GB News: a thread so you never have to watch it

[Lurdan]

The Leo Kearse story has been picked up by the Times
‘Anti-woke’ comedian vanishes from GB News after allegations of racism - Times (archived)

Hadn't realised he was also one of Loser Fox's muppets

Kearse in 2021 stood for the Scottish parliament for Fox’s radical right political party, Reclaim. The comedian got only 114 votes and lost his deposit. The seat he was chasing, Glasgow Pollok, was won by the now first minister and SNP leader, Humza Yousaf.

 

[GarveyLives]

Probably not a complete surprise:

"Despite GB News often platforming racists and conspiracy theorists, and facing record numbers of Ofcom investigations, more than £1 million of UK taxpayer money has been spent on almost 10,500 ads since the channel launched in summer 2021 ..."

We’re All ‘Funding Hate’: UK Government Biggest Spender on GB News Advertising

 

[Lotte]

Imagine being mad about scones. Scones. Fucking hell.

 

[two sheds]

Only a matter of time they follow Fox News and start complaining about Scrabble going woke

 

[tim]

Only a matter of time they follow Fox News and start complaining about Scrabble going woke

With 4 for a "K" and 5 for a " W", it is quite clear that the WEF types who control Scrabble are incentivising ordinary people to go WOKE.

 

[two sheds]

https://archive.md/zuMk4

Telegraph so archived

GB News is to cut 40 jobs as the opinionated broadcaster battles to stem losses.

Staff were informed of the cuts at a company-wide meeting on Friday afternoon following previous warnings that a restructuring would lead to some employees losing their jobs.

Bosses are offering up to two months’ salary and a possible payment in lieu of notice to any workers willing to take voluntary redundancy.

The cutbacks, which represent roughly 14pc of GB News’s workforce, come after the company revealed its losses ballooned to £42.2m last year.

 

[Dogsauce]

That suggests they have nearly 300 employees. What the fuck do they all do? They probably get the culture war talking points for free from fucknut think tanks, so not like they need to employ researchers or anything.

 

[cupid_stunt]

OFCOM has issued new guidelines on MPs presenting current affairs programmes, and that they can't do so during the election period.

TV and radio stations with shows hosted by politicians could face fines if they break impartiality rules during the next general election campaign, the UK's media regulator Ofcom has warned.
Channels including GB News and LBC have shows hosted by serving MPs.
Candidates at the general election are not allowed to host programmes at all during the campaign period, Ofcom said.
And rule breaches by other politicians hosting election programming are likely to be treated as "serious", it added.

It also said it had also strengthened rules for normal, non-election times, which say politicians can't work as a newsreader, interviewer or reporter in news programmes "unless, exceptionally, it is editorially justified". Politicians can, however, front current affairs.
GB News has already been put "on notice" by Ofcom after the regulator ruled in March that five episodes of programmes hosted by serving Conservative MPs crossed the line between current affairs and news.
Those shows were presented by Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, Esther McVey and Philip Davies.
"What we've done is is put them [GB News] on notice that fines are on the table and that they do need to improve their record," Ofcom chief executive Dame Melanie Dawes told BBC Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday.

Ofcom warns broadcasters over using politician hosts before general election

TV and radio stations face fines if they break impartiality rules in the general election campaign.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Karl Masks]

there has to be sufficient deterrent otherwise they will just take the risk and the damage will be done

 

[CH1]

OFCOM has issued new guidelines on MPs presenting current affairs programmes, and that they can't do so during the election period.

Ofcom warns broadcasters over using politician hosts before general election

TV and radio stations face fines if they break impartiality rules in the general election campaign.

www.bbc.co.uk

I heard Dame Ofcom being interviewed on BBC R4 Today programme.

I haven't heard such spinless tosh since Dame Angela Knight used to come on saying why it wasn't the banks' fault they were all collapsing in 2007.
Knight got her CBE BEFORE justifying collapsing banks and the LIBOR scandal. Angela Knight - Wikipedia

Dame Melanie Dawes got a Companion of the Order of the Bath AND a Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath BEFORE joining OFCOM.
Is it any wonder Dame Melanie finds it difficult to even conceive of sanctioning Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg? Melanie Dawes - Wikipedia

 

[two sheds]

GB News and the like aren't covered by the ban on MPs associating with extremist groups then?

 

[CH1]

GB News and the like aren't covered by the ban on MPs associating with extremist groups then?

Not sure what you mean there. GB News got rid of Mark Steyn and some other presenters in their own right - Laurence Fox for example.
Do you mean MPs as presenters, or interviewees?
And which MPs and which groups?

 

[two sheds]

Not sure what you mean there. GB News got rid of Mark Steyn and some other presenters in their own right - Laurence Fox for example.
Do you mean MPs as presenters, or interviewees?
And which MPs and which groups?

This:

UK ministers and officials to be banned from contact with groups labelled extremist

New extremism definition to be published by Michael Gove is already being challenged by Muslim groups and experts

www.theguardian.com

Ah "Ministers and civil servants" rather than MPs apologies.

 

[Dogsauce]

there has to be sufficient deterrent otherwise they will just take the risk and the damage will be done

It’s no risk for the deep-pocketed oligarchs that fund GB News to push their small state agenda. It’s an investment, not a fine.

 

[Karl Masks]

It’s no risk for the deep-pocketed oligarchs that fund GB News to push their small state agenda. It’s an investment, not a fine.

Precisexactly

 

[CH1]

It's not all bad - their nightly satirical newspaper review programme "Headliners" is shaping up to be a bit like "Have I got News for You" - depending on who the guests are. Last night Lewis Schaffer, long term Nunhead resident. opined that OFCOM was currently having boundary issues because it is headed up by octogenarian Michael Grade whose uncle paid for "The Prisoner".

 

[belboid]

It's not all bad - their nightly satirical newspaper review programme "Headliners" is shaping up to be a bit like "Have I got News for You" - depending on who the guests are. Last night Lewis Schaffer, long term Nunhead resident. opined that OFCOM was currently having boundary issues because it is headed up by octogenarian Michael Grade whose uncle paid for "The Prisoner".

hmm, was that meant to make it sound funny? Or clever? Because it just sounds like Lewis Shaffer is a bit thick

 

[CH1]

hmm, was that meant to make it sound funny? Or clever? Because it just sounds like Lewis Shaffer is a bit thick

I think it was aimed at Prisoner connoisseurs.
Be seeing you!

 

[CH1]

Regarding Paul Marshall, the hedge fund moving force behind GB News and possibly soon the Telegraph/Spectator.
There is currently a journalistic investigation into overreach by Holy Trinity Brompton - the headbanging Alpha Course evangelical wing of the Church of England.

HTB: Extraordinary Influence - Surviving Church

!st part of a three part enquiry by Hatty Calbus In a blog which aims to cover the topic of power in the Church, it is a matter of note that I have not felt qualified to carry any examination of one clear focus of power in the C/E, Holy Trinity Brompton. The author of … Continue reading...

survivingchurch.org

Many CofE people are pretty desperate with falling numbers etc and the headbangers have a proven recipe for growth - since 2005 at least.

Paul Marshall - he of the Tweets saying we need to sort out bogus refugees or there will be civil war - is a strong financial supporter of Holy Trinity Brompton and its charity the Church Revitalisation Trust - and a trustee CHURCH REVITALISATION TRUST - Charity 1174882

From Andrew Graystone, who writes on these matters:
“HTB is already by some distance the richest parish church in the UK. It has a budget of around £10m a year and a staff of 118, making it larger than several Church of England dioceses. Most parishes in the Church of England struggle to afford a curate. HTB has 28. In addition, there are no fewer than 14 ordinands—people in training to be priests or ministers. Together with four ministers, that totals 46 in leadership or training roles for one parish.”

If the Church of England was the Labour Party HTB would be on their bike, like Militant or Momentum.
But seeing as the Archbishop of Canterbury is himself HTB Lambeth Palace currently is less "All Gas and Gaiters" and more the Da Vinci Code.
Maybe GB News need to expose it?

 

[CH1]

This was more interesting than his GB News show was. But Dan, wipe that smirk off your face

 

[Dogsauce]

If I wanted to clear my name after allegations of being a sex pest, I’d probably not choose to do it on a show presented by another alleged sex pest. But maybe beggars can’t be choosers?

 

[Raheem]

Maybe they will compare techniques.

 

[Lotte]

GB News were officially supporting Israel in Eurovision, which is so hilariously predictable and pathetic, especially coming from people who'd normally sneer at Eurovision for being too gay and woke. They're not going to be happy about the Swiss non-binary contestant winning.

 

[PR1Berske]

 

[brogdale]

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One step away from blaming the joooos?

 

[CH1]

This case came up on "Headliners" yesterday. Sushi comment was not racist finds employment tribunal
The way it was discussed I thought maybe this involved lust and orientalisation - but Personnel Today does not hint at this..
Maybe I need to do a a VAR on it (another topic they discuss).

 

[elbows]

This BBC piece is only short at the time of me quoting it, I expect it might grow a bit later.

Ofcom has said it is considering a statutory sanction against GB News after the channel was found to have broken due impartiality rules.

The broadcast regulator announced in February it was investigating a Q&A session which saw Prime Minister Rishi Sunak take questions from the public.

On Monday, Ofcom said it had concluded the programme, called People's Forum: The Prime Minister, broke due impartiality rules,

"Given this represents a serious and repeated breach of these rules, we are now starting the process for consideration of a statutory sanction against GB News," Ofcom said.

Ofcom considering sanction against GB News

The broadcast regulator's said the network had been found in breach of due impartiality rules.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[skyscraper101]

When are OFCOM actually going to finally do something. They appear to be totally toothless despite nearly three years of GB News breaking rules. They need to be kicked off air now.

 

[DotCommunist]

so a fine, a shortening of or revocation of the broadcast license according to this . If its a fine then its not going to bother the fatpockets bankrolling the channel.

 

[existentialist]

so a fine, a shortening of or revocation of the broadcast license according to this . If its a fine then its not going to bother the fatpockets bankrolling the channel.

They'll take it as validation that they're doing the right thing .