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I love GB News

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MrsHappy Wed 29-Jun-22 15:02:44

I recently started watching GB News and am finding it so interesting. Once you get past the different format to the usual news programmes it is very good. There are so many different views expressed from all political spectrums. I like that contributors are allowed to say their piece and it's then debated. Not just left or right wing views.

twinnytwin Mon 26-Jun-23 11:48:39

I'm still watching it - I don't always agree with the views put forward, but it's good to hear differing points of view. I also listen/watch Talk TV/Radio sometimes - or Rant TV as I refer to it. Gosh, do folk get wound up about stuff. Entertaining still. Makes watching the mainstream news channels rather dull.

Shinamae Mon 26-Jun-23 11:28:08

Curtaintwitcher

I'm another fan of this channel, in fact I tend to watch it more than the established news. It makes such a difference having people able to express their opinions without being shouted down. It also goes into current events in detail, whereas the BBC tends to concentrate on one or two items.

Absolutely this…… a refreshing change….

Curtaintwitcher Mon 26-Jun-23 10:38:52

I'm another fan of this channel, in fact I tend to watch it more than the established news. It makes such a difference having people able to express their opinions without being shouted down. It also goes into current events in detail, whereas the BBC tends to concentrate on one or two items.

growstuff Mon 26-Jun-23 10:29:17

Primrose53

This morning they have mainly been discussing Sarah Fergusson’s recent breast cancer surgery and how it may encourage more people to get checked and also check themselves.

Let's hope it encourages GPs to take their patients more seriously. I went to my GP in August 2021 about a pain in my breast and a strange feeling, but because it didn't present as a defined lump, it wasn't until April 2022 that I was finally referred to a consultant and it was August 2022 when I had my op.

growstuff Mon 26-Jun-23 10:26:21

I'm not sure about running the Bank of England, but I'd like Liam Halligan to be running the country's housing policy. He wrote a book called "Home Truths", which probably didn't go down to well with property-owning and property developers, but suggests a number of solutions.

He was also Dominic Cummings' flatmate in Moscow and met Mikhail Gorbachev. I heard Halligan talk about life in Russia pre-Putin. He's very knowledgeable.

Primrose53 Mon 26-Jun-23 10:15:23

This morning they have mainly been discussing Sarah Fergusson’s recent breast cancer surgery and how it may encourage more people to get checked and also check themselves.

Primrose53 Mon 26-Jun-23 10:13:17

Dinahmo

Many of those listed are not journalists, let alone political ones. I imagine that the rest of them know as much about politics as the man in the street, if not less.

It’s not all about Politics! The GB News schedule is very varied.

Primrose53 Mon 26-Jun-23 10:11:24

karmalady

Cv, not so many tories actually, very balanced wrt politics and news, certainly not at all like fox news. Very differing opinions from many different people and all are given time to speak

I do like the debates and do learn new aspects as I have an open mind. Loads of excellent presenters, Liam Halligan for one. I wish he was running the bank of England

I love listening to Liam Halligan. He explains financial matters very clearly.

I also like Aiden Mcgee who does the sports commentating.

karmalady Mon 26-Jun-23 09:42:59

Cv, not so many tories actually, very balanced wrt politics and news, certainly not at all like fox news. Very differing opinions from many different people and all are given time to speak

I do like the debates and do learn new aspects as I have an open mind. Loads of excellent presenters, Liam Halligan for one. I wish he was running the bank of England

Oreo Mon 26-Jun-23 09:31:10

It may be like Fox News to you CvD66 but in reality it’s nothing like it.
Fox News is unashamedly Republican, that and nothing but.
GB News is a pic n mix of views.

CvD66 Mon 26-Jun-23 09:26:49

Interesting how Ofcom are gradually starting to hold GBNews to broadcasting standards. It has previously claimed GBNews is not a news channel but an entertainment channel hence allowing so many Tories to present shows. As we approach the next election it will be fascinating to see how much of a Tory electioneering base it will become. For me it will forever be comparable to Fox news - appealing to a certain demographic. Enjoy when you want entertainment. Just be aware of it's unerlying goals.

Oreo Mon 26-Jun-23 09:09:51

Oh the snobbery on here!
Watch varied debates as Lemsip says and you’ll be pleasantly surprised by GB News.
Free speech is a wonderful thing, even the freedom to disagree with what someone is saying is good.

lemsip Mon 26-Jun-23 07:45:40

I watched GB news channel most of yesterday as too hot to go out!
Pleasantly surprised at the varied debates...Enjoyed angela rippon interviewing people about their lives as you may find on radio4. It's a channel for free speech with many people heading debates which I enjoyed.
eamonn holmes is a lost cause and lost the plot but so many.

Chardy Mon 26-Jun-23 07:17:17

Sorry tickingbird, but when I've heard people spouting hate towards different sections of society on several occasions, I don't want to listen as to why they are like that. I didn't call them bigots, they're just very unpleasant. And I don't want to hear them.

growstuff Mon 26-Jun-23 07:16:40

Joseann

Especially when someone has said they dont have a tv! grin

If you're referring to me, I do have access to a TV, although I rarely watch it.

Dinahmo Sun 25-Jun-23 22:44:46

Many of those listed are not journalists, let alone political ones. I imagine that the rest of them know as much about politics as the man in the street, if not less.

tickingbird Sun 25-Jun-23 20:43:33

Chardy. Sometimes you have to set your prejudices aside and listen to why people feel as they do. Maybe if those in power had paid more attention to ordinary people instead of dismissing them as bigots Brexit might never have happened.

Chardy Sun 25-Jun-23 17:10:54

Swayed by what I've read here, I've done some homework
GB News lists these as their presenters
Christopher Hope
Eamonn Holmes
Isabel Webster
Nigel Farage
Arlene Foster
Dan Wootton
Philip Davies and Esther McVey
Nana Akua
Gloria De Piero
Michelle Dewberry
Anne Diamond
Stephen Dixon
Mark Dolan
Andrew Doyle
Tom Harwood
Patrick Christys
Neil Oliver
Bev Turner
Mark Longhurst
Laurence Fox
Andrew Pierce
Michael Portillo
Camilla Tominey
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Lee Anderson
Emily Carver
In the past, having seen them on live TV or read their words on social media I would say 14 of them would make switch off immediately as I find their unpleasant attitude to vulnerable people abhorrent.
One I only find irritating.
The rest I know nothing about.
No I will not be watching.

varian Sun 25-Jun-23 17:02:06

I hope the debaters are asking why it takes a year or more for assylum claims to be assessed

Shinamae Sun 25-Jun-23 16:17:13

Very good debate going on at the moment about the immigration crisis,says the migrant hotel costs COULD rise to 11,billion a year …

Primrose53 Thu 22-Jun-23 17:28:01

MerylStreep

It’s strange that posters on here ask the question constantly are we being run by idiots
Patrick Christy has just asked the same question. 😄

I’ve never asked that question and can’t recall anybody else asking that.

MerylStreep Thu 22-Jun-23 16:39:34

It’s strange that posters on here ask the question constantly are we being run by idiots
Patrick Christy has just asked the same question. 😄

tickingbird Thu 22-Jun-23 15:40:24

👏👏👏👏👏 Oreo Joseann

Mollygo Thu 22-Jun-23 15:31:59

We’ve watched GB a few times, but it’s not on the ‘must watch’ list. I dislike Holmes as much as I dislike Farage.
It’s bit like the Huffington Post, which has some interesting articles. I can’t comment on what it says on Wikipedia, because I’m reminded that it’s not written by experts.

Joseann Thu 22-Jun-23 15:26:58

Especially when someone has said they dont have a tv! grin