BBC Question Time Discussion Thread

Caroline Flint being a bit of an apologist for the traitors. Painting them as confused victims.

Reply 323

David Davis pretty much admitting that he's voting no regardless of the negotiations.

Reply 324

The argument over the scientist is so absurd, he's employed to be a scientist, not a diversity officer. The only one losing here is the university, as a nobel prize winner I'm sure one of the less anal US universities will hire him.

Good to see Brian Cox hitting out at the 'twitter mobs'.

Reply 325

Its so sad to see how flaccid everybody is over the Middle East. Its so sad to see how a nation that ruled the world lacks resolve.

Reply 326

Davij038

13

Agree with everything Rakas has said, yet again.

The QT audience is ridiculous: loudly applauding completely ridiculous views.

I do hope the centre right pro EU gang can come up with something better than mobile phone tariffs: Helsetine needs to respawn to his younger self now!

Greece is a failure of democracy not because it's in the euro or the EU but because it's elected a bunch of far left buffoons who are out of their depth.

The comments on the scientist are beyond ridiculous. He basically said that female scientists should be more open to criticism.

Reply 327

alexgr97

Question Time really brightens up whenever Melanie Phillips or Douglas Murray are on it. It's becoming so trivial now. No proper issues ever get discussed and when they do, all the politicians are forced to stick to their party lines meaning there's only ever 1 or 2 on the panel who actually say what they think.

Reply 328

billydisco

Original post by Rakas21

Caroline Flint being a bit of an apologist for the traitors. Painting them as confused victims.

Isnt that a prerequisite for being Labour?

Reply 329

billydisco

Regarding the Scientist, I would have loved to ask Caroline Flint how many times has she worried about men becoming Beauticians, Hairdressers and Ballet dancers.

Reply 330

billydisco

Original post by alexgr97

Question Time really brightens up whenever Melanie Phillips or Douglas Murray are on it. It's becoming so trivial now. No proper issues ever get discussed and when they do, all the politicians are forced to stick to their party lines meaning there's only ever 1 or 2 on the panel who actually say what they think.

Absolutely spot on.

Reply 331

username878267

15

Original post by Davij038

Greece is a failure of democracy not because it's in the euro or the EU but because it's elected a bunch of far left buffoons who are out of their depth.

T

How dare Greece not want to give up all of its assets causing crippling unemployment and devastation to the country in order to repay for the mistakes of its previous right wing government...

The idea that opposing making cuts to the poor and disabled to make up for the mistakes of the bankers and fianncial markets makes you 'a buffoon' is utterly ridiculous.
But you've got your head in the clouds about this wonderful 'capitalist ethos' which 'rewards hard work' or some crap like that.

Reply 332

Original post by Bornblue

How dare Greece not want to give up all of its assets causing crippling unemployment and devastation to the country in order to repay for the mistakes of its previous right wing government...

They already have crippling unemployment...

Posted from TSR Mobile

Reply 333

username878267

15

Original post by Jammy Duel

They already have crippling unemployment...

Posted from TSR Mobile

Exactly and now the EU is stripping it of everything it has which can only end badly.
The more I read about how EU has crippled Greece and sucked all the money out of it, the more I edge towards wanting to leave.
Then I remember Nigel Farage and the right wing of the tory party is on the out campaign and I scuttle back towards staying in.

Reply 334

Original post by Bornblue

Exactly and now the EU is stripping it of everything it has which can only end badly.
The more I read about how EU has crippled Greece and sucked all the money out of it, the more I edge towards wanting to leave.
Then I remember Nigel Farage and the right wing of the tory party is on the out campaign and I scuttle back towards staying in.

So you want to blame the EU for the cultural issues of Greece, that is cultural in terms of their approach rather than their actual culture. They operated, and still operate, a horribly unsustainable system, it comes as no surprise that **** hit the fan for them, and they are probably better off defaulting and pulling out of the Euro anyway.

Reply 335

username878267

15

Original post by Jammy Duel

So you want to blame the EU for the cultural issues of Greece, that is cultural in terms of their approach rather than their actual culture. They operated, and still operate, a horribly unsustainable system, it comes as no surprise that **** hit the fan for them, and they are probably better off defaulting and pulling out of the Euro anyway.

I want to blame the EU for absolutely crippling Greece, sucking all the money out if it, forcing it to sell off its assets and making a bad situation far worse.
It was a right wing govenrment who caused their issues, so yes it was unsustainable.

Reply 336

Original post by Bornblue

I want to blame the EU for absolutely crippling Greece, sucking all the money out if it, forcing it to sell off its assets and making a bad situation far worse.
It was a right wing govenrment who caused their issues, so yes it was unsustainable.

You might want to take a look at their history
So currnetly they have their socialists
For the last 3 years they had liberal-conservatives
For the 2 before that, socialists
3 before that, L-C
11 before that, socialists,
For quite some time, L-C
Then socialists for ages

To blame it on the "right wing government" is naive at best. I think you might also want to do a little bit of further research and see that the first bailout package was opposed by New Democracy along with the austerity measures, but the socialists went and put it to the people in a referendum. Although saying that, the referndum never happened and in the end they did agree to the austerity measures when they won in 2012.

Is it sustainable to have a massive state, massive public pensions, and poor tax collection? No.

Reply 337

TimmonaPortella

I'd just like to take a moment to note the woman in the audience last night who decided that Sir Tim Hunt had, after making his woman scientist remarks, demonstrated that he was too stupid to be a scientist. Clearly she thought herself better qualified to judge that matter than the Royal Society, the Swedish Academy, the UK honours committee that decided he should be knighted, and whatever committee within UCL decided to give him his honorary professorship.

How can people come out with comments like that and not be laughed at by the audience?

(edited 8 years ago)

Reply 338

Original post by TimmonaPortella

I'd just like to take a moment to note the woman in the audience last night who decided that Sir Tim Hunt had, after making his woman scientist remarks, demonstrated that he was too stupid to be a scientist. Clearly she thought herself better qualified to judge that matter than the Royal Society, the Swedish Academy, the UK honours committee that decided he should be knighted, and whatever committee within UCL decided to give him his honorary professorship.

How can people come out with comments like that and not be laughed at by the audience?

By the rest of the audience also being (selectively) politically correct feminazis that are rather idiotic and are print examples of why universal suffrage and referendums are a really bad idea?

Posted from TSR Mobile

Reply 339

KingStannis