Comments on: Up to a point, Lord Lebedev http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:30:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: frenetic http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/comment-page-1/#comment-18566 frenetic Fri, 23 Jan 2009 19:00:19 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/#comment-18566 'In tandem, Jobcentre Plus groups will be located in children's centres to advise parents on work. A government document says: "Many [parents] would never consider visiting a JCP particularly if their partner is already working, but may be more receptive to the services in a relaxed setting like children's centres." A parallel scheme has already worked in health centres with Jobcentre Plus staff trained to do basic medical work, such as injections. The staff from the job centre would also advise on back-to-work strategies for people previously hard to reach. The scheme is being promoted by the work and pensions minister Kitty Ussher.' http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jan/23/free-childcare-purnell-benefit-reform Has anyone seen this in the Guardian?, its pretty incredible really and a sign of just how advanced the welfare reforms are advancing. DWP staff are acting as erstatz nurses in G.P's surgeries, isn't any professional body opposing this? they are like 'spys in the cab' for claimants.I don't think such schemes even exist in welfare intolerant U.S ‘In tandem, Jobcentre Plus groups will be located in children’s centres to advise parents on work. A government document says: “Many [parents] would never consider visiting a JCP particularly if their partner is already working, but may be more receptive to the services in a relaxed setting like children’s centres.”

A parallel scheme has already worked in health centres with Jobcentre Plus staff trained to do basic medical work, such as injections. The staff from the job centre would also advise on back-to-work strategies for people previously hard to reach. The scheme is being promoted by the work and pensions minister Kitty Ussher.’

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jan/23/free-childcare-purnell-benefit-reform

Has anyone seen this in the Guardian?, its pretty incredible really and a sign of just how advanced the welfare reforms are advancing. DWP staff are acting as erstatz nurses in G.P’s surgeries, isn’t any professional body opposing this? they are like ‘spys in the cab’ for claimants.I don’t think such schemes even exist in welfare intolerant U.S

]]> By: Richard Harris http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/comment-page-1/#comment-18565 Richard Harris Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:16:02 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/#comment-18565 TALKIN' BOUT THE (UK) MEDIA... "The BBC has defended a decision not to air a TV fund-raising appeal for Gaza, saying it wanted to avoid compromising public confidence in its impartiality (WHATTTTT?!!!)....A corporation statement added there were also doubts about "the delivery of aid in a volatile situation". DEC (Disaster Emergency Committee) said there was "clear evidence" the British public wanted to help. In a statement, the BBC said: "The BBC decision was made because of question marks about the delivery of aid in a volatile situation and also to avoid any risk of compromising public confidence in the BBC's impartiality in the context of an ongoing news story." ONE MORE TIME: "the BBC's impartiality in the context of an ongoing news story." ..."impartiality"...LOUD BLOODY LARFTER. THE BBC...TOTALLY GUTLESS,LEADERLESS AND DIRECTIONLESS. What is NOW the point of it? TALKIN’ BOUT THE (UK) MEDIA…

“The BBC has defended a decision not to air a TV fund-raising appeal for Gaza, saying it wanted to avoid compromising public confidence in its impartiality (WHATTTTT?!!!)….A corporation statement added there were also doubts about “the delivery of aid in a volatile situation”.

DEC (Disaster Emergency Committee) said there was “clear evidence” the British public wanted to help.

In a statement, the BBC said: “The BBC decision was made because of question marks about the delivery of aid in a volatile situation and also to avoid any risk of compromising public confidence in the BBC’s impartiality in the context of an ongoing news story.”

ONE MORE TIME:

“the BBC’s impartiality in the context of an ongoing news story.” …”impartiality”…LOUD BLOODY LARFTER.

THE BBC…TOTALLY GUTLESS,LEADERLESS AND DIRECTIONLESS.

What is NOW the point of it?

