MP for Canterbury, Julian Brazier, doesn't agree with the BBFC allowing adults to decide for themselves what movies or video games they should watch and so was trying to change the law in a way tha...
MP for Canterbury, Julian Brazier, doesn't agree with the BBFC allowing adults to decide for themselves what movies or video games they should watch and so was trying to change the law in a way that would allow the government to dictate BBFC classification policies, chose who runs the board and even ban already classified works on whatever whim suits a particular MP. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes...
This debate aired on the BBC1 South East regional version of "The Politics Show" which broadcast on Sunday 24/02/08. (Sky channel 893 if you live outside that broadcast area).
The debate also contains an interview with the obnoxious John Beyer of pressure group Mediawatch UK, who also seems to think he knows whats best for us and we don't. http://www.mediawatchuk.org.uk
I've also included the email replies they got in on this subject which aired at the end of the show, that shows it is the likes of Julian Brazier and John Beyer who are out of step with public opinion, not the other way round. They also ignore the fact that the BBFC's policies were drawn up after a massive public consultation that showed the public wanted less censorship not more. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/news/press/2000... (note how Beyer tries to play this down when interviewed)
Strange how Julian Brazier blames violent films and games for all of societies ills, when it ignores the Governments own research into this which found there was no proveable link. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/43247.stm
You can visit Mr Braziers official website and see what politically motivated, pseudo scientific reasons he's using to try and justify this nonsense at http://www.julianbrazier.co.uk/
Funny how the UK was, up until 2000, was the most heavily censored country in Europe, whilst Holland has always been the most liberal. Yet there is nothing to suggest that Holland, or any other of the more liberal countries, ever had a higher crime rate than the more censorious ones. So that makes a mockery of that argument!
For those following these events, his bill was debated in Parlaiment on 29/02/08 and was kicked out as being unworkable. A few MP's quite spectacularly rubbished his arguments about the evils of violent films, pointing out that old movies like "SS Experimet Camp", which Mr Brazier seemed to think had no place in a civilised society, shouldn't be banned as they were just badly made, tacky rubbish. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politic...
Good to see common sense prevailed on this occaison!
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hi im only 13 and love extreme gore films thing,planet terror, the evil dead etc and cant wait to get braindead , bad taste and lots more i think people should grow up and stop complainging and if they dont like the films they have the choice not to watch them
The mediawatch group is a christian group. So, if we are going to censor or ban the movies the way they believe we should lets censor or ban their bible too. the bible contains eye gouging, beheading, rape, live burning, people getting eaten alive, scalpings, god himself killing whole swaths of people - this could prompt an unstable person to kill just as much a film could. Any intelligent person should be able to put things in their proper context, such as the context that a film is NOT REAL.
I will support a ban on sex and violence on the screen as long as the next time some person goes crazy and kills a bunch of folks claiming that it was divinely inspired that all copies of the bible and koran are banned too!
LOL, you should email him that and tell him yourself!
As a side issue, I see Gordon Brown is looking at bringing in his own change in the law IF they get in again at the next election which will bring in an appeals procedure similar to the one Brazier was suggesting.
Didn't he follow the debate? Brazier was ripped apart when this came up for debate, so why is Brown proposing something similar?
Yes I just read about that. My money is on David Turtle as his replacement.
Mediawatch are actually dieing a very slow death. Since Mary Whitehouse left mmbership has been in decline and few people these days support their views (not that many people ever supported their views in the first place).
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thing,planet terror, the evil dead etc and cant wait to get braindead , bad taste and lots more i think people should grow up and stop complainging and if they dont like the films they have the choice not to watch them
I will support a ban on sex and violence on the screen as long as the next time some person goes crazy and kills a bunch of folks claiming that it was divinely inspired that all copies of the bible and koran are banned too!
As a side issue, I see Gordon Brown is looking at bringing in his own change in the law IF they get in again at the next election which will bring in an appeals procedure similar to the one Brazier was suggesting.
Didn't he follow the debate? Brazier was ripped apart when this came up for debate, so why is Brown proposing something similar?
One can only hope someone saner takes his place (however unlikely that may ne)
Mediawatch are actually dieing a very slow death. Since Mary Whitehouse left mmbership has been in decline and few people these days support their views (not that many people ever supported their views in the first place).