Before the 2015 general election the BBC held radio hustings in both the constituencies in which J4MB was fielding candidates – Ashfield (myself) and Broxtowe (Ray Barry). Ray wasn’t invited to his hustings, and only learned of them the next day. I was invited to the hustings in Ashfield, where I was challenging Gloria De Piero, the shadow Minister for Women & Equalities. The audio file (55:39) of the hustings is here.
The BBC’s invited audience was 100% female, and questions were asked about women’s issues, not men’s issues, so I hijacked the situation as best I could, and forced men’s issues in there. If memory serves me right, my first statement was redolent with my anger at what the BBC had done, on this occasion, and on others. The young feminist presenter, however, was holding a style of microphone which ensured my voice was inaudible when she pulled it only a foot or two away from me.
So you can imagine my delight when one of our major donors sent me this a few minutes ago:
Hi Mike
I note Sophie Walker is running against Philip Davies in Shipley. This would seem to present an opportunity.
As you will recall, during the 2015 general election campaign in Ashfield, the BBC invited the leader of a small party campaigning for men’s rights to a debate with one of Britain’s most prominent feminist politicians. The debate did not discuss men’s issues at all. The BBC vetted all questions in advance to ensure that only women’s issues were discussed. The debate was chaired by a feminist, and the audience consisted entirely of women.
In the interests of balance, during the 2017 general election campaign in Shipley, the BBC should now invite the leader of a small party campaigning for women’s rights to a debate with one of Britain’s most prominent MRA politicians. The debate should not discuss women’s issues at all. The BBC should vet all questions in advance to ensure only men’s issues are discussed. The debate should be chaired by a men’s rights activist and the audience should consist entirely of men.
Perhaps yourself or Mr. Davies could put this to the BBC the next time you speak to them?
Thanks,
Greg
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Justice for Men & Boys 
Had the exact same thought myself. Still no reply from BBC Nottingham’s Sarah Julian on whether she agrees.
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The BBC really do get inspiration from Mao and Stalin.
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Indeed. One of many repeats on BBC TV this evening, ‘Great Thinkers: Karl Marx’. An hour long!
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I know, they put out anti-Hitler stuff like there’s no tomorrow but there’s precious little on communism throughout history, but when there is, they can’t help gushing. I don’t understand these people.
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A prime example of this, from one of the “in” crowd (Joan Bakewell) was her attack on fascism (for its killing of innocent people) and her fawning obituary of the Communist historian Eric Hobsbaum, who was on record as saying that the millions slaughtered by communism was worthwhile if it further the communist cause.
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Sadly, not everyone understands how ‘equality’ works.
When used in certain circumstsnces it ceases it’s everyday meaning as understood by the lay person and becomes a “technical term”, relating to policy, men, women and Marxist proceedure and practice.
When thus employed it’s defintion goes after this fashion;
“EQUALITY :- A state whereby one chosen group or groups, are favoured over and above any other group(s) on any random basis that seems politically expedient or convenient. Any group distinctions thus made need have no basis in fact or truth, merit, worth, or reality.
It is, however, required that Equality policy and dogma be repeated and reinforced at every possible occasion and circumstance by every possible person.
Misrepresentation, dissembling, and lying are permissible and encouraged, and the turning upside down and back to front of every actual fact is a favoured technique and practice.
The purpose of this sort of ‘technical equality’ is the gaining, increasing and exercising of power by those least fit to have it.
If and when such ‘technical equality’ is is realised, it is usual practice for many of those who have supported and worked for it, to be abandoned by the new elite who usually turn out to be much worse than the old”.
Hope this clears things up.
(This defintion taken with acknowedgements and thanks to Mikipedia)
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I’m fortunate to live close to where I work, so I usually set off around 8:45 am. Sometimes I watch breakfast TV so I know that nothing worse will happen to me that day.
This morning on the BBC, we were treated to a piece about the first all-female round the world yacht crew (only about 450 years after the first all-male crew).
It was followed by a piece about an all-women business conference. Naturally this was presented by the BBC’s female business editor. Y’know, ‘cos of all those female captains of industry.
Could it be that men make more money in business because
a) they do things first, take risks, explore etc
b) most of them are on their way to work at 8:45 instead of watching bullshit feminist “journalism” in their pyjamas?
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Thanks Marat. This relentless stream of pieces about women succeeding at x,y,z – ‘inspiring’ / ‘celebrating’ / ‘role models’ etc. – tells us one thing above everything else, I think, the vast majority of women aren’t self-starters or risk-takers, they don’t want to do this stuff, so they have to be cajoled / bribed every inch of the way. I’m reminded of Catherine Hakim’s Preference Theory (2000) almost every day of the week. The proportion of men who are work-centred (4 in 7) outnumbers the proportion of women who are (1 in 7) by a ratio of 4:1. That isn’t changing over time, despite propaganda from the BBC and others, trying to push water uphill with a stick.
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