I scare children

Ms Phillips is a right old one. Major league apologist for the Israeli
government amongst other things. She featured in a rather good edition
of Question Time where she chided the entire audience for disagreeing
with her and another panel member (Will Self) for being anti-semitic,
who turned out to be jewish. "Not a very good one then" was her reply
IIRC. Unlike Ann Coulter she isn't even shaggable.
www.melaniephillips.com/articles/archives/2001_12.html

 

Will Self has been spotted in 'my local' on a couple of occasions.

He seems to have got over the touch of flu he had.

 

Whatever.

 

Oh, yes it is. The same selfish forces of "I'm all right and **** You,
Jack", are still alive and well in a surprisingly large part of the
population. Left to the selfish, the working environment wouldn't take
too long to resemble the conditions of the 19th C.

American Corporations, anyone?

Not analogous at all, imo.
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But the point is, we're not, and those rights that unions fought for
are now enshrined in law. So arguably the union is redundant in
favour of personal education of your legal position or a lawyer.

 

However those 'enshrined rights' need protecting but most importantly the
job's far from finished.

 

sweller scribbled on the back of a napkin:

I'd say that the protection requires a certain amount of working hard
against the creeping erosion of said rights, for starters.

 

I strongly suggest that you do not watch Head to Head on BBC News 24 on
a Sunday evening then. She occasionally pops up on that and it is hard
not to throw things at the telly.

There is a good cross section of other journalists though who I can at
least sit and listen to even if I don't like their views on certain
issues. You get Janet Daley, Ann Leslie, Michael Gove, Bruce Anderson,
David Aaronovitch, Steve Richards, Yasmin Alibhi-Brown and Polly
Toynbee. We used to get dear old Ken Clarke too - usually up against
Polly Toynbee - but he hasn't been on for months.

The best one ever was Bruce A vs Yasmin AB. It almost got to blows and
there was a hell of a lot of very loud conversation - huge fun. I
actually like listening to Ann Leslie - I don't like her politics but
the fact that she is a well travelled reporter and is very familiar with
the Middle East gives her comments added insight.

 

So there's no room for any more improvements in working conditions?

I'm actually surprised at you Ben. You've been shafted by people
you've worked for and I would have thought that having someone
fighting for your rights would rate quite highly in your estimation.

 

I'd watch it if they promised to behead the billy sitch.

I like him, although, like you, he's not someone whose views I always care
for. It's like I have Huge Respeck for Tony Benn. Honourable and principled.

Yuh. Unlike Firrips, she has some basis of education. I mislike her politics
as well, but at least there's some knowledge there.

The other journo I can't stand is bloody Orla Guerin, with those hang dog
eyes and portentous voice.

Ali

 

Oh yes. No doubt Orla Guerin could win a EuroMillions rollover in the
half-hour breathing-space between wondershags, and she'd still look as if
she'd been forced to watch her kitten being microwaved.

 

She needs a good slapping, IMHO

 

An interesting description and I know exactly what you mean.

I'm afraid that Lyse Doucet (sp?) on the BBC has a voice that, IMO, can
cut through steel. Drives me mad and sets my teeth on edge.

While this is definitely a LOL moment. Splendid choice of words.

 

All of the women or someone in particular?

 

Sorry, Polly Toynbee.

 

In that situation it turned out that a union wouldn't have made a
blind bit of difference.

And the fault lay with me for letting myself get ripped off.

 

Ah. Thought you might have had someone with credibility.