Comments on: Priorities http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/ Liberal, Green and Fair Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:56:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pickled Politics » Eviction, deportation and fairtrade http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/#comment-7636 Pickled Politics » Eviction, deportation and fairtrade Wed, 24 May 2006 14:03:33 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/#comment-7636 [...] Eviction, deportation and fairtrade by Sunny on 24th May, 2006 at 3:06 pm     Just a quick roundup. Anti-war protestor Brian Haw was evicted by 25 police officers in the middle of the night, BBC reports. [via MatGB] This is a bloody outrage. Tim Ireland has more. Also covered by Peter Black and Cllr Aylin. Protests are planned. [...] [...] Eviction, deportation and fairtrade by Sunny on 24th May, 2006 at 3:06 pm     Just a quick roundup. Anti-war protestor Brian Haw was evicted by 25 police officers in the middle of the night, BBC reports. [via MatGB] This is a bloody outrage. Tim Ireland has more. Also covered by Peter Black and Cllr Aylin. Protests are planned. [...]

]]> By: Not Little England http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/#comment-7353 Not Little England Tue, 23 May 2006 11:58:35 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/#comment-7353 <strong>Brian Haw - raided in the early hours...</strong> Cllr Ayling is, rightly, outraged, - I'm not sure I agree, completely, with his take, but it does cause me some concern. Peter Black, poses a much more important question...... Brian Haw – raided in the early hours…

Cllr Ayling is, rightly, outraged, – I’m not sure I agree, completely, with his take, but it does cause me some concern. Peter Black, poses a much more important question……

]]> By: Gavin Whenman http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/#comment-7347 Gavin Whenman Tue, 23 May 2006 09:52:02 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/#comment-7347 I did wonder why the first mention I heard of this was on a blog! (and not the BBC News website, where it is dug away in the UK section, right at the bottom!) I did wonder why the first mention I heard of this was on a blog! (and not the BBC News website, where it is dug away in the UK section, right at the bottom!)

]]> By: Shane http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/#comment-7346 Shane Tue, 23 May 2006 07:47:21 +0000 http://www.gavpolitics.co.uk/blog/2006/05/23/priorities/#comment-7346 I fear the placement of this story towards the end of the items on Breakfast and its receiving a brief mention on BBC London is more to do with a realisation of what the public are interested in. News, as with all TV, is a ratings war. I completely agree of course that the use of force against a peaceful protest is something we should be greatly concerned about; but given the media saturation with regard the Iraq war perhaps people are becoming disinterested in stories in that vein? I fear the placement of this story towards the end of the items on Breakfast and its receiving a brief mention on BBC London is more to do with a realisation of what the public are interested in. News, as with all TV, is a ratings war. I completely agree of course that the use of force against a peaceful protest is something we should be greatly concerned about; but given the media saturation with regard the Iraq war perhaps people are becoming disinterested in stories in that vein?

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