Well, this is a shock! – announcement that
the "Scottish Six" will not happen and then a few days later an announcement
of a "Scottish BBC TV channel!"
I assume this is to keep the Anglicized
Scots Yoons happy who love the union.
For 20 years a Scottish Six has been
discussed, planned for and pilots made. There is a wealth of creative and
journalistic talent here in Scotland. The BBC spends Scotland 55% of license
money raised here – which compares to 75% for N Ireland, 100% England, 100%
Wales. It’s been a scandal quite obviously!! This will increase License spend
here to around 68%. There
has been a dearth of Scottish Arts and Review programs.
The English news programs talk of
BRITAIN as meaning England or Brenland – there is never any mention of the
Scottish NHS or education being any different. Scottish news is totally ignored
(such as the junior doctor strike).
The English-based national news does not
serve Scotland – it is full of English only relevance on Brexit etc. The BBC
ethos has been primarily is to promote the idea of a “united” UK and the
concept of “Britishness”. The BBC often appears to be an Arm of the State. The
Anti-Scotland Unionists are of course up in arms over the news! STV were also
planning a Scottish news program. Why on earth can't we in Scotland be good
neighbours without being run from London?
I read
that the region of Catalonia has 4 TV channels, at a spend of £300m! A 24 hour
news channel, a culture channel, a sports channel and a children's channel!!
As the
InyRef looks likely it is very telling that the SBC will not start until autumn
2018!
Will we have
NO media to cover IndyRef.
