Today is, of course, a very important day for me in the history of radio broadcasting in North Wales, for today is the day when Mark Radcliffe & Stuart Maconie start their new show on 6 Music. I have invested 50 of my hard-earned pounds in a shiny new DAB radio and CD player, and here it sits broadcasting in crystal clear quality. I'll listen to Ken until 12, and then switch over to 6 Music to hear what they do between 12 and 1 and before R&M's show at 1. For the first time for a long while I finally have a choice!
However, the daily email and my blog will continue as normal, just to keep reminding you of the utter irrelevance to me and many others of your programme.
So, let's look at today's "issues that affect me". Yeah, right...
1) PENSION REFORM - The government are announcing major reform of the state pension. Everyone will get £155 a week apart from those already receiving their pension : I'm only 52, so this will not apply to me for another 13 years. It does make me wonder how many people of pensionable age listen to Radio 2. Perhaps they are your mysterious Target Audience...? Next...
2) I WISH I COULD BUY EVERYTHING FROM TESCO - Following Tesco's decision to sell cars, we talk to someone who buys virtually everything from Tesco and to someone who will never set foot inside a supermarket : Hang on... there is something wrong here. The BBC news (ha!) page that you link to clearly says "Tesco has become the first general retailer to start a used car buying website.". So what has that got to do with visiting supermarkets? Absolutely nothing! The point has, as usual, been completely missed. Next...
3) DR SARAH JARVIS TALKS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO CHOSE TO DIE RATHER THAN FACE THE CHRONIC PAIN OF ARTHRITIS - Dr Sarah Jarvis talks about the woman who went to Switzerland to commit suicide, rather than face the chronic, debilitating pain of arthritis for the rest of her life. The above picture is not of Nan Maitland. : Errrr... so who is it a picture of? Oh, it is just some random old lady. Well done. Anyway, good for the woman who went to Switzerland - it is a lovely place. Next...
4) A PILGRIMAGE TO AFGHANISTAN - We speak to a British woman who after seeing the horrors of 7/7, decided to travel to Afghanistan : A story from the Daily Mail - fantastic! Well, no. Actually it isn't. It is an ADVERTISEMENT from the Daily Mail. Take a look and you will see what I mean. The clues are: DANCING WITH DARKNESS BY MAGSIE HAMILTON LITTLE (Little Books, £8.99) at the top of the page and "Buy this Book" at the bottom. So, this is nothing more than an advertisement for somebody's book and the Daily Mail's book selling service. Could you do an advertisement for my business, please?
However, the daily email and my blog will continue as normal, just to keep reminding you of the utter irrelevance to me and many others of your programme.
So, let's look at today's "issues that affect me". Yeah, right...
1) PENSION REFORM - The government are announcing major reform of the state pension. Everyone will get £155 a week apart from those already receiving their pension : I'm only 52, so this will not apply to me for another 13 years. It does make me wonder how many people of pensionable age listen to Radio 2. Perhaps they are your mysterious Target Audience...? Next...
2) I WISH I COULD BUY EVERYTHING FROM TESCO - Following Tesco's decision to sell cars, we talk to someone who buys virtually everything from Tesco and to someone who will never set foot inside a supermarket : Hang on... there is something wrong here. The BBC news (ha!) page that you link to clearly says "Tesco has become the first general retailer to start a used car buying website.". So what has that got to do with visiting supermarkets? Absolutely nothing! The point has, as usual, been completely missed. Next...
3) DR SARAH JARVIS TALKS ABOUT A WOMAN WHO CHOSE TO DIE RATHER THAN FACE THE CHRONIC PAIN OF ARTHRITIS - Dr Sarah Jarvis talks about the woman who went to Switzerland to commit suicide, rather than face the chronic, debilitating pain of arthritis for the rest of her life. The above picture is not of Nan Maitland. : Errrr... so who is it a picture of? Oh, it is just some random old lady. Well done. Anyway, good for the woman who went to Switzerland - it is a lovely place. Next...
4) A PILGRIMAGE TO AFGHANISTAN - We speak to a British woman who after seeing the horrors of 7/7, decided to travel to Afghanistan : A story from the Daily Mail - fantastic! Well, no. Actually it isn't. It is an ADVERTISEMENT from the Daily Mail. Take a look and you will see what I mean. The clues are: DANCING WITH DARKNESS BY MAGSIE HAMILTON LITTLE (Little Books, £8.99) at the top of the page and "Buy this Book" at the bottom. So, this is nothing more than an advertisement for somebody's book and the Daily Mail's book selling service. Could you do an advertisement for my business, please?
I'll let you know how R&M get on today. I'm sure I won't be disappointed.
UPDATE: It appears that I missed the point with item 4 today and that the book is being sold for charitable purposes. I apologise for my error. Please see the comments for today's post for more information.
UPDATE: It appears that I missed the point with item 4 today and that the book is being sold for charitable purposes. I apologise for my error. Please see the comments for today's post for more information.
Please get your facts straight. The entire profits from Magsie Hamilton Little's books are being donated to Little Books Afghanistan - her charity printing books for the poorest and most deprived children in Afghanistan. It is a non-commercial, non-profit making book and Little Books does not benefit, only the children of Afghanistan.
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ReplyDeleteYou are quite wrong about Magsie Hamilton Little. All profits from the book go to Little Books Afghanistan, a charity giving books to Afghan children. The author and publisher makes nothing out of it. You are also incorrect about the Daily Mail. The Daily Mail simply reviewed the book. If you have any human decency you will removed your comment. Better still, you will buy a copy of the book, see how extraordinary it is and eat your own malicious and unfair words.
My apologies Anonymous, you are correct and I thank you for pointing that out.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I do not make a habit of reading anything written by the Daily Mail in any great detail.
I sincerely hope that you are as keen to correct JV when he gets his facts wrong as you were to correct me. Unlike JV though, I will not ignore you.
Now that is interesting...
ReplyDeleteMy blog posting has been there all day, and then two very similar comments are made within a few minutes of each other. Hmmmm...
You will find my apology above. I will not be removing my comments, but I do admit that I am wrong on this occasion.
Sincere thanks. That was extremely decent and honourable of you.
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