NOT... the news

[caz963]

You know, it occurred to me this morning as I arrived at school, that I'd spent about half an hour - 7-7.30 ish) listening to a news programme (Today on Radio 4) in which the 'news' was about things that hadn't happened.

Huh? Does that actually count as 'news'?

Brown NOT calling the election.

Louis Hamilton NOT winning the Formula 1 championship.

Alan Yentob NOT having mis-leadingly edited interviews. (And seriously, wtf?)

I wasn't naive enough to think that, having made his decision about the election, the news media would let it go, but really, I'm sick to the back teeth of it. I'm not Gordon Brown's biggest fan, but the poor sod was buggered if he did, buggered if he didn't. So whereas for the past couple of weeks, we've been up to our necks in "is he going to call an early election and when?", now, it's going to be weeks of "nyaaaa nyaaaa, Brown's a cissy". And that would be truly disturbing coming from John Humprhreys, let me tell you.

Is there anything actually going on in the world besides rugby, cricket and the (yawn!) Diana inquest (something else about which I couldn't give a toss)?

Comments

[krystle-ab.livejournal.com]

we are in pre-electionn mode here in Australia, just wating for Howard will announce when.

[hooloovoo_42]

I have to say that fixed terms do have something going for them. But knowing when the election is going to be leaves far too much time for campaigning. So fixed terms are bad.

Hell, just shoot the politicians. That seems the best answer!

[caz963.livejournal.com]

just shoot the politicians

Would that be before or after we kill all the lawyers?

Wait - hang on. A lot of them are lawyers. Two in one - I love it! :)

[hooloovoo_42]

If we kill the lawyers early enough, they don't mutate into politicians. Result!

[krystle-ab.livejournal.com]

If only we had thought of this 11 years ago.

[krystle-ab.livejournal.com]

I think I would prefer the fixed elections, but there would have to be a cap on how much the campaings could spend n advertising (and maybe a general cap for governemnt adverts). I am preparing myself mentally for the onlslaught of adds as soon as the announcement is made.

Since I started watching The West Wing I have developed a real interest in politics so I really don't mind the campaign (just 20 political commercials druing one television program).