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Glastonbury And The BBC Drowns The Welfare Bill

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OldFrill Tue 01-Jul-25 09:12:39

windmill1

The row about what went on at an overblown festival involving an obscure and obnoxious couple of rappers and the BBC's part in it all has certainly put attention for the Government's controversal Welfare Bill on the back burner.

And I bet Mister Starmer and Co are darn glad.

BBC News at 10 last night.
First topic 9.14 minutes to the Welfare Bill.
Second topic 2.33 minutes to Glastonbury.
I said to himself that the Welfare Bill topic was going on a bit too long. Just checked the timings.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 01-Jul-25 08:12:31

The BBC production team and the Glastonbury team knew Bob Vylans modus operandi.

Their set should never have gone out live it should also not have been left for viewing on iplayer for another five hours.

So yes the BBC have questions to be answered.

Somerset and Avon Police are taking this and the band Kneecap allegations seriously.

If Lucy Connolly can be imprisoned for a hateful tweet, then these bands need to be behind bars for hate speech and inciting violence.

News programmes covering this are also giving many news hours to the Welfare Bill, the two are not mutually exclusive.

keepingquiet Tue 01-Jul-25 08:05:49

The end of Glastonbury as we knew it?

Allsorts Tue 01-Jul-25 07:06:44

IT was incitement to violence and in front if a huge captuve audience. Needs dealing with by the police..Not BBC fault it was breaking the law.

Mollygo Tue 01-Jul-25 03:56:39

windmill1

The row about what went on at an overblown festival involving an obscure and obnoxious couple of rappers and the BBC's part in it all has certainly put attention for the Government's controversal Welfare Bill on the back burner.

And I bet Mister Starmer and Co are darn glad.

Very like Yes Prime Minister

Grannytomany Tue 01-Jul-25 02:25:13

Other sources of news are available.

windmill1 Tue 01-Jul-25 01:23:02

The row about what went on at an overblown festival involving an obscure and obnoxious couple of rappers and the BBC's part in it all has certainly put attention for the Government's controversal Welfare Bill on the back burner.

And I bet Mister Starmer and Co are darn glad.