horsefly 4,263 Posted June 14, 2021 Watched 20 mins just now to give it a chance. Desperately poor! Crappy jumble-sale set, crappy presenters, crappy guests. Summed up for me by interviewing a guy from the Falkland Islands to mark 39 year aniversary since the war; he moved there 35 years ago. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,584 Posted June 14, 2021 Bit saddened that Neil Oliver is a bit of a berk. Nevermind, let's hope it dies like brillo's wig. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,263 Posted June 14, 2021 5 minutes ago, Herman said: Bit saddened that Neil Oliver is a bit of a berk. Nevermind, let's hope it dies like brillo's wig. If it's like Brillo's wig it will hang on for dear life despite all the odds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirku 1,331 Posted June 14, 2021 What's this brillo thing all about? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,066 Posted June 14, 2021 8 minutes ago, kirku said: What's this brillo thing all about? It's the nickname he was given by Private Eye due to his hair/wig looking like it has the texture of a Brillo Pad. A Brillo Pad is a cleaning item made from wire wool. Wire wool does not come from sheep. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFish 1,975 Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) On 30/05/2021 at 17:47, Van wink said: Shall be inquisitive to see what it’s like. I see a lot of dissin of Andrew Neil in this thread, I thought he was one of the best political journalists on the BBC when he was there. Keeping an open mind and shall watch with interest. Was is the key word there @Van wink, it has been years since he had any credibility. His unprofessionalism dealing with Owen Jones effectively ended his career as a front line journalist. Edited June 14, 2021 by BigFish 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted June 14, 2021 53 minutes ago, BigFish said: Was is the key word there @Van wink, it has been years since he had any credibility. His unprofessionalism dealing with Owen Jones effectively ended his career as a front line journalist. Don’t know the history to that but Owen Jones is a bit of a tool isn’t he. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigFish 1,975 Posted June 14, 2021 53 minutes ago, Van wink said: Don’t know the history to that but Owen Jones is a bit of a tool isn’t he. Maybe, but successfully ended Neill's career at the BBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Van wink 2,994 Posted June 14, 2021 16 minutes ago, BigFish said: Maybe, but successfully ended Neill's career at the BBC Quite possibly, no idea. Last time I saw Jones he seemed to be rather self consciously trying to distancing himself from Corbyn, a most unseemly and embarrassing spectacle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creative Midfielder 1,976 Posted June 15, 2021 On 14/06/2021 at 12:21, horsefly said: Watched 20 mins just now to give it a chance. Desperately poor! Crappy jumble-sale set, crappy presenters, crappy guests. Summed up for me by interviewing a guy from the Falkland Islands to mark 39 year aniversary since the war; he moved there 35 years ago. Is Brillo fronting it from his home in France or did he make a special effort and return to GB for the launch? Just asking for a friend.....😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Well b back 3,140 Posted June 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, Herman said: The story https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-57483907 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daz Sparks 1,119 Posted June 15, 2021 I'll have a couple of pineapple rings with that please waiter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,263 Posted June 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Creative Midfielder said: Is Brillo fronting it from his home in France or did he make a special effort and return to GB for the launch? Just asking for a friend.....😀 Tell your friend I haven't a clue as i couldn't get beyond the 20 minutes of agony I forced myself to suffer. He certainly didn't appear in that god awful spell and I would be amazed if he bothered to turn up for that ragout of rubbish. It made Loose Women look like the Brains Trust. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,263 Posted June 15, 2021 3 hours ago, Daz Sparks said: I'll have a couple of pineapple rings with that please waiter. And don't skimp on the cherries Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KiwiScot 1,418 Posted June 15, 2021 I'm dipping in and out of it while reminding myself I never watch any other news channel other than the BBC and finding it all a bit weird. Got put off when they were talking about having to pay more for fruit pickers due a staff storage and the woman started slagging off the type of British people who would do fruit picking. Will check out again, but I could always watch Russia Today or Al-that-jazz Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,584 Posted June 16, 2021 We should really starve it oxygen. (Like Brillo's wig.) But is there any news or is it simply GB Opinion? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,455 Posted June 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Herman said: We should really starve it oxygen. (Like Brillo's wig.) But is there any news or is it simply GB Opinion? Yes that is my view- same as with morons like Laurence Fox or Katie Hopkins. The more left wing people retweet and share clips, even to disagree or 'dunk' on them the more coverage it gets, the bigger it becomes. If it wasn't for left leaning journalists and others tweeting about it I wouldn't have seen any of it. Yet due to that I'm now aware of various presenters I didn't know before. Its stupid. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rock The Boat 1,290 Posted June 16, 2021 You lefties are completely spooked and the wokeists are bullying companies not to advertise. Just as one would expect. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,066 Posted June 16, 2021 This from brillo pad is hilarious. Advertise with Gammon News = OK. Don't advertise with Gammon News = The CEO is a scumbag. 😀 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,805 Posted June 16, 2021 Ultimately, this is the free market in action. A channel provides unedifying and dubious content and sponsors decide to move away from it in response. Same as with BK8 and us. Other sponsors raised their concerns, our Board took action. Focus should be on those who want to boil this down to a culture war. They're the problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,263 Posted June 16, 2021 2 minutes ago, TheGunnShow said: Ultimately, this is the free market in action. A channel provides unedifying and dubious content and sponsors decide to move away from it in response. Same as with BK8 and us. Other sponsors raised their concerns, our Board took action. Focus should be on those who want to boil this down to a culture war. They're the problem. Yep! the "woke" RWNJs are desperate to cancel the right of companies like Ikea to express their freedom. Just like the RWNJ "woke" football fans want to cancel the right of footballers to express their freedom of thought by taking the knee. Such a bunch of "snowflakes" on the far right. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rock The Boat 1,290 Posted June 16, 2021 Football fans are expressing their views and people are fed up with leftist inspired cancel culture. The pile on against GB News channel comes as no surprise Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,263 Posted June 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Rock The Boat said: Football fans are expressing their views and people are fed up with leftist inspired cancel culture. The pile on against GB News channel comes as no surprise How dumb to complain about so-called "cancel culture" by supporting a right wing mob who want to cancel the right of footballers to express their opinion with a few seconds of protest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nevermind, neoliberalism has had it 159 Posted June 16, 2021 How can one expect more from this start up, a bunch of has beens who want to channel our inner idiots to watch even more tv. Yuck. will never watch it, regardless of the many who will believe every word the despicable media excretes. FREEDOM? what effing freedom? the one we never had? pathetic rhetoric. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A Load of Squit 5,066 Posted June 16, 2021 Can't see this working, a plea for only sensible messages to be sent to Gammon News. 😀 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,584 Posted June 16, 2021 Simon was very rude to my friend Hugh Jass. He's thinking of complaining to Ofcom about his treatment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
horsefly 4,263 Posted June 16, 2021 2 hours ago, A Load of Squit said: Can't see this working, a plea for only sensible messages to be sent to Gammon News. 😀 As they protest that the abuse of twitter messaging is hampering their attempt to do serious news, a jaunty jingle is prematurely played over their talk. That sums up the production values of this car-crash of a channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
How I Wrote Elastic Man 1,167 Posted June 17, 2021 On 22/08/2020 at 15:59, Jools said: An impartial UK news channel --- About time 👍 Not had a chance to watch this yet, but... If it is an impartial UK news channel, why is it called GB news? Does it cover Northern Irish news? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites