Newswatch exposes BBC Scotland censorship.avi

[Grazikon]

John Thompson seems to be well-mannered man who gets his view across clearly with good points. You don't necessarily see this in the House of Commons.

[scotchprofessor]

I want an outside body to come and regulate this referendum and everything connected with it. Westminster, the BBC, BBC Scotland, the Scottish newspaper media: they have all shown themselves incapable of a mature and reasoned debate over Scotland's future.

The European Union's Election Observation and Assistance teams must be brought in.

[davie1238]

Did the editor think he would confound us by using half the words he's ever learned in no particular order?

That didn't make any sense. And we pay them to make sense.

[mesmiths]

lol at BBC Scotland's response.

But waaay more important, than their failure to allow comments to an online blog, is the almost constant failure to give the, independence, issue balanced coverage on the tv, radio and website. As stated below QT is a good example of how they line up unionists and the usual metropolitan suspects to do their worst.

If the referendum is to be 'fair' then the coverage has to improve.

[grumblingtummy]

The mob mugging would be better dealt with by Points of View. Get onto their messageboard and complain as well as submitting official complaints.

[sionnyn]

I wonder if they will cover the mob mugging of Nicola Sturgeon on QT, which showed every sign of being pre-planned between Dougie  Alexander and Dai Dimblebore? The switchboard was swamped, and many of us submitted electronic complaints as well.

[rogersman]

Absolute meaningless garbage

BBC Scotland has decided to disable the capacity for public comments

to be regularly appended to both the Brian Taylor and Douglas Fraser

online correspondent pages; the pages will, however, occasionally be opened

for comment. We believe that by determining which particular issues might

best be explored by the inclusion of public comment online, we will allow

a more flexible and a more adaptable approach to be taken to how we cover

the main news issues in Scotland.

[grumblingtummy]

As the peson interviewed in the programme, I must say the Newswatch team are a fabulous team of people who are ready to listen and ready to expose the issues. They had noticed the many complaints of the last few months, only waiting for an opportune news agenda moment to make it into a Newswatch segment. I have nothing but praise for BBC Newswatch and the good folk in the Dundee studio.

[cjmastablasta]

Not good enough BBC, quite pathetic actually. The decision to close these blogs to comment is a clear indication that at this time in our history the BBC wishes to subvert democratic views whilst promoting their own clear pro union agenda. Only in Scotland can this kind of thing happen within the UK. One way forward or say no and choose to take Scotland backwards.

[markolalanamila]

They also only post your comment if they like it!

[rabbiehippo]

Awwwww Blether with Blubber....how I remember it well when all us cybernats tried to get banned for having the words Newsnet Scotland deliberately in a post. :o)}

[kicomm]

what a crap response by Daniel Maxwell. Does he reeeeaaally think that will satisfy the disgruntled would-be commenters? Basically he's saying, 'don't worry, as and when we see fit we'll decide what the important issues are and allow you a chance contribution to that issue". BBC Scotland is turning into even more of an ivory tower than it was before.