]]> By: Victor MacIlvaney http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/comment-page-1/#comment-18564 Victor MacIlvaney Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:47:17 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/#comment-18564 "... adding the lapidiary coda" What does that phrase mean? I'm nearly fifty, really quite clever and well educated, lived in this country all my life, and the best translation I can find for the word "lapidiary" is that it has something to do with gemsmiths or jewellers. I do know what a coda is and can guess what it means but honestly, that phrase is not English as any of us know it. “… adding the lapidiary coda”

What does that phrase mean? I’m nearly fifty, really quite clever and well educated, lived in this country all my life, and the best translation I can find for the word “lapidiary” is that it has something to do with gemsmiths or jewellers. I do know what a coda is and can guess what it means but honestly, that phrase is not English as any of us know it.

]]> By: mediascum http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/comment-page-1/#comment-18563 mediascum Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:51:46 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/#comment-18563 Don't knock Cap'n Bob too much. In the 1970's he managed to get millions out of Kim Il Sung for fullpage adverts in the mirror for the joys of Juche and the Pyongyong road to socialism. A joy to read. Don’t knock Cap’n Bob too much. In the 1970′s he managed to get millions out of Kim Il Sung for fullpage adverts in the mirror for the joys of Juche and the Pyongyong road to socialism. A joy to read.

]]> By: modernityblog http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/comment-page-1/#comment-18562 modernityblog Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:18:00 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/#comment-18562 only slightly off topic: SU blog is reporting Morning Star Journalists To Ballot For Strike Action http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=3434 the interesting point for me was: <i>"Journalists on the title typically earn less than £18,000 a year, according to the National Union of Journalists. All but <b>one of them</b> are understood to be union members."</i> you would have hoped that they'd operate a closed shop? as you wrote, Dave <i>"The left hasn’t really debated the issue of media ownership since the early 1990s,"</i> maybe OWNERSHIP is not the issue? but what they do with it? in with the Star only slightly off topic:

SU blog is reporting Morning Star Journalists To Ballot For Strike Action

http://www.socialistunity.com/?p=3434

the interesting point for me was:

“Journalists on the title typically earn less than £18,000 a year, according to the National Union of Journalists. All but one of them are understood to be union members.”

you would have hoped that they’d operate a closed shop?

as you wrote, Dave “The left hasn’t really debated the issue of media ownership since the early 1990s,”

maybe OWNERSHIP is not the issue? but what they do with it? in with the Star

]]> By: Rory http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/comment-page-1/#comment-18561 Rory Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:35:22 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/#comment-18561 The Hackney Gazette is never dull. Especially the letters page. The Hackney Gazette is never dull. Especially the letters page.

]]> By: Sue R http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/comment-page-1/#comment-18560 Sue R Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:40:07 +0000 http://www.davidosler.com/2009/01/up-to-a-point-lord-lebedev/#comment-18560 Don't see how Lebedev could drag the Standard down any further. It's a rag nowadays, hardly any news. The Metro is a better paper. Having said that, democracy needs a functioning press, it needs to provide a platform to critics and just people with something to say. It's such a shame that in most areas of London, the local paper has been taken over by a national syndicate and all it is interested in is adverts. Gone are the days of photos of local weddings, reports of batty people doing batty things, articles engendering a little civic pride etc etc. It's just happening on a national scale now. It would be interesting to knowd the figures for newspaper circulaton in coomparison with ten or twenty years ago. I bet it's falling. Don’t see how Lebedev could drag the Standard down any further. It’s a rag nowadays, hardly any news. The Metro is a better paper. Having said that, democracy needs a functioning press, it needs to provide a platform to critics and just people with something to say. It’s such a shame that in most areas of London, the local paper has been taken over by a national syndicate and all it is interested in is adverts. Gone are the days of photos of local weddings, reports of batty people doing batty things, articles engendering a little civic pride etc etc. It’s just happening on a national scale now. It would be interesting to knowd the figures for newspaper circulaton in coomparison with ten or twenty years ago. I bet it’s falling.

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