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Old 04-06-2008, 23:13   #9
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Re: Tory MP blames BBC for attacks on Poles.

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Originally Posted by frogstamper View Post
This is ridiculous, the BBC don't express a negative image of Polish people, quite the opposite in fact, I remember a recent program where the BBC focused on Poles working in the UK, they were portrayed as "hard grafters" and came across as very decent people. I'd be very interested to see the evidence this MP has that the BBC are responsible for an increase in attacks on Poles, now his delivered his broadside his got to back it up.
Indeed. I don't see how the kind of stories the BBC has run could really be a factor in increasing attacks on Poles.

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Originally Posted by BBKing View Post
It's not the BBC that's inventing stories about Eastern Europeans eating swans or whatever, now is it? Do I really have to spell out where such stories appear?

Oh, go on, you know you want to

I mentioned the swan BS last week in another thread...

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/34560525-post22.html

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Originally Posted by Osem View Post
Yawn......... and there was I thinking that just once the tabloids wouldn't feature in your argument....

Well they do tend to print sensationalist BS, stirring up feelings against certain groups...
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