____/ [H]omer on Sunday 27 January 2008 19:14 : \____
> Verily I say unto thee, that William Poaster spake thusly:
>
>> The M$BBC is also accused of wasting licence fee (tax) payers money
>> in fighting the Freedom of Information Act:
>> <quote>
>> The BBC has spent an estimated £250,000 in licence-fee cash on a
>> court battle to block publication of a report into its alleged bias
>> when covering the Middle East. The expensive saga was prompted by a
>> member of the public who has repeatedly tried to force the document's
>> release under the Freedom of Information Act.
>> <unquote>
>>
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=510461&in_page_id=1773
>>
>> So with the M$ iplayer fiasco, & now another £250,000 court battle,
>> is it any wonder the Beeb is leaking money like a sieve.
>
> More to the point, is it any wonder that they've "partnered" with
> Microsoft? They were obviously made for each other, since they seem to
> have the same immoral policies.
"Fair coverage, as long as it's favourable to /us/..."
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