BBC journalists go on 24-hour strike (From The Oxford Times)

Tell you what, 20 National Union of Journalists members at BBC Oxford, when we see the BBC;

*no longer pedaling govt/corp propaganda
*no longer taking moneys from foreign parties
*give us investigative reporting that doesn't get shelved because of agenda
*properly clear it's closets of the skeletons of all colours
*otherwise actually adhere to charter you are supposed to be governed by

then;
*people like me might actually give a flying duck (or something like it)

Seeing as Hudpeth the Tory crossed the picket line and came into the studio to debate the budget this morning and Liz from Labour did not, and gave her input by telephone. It seems that the BBC will still peddle the Tory lies. Good on you Liz for actually being Labour, and not one of these new wishy-washy's that haven't got a clue what Labour stands for, and are only in the party to fill their pockets in parliament.

Can someone help me understand this? The Labour lady participated in a (news?) programme, presumably run by journalists (?), but as she didn't actually walk through the picket line, she's still allegedly showing solidarity with the strikers. Or have I completely misunderstood? I'm just rather baffled. If she -- or anyone else -- had walked through the back door, dodging the picket line, would that have been all right, too? Or is it just using the telephone that makes her a principled socialist? I'm not taking sides over the dispute -- I just don't follow zimmer's point about the picket line.

zimmer, Wolvecote. wrote:
Seeing as Hudpeth the Tory crossed the picket line and came into the studio to debate the budget this morning and Liz from Labour did not, and gave her input by telephone. It seems that the BBC will still peddle the Tory lies. Good on you Liz for actually being Labour, and not one of these new wishy-washy's that haven't got a clue what Labour stands for, and are only in the party to fill their pockets in parliament.

Refusing to cross a physical picket line, but engaged with the BBC broadcast by telephone?

At least the gentleman crossed the picket line and engaged, in some form or another, with the journalists who had taken the time to stand around outside.

Sitting at home or in the car park on the phone to mitigate the risk of being photographed crossing a picket-line doesn't count as standing up for your Labour morals.

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Andrew:Oxford wrote:

zimmer, Wolvecote. wrote:
Seeing as Hudpeth the Tory crossed the picket line and came into the studio to debate the budget this morning and Liz from Labour did not, and gave her input by telephone. It seems that the BBC will still peddle the Tory lies. Good on you Liz for actually being Labour, and not one of these new wishy-washy's that haven't got a clue what Labour stands for, and are only in the party to fill their pockets in parliament.

Refusing to cross a physical picket line, but engaged with the BBC broadcast by telephone?

At least the gentleman crossed the picket line and engaged, in some form or another, with the journalists who had taken the time to stand around outside.

Sitting at home or in the car park on the phone to mitigate the risk of being photographed crossing a picket-line doesn't count as standing up for your Labour morals.

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Not entirely Andrew, she did not cross the picket line, but had to take part in the debate to let the labour voters, and opposition know the party's views on the budget. So both ways she was being a good Labour member. If it was a debate on a new Mcdonalds then would agree with you, but this was too important for Labour's stance not to be put to the public.