| Rule Britannia! 15:32 - Aug 25 with 12733 views | Sadoldgit |
So the BBC have compromised and have not banned this and Land of Hope and Glory from the Proms, an instrumental version will be played instead. Seems sensible not to be singing Britains never never never shall be slaves at a time like this, but Boris Johnson doesn’t agree. Perhaps it is time he went on a diversity course? |  | | |  |
| Rule Britannia! on 12:06 - Aug 26 with 1353 views | JaySaint |
| Rule Britannia! on 12:01 - Aug 26 by Wints76 |
If the BBC is defunded, is there not the chance that there will be no last night at the proms at all, rather than just not having an audience to sing those couple of songs for this year only?
It does all feel slightly contrived. |
the direction of travel for the BBC is set. Only a matter of time!
Threatening your customers with prison if they do not want your product, is a bit weird.
Imagine if you were forced to buy the Daily Mail (*insert the paper you will not read*) every day and not doing so, could result in a criminal conviction?
ironically, it is the young that will kill the BBC in its current set up. The very people the Beeb is desperate to appeal to (and failing).
If the BBC was as fantastic as some people say, surely it would thrive when left to fend for itself.
Ultimately, the BBC had a head start over many of the streaming start-ups years ago. It had vast content and the iPlayer etc....had it went on its own accord and offered a commercial streaming service, it could have made great strides IMO. Now, it is desperately trying to play catch up and chase the audience (BritBox for example) |  |
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| Rule Britannia! on 12:14 - Aug 26 with 1338 views | grumpy |
| Rule Britannia! on 08:41 - Aug 26 by Boris_ |
Another thread from the resident bed wetter pushing his left wing ideology to a bunch of strangers on the internet.
What an oddball! |
That was a short holiday. |  | | |
| Rule Britannia! on 12:22 - Aug 26 with 1333 views | Wints76 |
| Rule Britannia! on 12:06 - Aug 26 by JaySaint |
the direction of travel for the BBC is set. Only a matter of time!
Threatening your customers with prison if they do not want your product, is a bit weird.
Imagine if you were forced to buy the Daily Mail (*insert the paper you will not read*) every day and not doing so, could result in a criminal conviction?
ironically, it is the young that will kill the BBC in its current set up. The very people the Beeb is desperate to appeal to (and failing).
If the BBC was as fantastic as some people say, surely it would thrive when left to fend for itself.
Ultimately, the BBC had a head start over many of the streaming start-ups years ago. It had vast content and the iPlayer etc....had it went on its own accord and offered a commercial streaming service, it could have made great strides IMO. Now, it is desperately trying to play catch up and chase the audience (BritBox for example) |
Don't get me wrong, I know that massive changes are needed, and the current funding is archaic, but I still can't believe the hatred for an organisation that we have all benefited from.
And you are right, I won't buy any paper, but I won't even look at The Sun or Daily Mail. I am anti-hatred, and these two publications seem to promote it. I even get wound up by the hatred on here. There's really no need for it.
Phuck Pomoey though  |  | | |
| Rule Britannia! on 12:29 - Aug 26 with 1331 views | Sadoldgit |
| Rule Britannia! on 12:14 - Aug 26 by grumpy |
That was a short holiday. |
Perhaps we can sort out some crowd funding to send him away for longer? | | | |
| Rule Britannia! on 12:59 - Aug 26 with 1322 views | Kennington |
I loathe the license fee as it’s a tax. I do like some BBC products like Test Match Special, but even that can be replaced as Talksport did well recently with its cricket coverage. Can’t say I really watch much telly, so not sure I get £130 worth of value from the license fee per year. Probably watch more Netflix, which is cheaper. Broadly I don’t really have an issue with adverts on the BBC as a way to fund it. | |
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| Rule Britannia! on 13:10 - Aug 26 with 1314 views | Sadoldgit |
How about the government scraps the license fee altogether and funds the BBC directly from taxation as it does the NHS? Scrap Trident and spend the money on things that the population of this country use and value everyday. There is only one quality broadcaster that has consistently delivered over the years. There is nothing else like it in any other country on this planet. | | | |
| Rule Britannia! on 13:20 - Aug 26 with 1309 views | Chesham_Saint |
| Rule Britannia! on 13:10 - Aug 26 by Sadoldgit |
How about the government scraps the license fee altogether and funds the BBC directly from taxation as it does the NHS? Scrap Trident and spend the money on things that the population of this country use and value everyday. There is only one quality broadcaster that has consistently delivered over the years. There is nothing else like it in any other country on this planet. |
If you love it that much then pay a subscription. Simple.
