QT Audience...
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Have you only just noticed?
I thought the black woman at the end was a surprise and certainly left Diane squirming. Also that man arguing with Farage works for a housing association and was a Labour activist! (and wrong, Farage was right)
But yes, it's not as good as it was, I think that the audience are not as intellectual on the whole as I'd like. Someone can make a speech and mention key words such as 'hard working families' and 'cut's and be guaranteed a round of applause at the end. Unfortunalty Any Questions isn't any better
Having to declare your political association for a seat is not working. I think it should be out of a hat.
I thought the black woman at the end was a surprise and certainly left Diane squirming. Also that man arguing with Farage works for a housing association and was a Labour activist! (and wrong, Farage was right)
But yes, it's not as good as it was, I think that the audience are not as intellectual on the whole as I'd like. Someone can make a speech and mention key words such as 'hard working families' and 'cut's and be guaranteed a round of applause at the end. Unfortunalty Any Questions isn't any better
Having to declare your political association for a seat is not working. I think it should be out of a hat.
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pffffft QT anyone see TOWIE??
I jest, you sometimes get the odd show where you get an audience made up entirely of one demographic. From the times I've watched it, it normally seems somewhat balanced but you always get the odd one where it is entirely one sided. It's unavoidable I suppose or unless you start applying some sort of filtering process Unfortunately I missed last weeks. I normally try and make a point of watching it. I Might iplayer it later.
I jest, you sometimes get the odd show where you get an audience made up entirely of one demographic. From the times I've watched it, it normally seems somewhat balanced but you always get the odd one where it is entirely one sided. It's unavoidable I suppose or unless you start applying some sort of filtering process Unfortunately I missed last weeks. I normally try and make a point of watching it. I Might iplayer it later.
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Well.
One does apply to be in the audience and the form does have various pertinant things to fill in.
Not suprising they will try to match applicants with current topics and guests really.
One does apply to be in the audience and the form does have various pertinant things to fill in.
Not suprising they will try to match applicants with current topics and guests really.
Match? Reality denying socialists aren't appropriate for anything.
The BBC seeks to represent the 1% of morons out there and ignore the 99% of people.
I'd understand if they really were matching, in my opinion they are not. They're just recruiting demagogues, nutters and activists.
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So never give them any air time? How democratic!
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hmmm didn't realise that. learn something new every day. If that is the case then perhaps it was somewhat rigged to be a bit more dramatic this time. I do agree somewhat about the program not being particularly informative any more and becoming a forum for people to rant.
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There's a lot to rant about at the moment I guess.
Have you seen Question Tme over the last few years? It's a BBC tool for implying that people agree with the Labour rhetoric of the Torys are evil and everyone is equal. Sometimes it just boils my ****.
Daivd Dimbleby need's to go too, I'd actually rather see Andrew Neil
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I don't agree, but hey, if that's what you think, don't watch it.
Do you vote Labour?
That's not what I'm saying at all. You do know what I'm saying, but you're trolling as per your normal.
What I'm saying is let's not have an audience filled with activists who are there to shout down politicians, hand picked by the BBC because they'll create Jerry Springer style drama.
What you're saying is just your usual misquote and stuff words in mouth rubbish.
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Green party.
Edit: Love you too Halk, I never realised you cared so deeply.
Who would have thought that politics could get so heated, esp when combined with a public audience!
Edit: Love you too Halk, I never realised you cared so deeply.
Who would have thought that politics could get so heated, esp when combined with a public audience!
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Do you think that dumbing down is becoming more rife within topical satire? Would you rather have more intellectual heavy weights on the show? I suppose the same could be said for HIGNFY...
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Maybe you should listen to 'Any Questions?' on radio 4 instead? Maybe you already do, but if you dont... try it.
I think so - but I wonder if there's something going on similar to the nostalgia effect where our perceptions aren't quite right. All things considered though if you look at BBC News it's gone to opinion, Panorama has gone down the tubes, Paxman just fishes for soundbites, and my opinion on the QT audience, and I agree about Dimbeby.
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I dunno HIGNFY is a completely different kettle of fish. I am becoming quite tired of the repetition that is QT at the moment however. Labour rep takes opposite view to Tory on nearly all topics (except those where it would be suicide to do so) and turns it into a ****ging match nothing more. I would like some more intellectual heavyweights in to balance out the political point scoring and to shoot down people who clearly have no idea. Seriously Will Young was on not too long ago. Really?!?!?! Fair enough the odd comedian but that muppett had no idea what was going on.
Edit: mods sort out this swear filter it's getting silly now. More and more words are getting added for no real reason most of which don't need to be there.
I honestly didn't know until now that anyone who had an interest in politics voted Green. I genuinely thought that every single person who had ever voted for them had run through the thought process of "I hate politishuns, there all nasty I like babbies and kittuns lol."
I think it is more probable that because of the economic and political situation people are more likely to have certain views, also the demographic will depend on the region from which the audience is drawn and the demographic of those that apply to be in the audience.
I do not adhere to the current GD conspiracy about the BBC being some form of Labour media mouthpiece, I just think that people are generally going to be more receptive to socialist ideas when they find themselves under threat from economic and state cutbacks.
I do not adhere to the current GD conspiracy about the BBC being some form of Labour media mouthpiece, I just think that people are generally going to be more receptive to socialist ideas when they find themselves under threat from economic and state cutbacks.
I used to think they had a social democrat bias, but I no longer think so.
I think they just try for sensationalism and their idea of balance is to pick two people from the opposite side of an issue, which implies the truth is in the middle. They don't seem to care if one of them is a scientist who supports the proven by scientific method peer reviewed opinion while the other one is a creationist nutter.