? why does that not extend to newspapers i'm asking. All they do is print fake news anyway....

Broadcast media are not allowed to show any bias or comment favourably on any party whereas newspapers can print pretty much want they want.
Apparently it's to do with broadcast media being more 'believable' so having a greater influence, it's true in a way as some of the stuff the DM, Sun, Mirror etc come up with is just comical and you'd have to be pretty daft to believe it.

 

[Uther]

Having serious discussions with the family in the coming weeks about selling up the house and leaving this ****** island. Other half is one qualification away from it being viable tbh.

This just isn't the country I grew up in. Surveillance state under constant terrorist threat, health service falling apart, stagnant wages, no growth.

Would get us out tomorrow if I could. Had enough of it.

Most of my friends had the right idea, they left years ago, and have a very nice life in places like Australia.I shudder to think what this place will look like 5 years from now.

 

[CREATIVE!11]

Broadcast media are not allowed to show any bias or comment favourably on any party whereas newspapers can print pretty much want they want.
Apparently it's to do with broadcast media being more 'believable' so having a greater influence, it's true in a way as some of the stuff the DM, Sun, Mirror etc come up with is just comical and you'd have to be pretty daft to believe it.

what do you mean by 'there is a ban on the media'?

The above is what I was talking about. Ban is probably not right word to use.

 

[dowie]

I mean, apart from self respect.

Really? No one has ever mocked the Tory or Lib Dem candidates?

Oh look at their current website, seems they don't have self respect either:

Pot... Kettle...

 

[Greebo]

Broadcast media are not allowed to show any bias or comment favourably on any party whereas newspapers can print pretty much want they want.
Apparently it's to do with broadcast media being more 'believable' so having a greater influence, it's true in a way as some of the stuff the DM, Sun, Mirror etc come up with is just comical and you'd have to be pretty daft to believe it.

Sadly I know lots of people who will regurgitate what the Dm and sun say as fact. Even had my 93 year old neighbour tonight saying he was going to vote labour but after hearing about the £4500 garden tax which he can't afford he might now have to vote Tory. He lives in a £100k terraced house with a 6m x 6m back garden. Doesn't matter that it's rubbish, people are believing it and biting accordingly.

 

[Uther]

None of that should be allowed, it's the same moronic rubbish that has brought politics, and this country, to where it is today.

 

[chrismscotland]

Having serious discussions with the family in the coming weeks about selling up the house and leaving this ****** island. Other half is one qualification away from it being viable tbh.

This just isn't the country I grew up in. Surveillance state under constant terrorist threat, health service falling apart, stagnant wages, no growth.

Would get us out tomorrow if I could. Had enough of it.

I hold out some hope that enough of my fellow Scots will see themselves to back Independence if the Brexit talks start to look as shoddy as it seems they might be, failing that I'd be considering moving away too, its no longer a good place to try and be in business, in theory a Tory party was meant to be better for business but the current lot seem intent on killing small business with more and more red tape and tax.