Scrap Trident to fund the BBC? You weren’t one of those Greenham Common harpies, were you Soggs?
Quick, let’s hold hands, form a circle and chant Kum ba yah..!  |  |
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| Rule Britannia! on 13:29 - Aug 26 with 1307 views | Sadoldgit |
| Rule Britannia! on 13:20 - Aug 26 by Chesham_Saint |
If you love it that much then pay a subscription. Simple.
Scrap Trident to fund the BBC? You weren’t one of those Greenham Common harpies, were you Soggs?
Quick, let’s hold hands, form a circle and chant Kum ba yah..! |
No Chesham, but I don’t see the point in paying a fortune for something that we and the rest of the world know that we will never use. | | | |
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| Rule Britannia! on 14:08 - Aug 26 with 1284 views | geezershoong1 |
| Rule Britannia! on 13:29 - Aug 26 by Sadoldgit |
No Chesham, but I don’t see the point in paying a fortune for something that we and the rest of the world know that we will never use. |
That's the point! Mutually Assured Destruction!
It may be a flawed premise, but unless I've missed something, we haven't had a nuclear war. |  |
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| Rule Britannia! on 15:10 - Aug 26 with 1256 views | JaySaint |
| Rule Britannia! on 13:10 - Aug 26 by Sadoldgit |
How about the government scraps the license fee altogether and funds the BBC directly from taxation as it does the NHS? Scrap Trident and spend the money on things that the population of this country use and value everyday. There is only one quality broadcaster that has consistently delivered over the years. There is nothing else like it in any other country on this planet. |
Maybe, the Govt should cover the cost of essential reading of the Daily mail by all. Maybe make it part of the curriculum for secondary school...hell, why not start at middle school
If you dont read it, you go to jail? | |
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| Rule Britannia! on 15:24 - Aug 26 with 1245 views | arfurdent |
| Rule Britannia! on 14:08 - Aug 26 by geezershoong1 |
That's the point! Mutually Assured Destruction!
It may be a flawed premise, but unless I've missed something, we haven't had a nuclear war. |
That only works if the people with their finger on the button are rational, unlike:
Trump
Putin
North Korea
Macron
India
Pakistan
Israel
Iran |  |
| And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's off with her head |
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| Rule Britannia! on 15:54 - Aug 26 with 1237 views | kentsouthampton |
How mental do you have to be to get your knickers in a twist over some songs you don't even know the words to. |  | | |
| Rule Britannia! on 16:12 - Aug 26 with 1225 views | JaySaint |
| Rule Britannia! on 15:24 - Aug 26 by arfurdent |
That only works if the people with their finger on the button are rational, unlike:
Trump
Putin
North Korea
Macron
India
Pakistan
Israel
Iran |
not sure why Trump is included in these.. compared nearly every other president in modern history, he has waged war the least and actually put his hand out to some awful people! | |
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| Rule Britannia! on 18:11 - Aug 26 with 1200 views | geezershoong1 |
| Rule Britannia! on 16:12 - Aug 26 by JaySaint |
not sure why Trump is included in these.. compared nearly every other president in modern history, he has waged war the least and actually put his hand out to some awful people! |
The Obama administration called the UAE - Israel peace deal 'impossible...' | |
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| Rule Britannia! on 18:33 - Aug 26 with 1190 views | Sadoldgit |
| Rule Britannia! on 15:54 - Aug 26 by kentsouthampton |
How mental do you have to be to get your knickers in a twist over some songs you don't even know the words to. |
Everyone seems to know the bit that everyone sings in the Albert Hall. There are only a few and they have to do with ruling the waves and not being slaves. | | | |
| Rule Britannia! on 20:17 - Aug 26 with 1159 views | geezershoong1 |
| Rule Britannia! on 18:33 - Aug 26 by Sadoldgit |
Everyone seems to know the bit that everyone sings in the Albert Hall. There are only a few and they have to do with ruling the waves and not being slaves. |
We were the first to outlaw slavery.
Then there was a lucrative trade in hunting ex-slave owners. | |
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| Rule Britannia! on 07:36 - Aug 27 with 1124 views | darthvader |
| Rule Britannia! on 16:16 - Aug 25 by Sadoldgit |
I suppose it is helpful not rubbing the slavery thing in their faces when slavery has become a massive issue.
This is the first year for 6 years that we haven’t been to the classical music concert at Leeds Castle. There is a point where they play Land of Hope and Glory along with Rule Britannia. Everyone signs along and waves little Union jacks. A Spitfire usually flies over too at some point. It’s all a bit of fun but to be honest, it is a bit outdated and embarrassing. The world has moved on, time for us to do the same. All this bollocks about ruling the waves and not being slaves just makes us look insular and rooted in the past. There is a wonderful piece of music by Holst taken from Jupiter in his Planet Suite which makes up the hymn I Vow To Thee My Country which would be much more appropriate for the current age. Maybe time for a change? |
Slight off topic - The Planets is my fav ever classical piece of music. Ever since I was about 8 years old . I got a telescope at 9 and would have it playing while I looked at the stars and mainly Jupiter from my bedroom window .
My dad got it on an Lp and I used to play it over and over pretending to by an orchestra conductor (I still do when I hear it).  |  |
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| Rule Britannia! on 07:46 - Aug 27 with 1116 views | arfurdent |
| Rule Britannia! on 16:16 - Aug 25 by Sadoldgit |
I suppose it is helpful not rubbing the slavery thing in their faces when slavery has become a massive issue.
This is the first year for 6 years that we haven’t been to the classical music concert at Leeds Castle. There is a point where they play Land of Hope and Glory along with Rule Britannia. Everyone signs along and waves little Union jacks. A Spitfire usually flies over too at some point. It’s all a bit of fun but to be honest, it is a bit outdated and embarrassing. The world has moved on, time for us to do the same. All this bollocks about ruling the waves and not being slaves just makes us look insular and rooted in the past. There is a wonderful piece of music by Holst taken from Jupiter in his Planet Suite which makes up the hymn I Vow To Thee My Country which would be much more appropriate for the current age. Maybe time for a change? |
Third verse:
And there's another country
I've heard of long ago
Most dear to them that love he
Most great to them that know
We may not count her armies
We may not see her KING
how sexist is that! | |
| And the White Knight is talking backwards
And the Red Queen's off with her head |
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| Rule Britannia! on 19:39 - Aug 27 with 1080 views | Boris_ |
Land of Hope and Glory & Rule Britannia currently number 1 and 2 in the UK charts.
Poor old Soppy, this could tip him over the edge.  |  |
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| Rule Britannia! on 19:48 - Aug 27 with 1066 views | DorsetIan |
| Rule Britannia! on 19:39 - Aug 27 by Boris_ |
Land of Hope and Glory & Rule Britannia currently number 1 and 2 in the UK charts.
Poor old Soppy, this could tip him over the edge. |
Come on Boris, you know what the doctor said, two weeks away. Strictly cold turkey.
Have you not got someone you can call when you feel like you're about to lapse? | |
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| Rule Britannia! on 20:09 - Aug 27 with 1058 views | Sadoldgit |
| Rule Britannia! on 19:39 - Aug 27 by Boris_ |
Land of Hope and Glory & Rule Britannia currently number 1 and 2 in the UK charts.
Poor old Soppy, this could tip him over the edge. |
How many copies have you bought Doris? | | | |
| Rule Britannia! on 20:49 - Aug 27 with 1036 views | grumpy |
| Rule Britannia! on 19:48 - Aug 27 by DorsetIan |
Come on Boris, you know what the doctor said, two weeks away. Strictly cold turkey.
Have you not got someone you can call when you feel like you're about to lapse? |
On the 23rd Boris said he was unlikely to be around due to a busy couple weeks,3 days later....... | | | |
| Rule Britannia! on 23:20 - Aug 27 with 978 views | Sadoldgit |
| Rule Britannia! on 20:49 - Aug 27 by grumpy |
On the 23rd Boris said he was unlikely to be around due to a busy couple weeks,3 days later....... |
I think that Dominic Cummings had seen potential in our Boris and offered him a job as chief PR adviser............but then did a u-turn. | | | |
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