Subject: Re: Another cover-up ? Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 15:25:39 +0100
From: { editor / perceptions ]
To: [ BBC man's name@bbc.co.uk>

Hello
Thanks for your reply and I understand any feelings you might be
expressing.

It is very difficult, some would say impossible, to be totally objective
when you are part of an organization with which you _must_ to some
extent identify, or when your own family or financial interests seem
threatened or criticized.

This is especially true in an era such as this, when the self esteem of
most people is compulsorily tied to income and financial worth. 

To avoid such partiality is a challenge - see

http://www.perceptions.couk.com/morals.html

http://www.perceptions.couk.com/manip.html

http://www.perceptions.couk.com/laworjustice.html

http://www.perceptions.couk.com/enghoo.html

http://www.perceptions.couk.com/genes1.html

http://www.perceptions.couk.com/mediauk.html

http://www.perceptions.couk.com/libel.html

best wishes

ed at perceptions
    

[ BBC Editor ] wrote:
> 
> Dear Mr [ ed ],
> 
> You are of course welcome to your views about Nicky Campbell, the show and
> the BBC but since you are so keen on accuracy i'll just point out one or two
> in your E-Mail.
> 
> Calls and E-Mails with factual information were refused you say. ; every day
> we get ten thousand calls (that's on an average day) of which our phone-in
> staff can only physically answer between 5 and 6 hundred. Only fifty of them
> can get on air in theree hours. This leaves on an AVERAGE day 9950 callers
> disappointed....or "refused" as you'd put it.
> I'm also sorry to disappoint you , and many people who think like you, that
> there is no "inbuilt bias" on the programme and i invite anyone (and have
> done so several times) to come in and see the show and talk to the team.
> It's an insult to ten very hard-working people to suggest they work on a
> programme of that nature. I receive as many complaints about Nicky being
> pro-Labour as i get saying he's pro-Tory yet they're all apparently
> listening to the same show.
> Also it is worth pointing out that what Nicky says on the radio isn't
> necessarily his personal view.
> rgds
> [BBC Editor],
> Editor,
> Nicky Campbell.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [ ed ] 
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 3:52 PM
> > To:   Campbell, Nicky
> > Subject:      Another cover-up ?
> >
> > Hello
> > You might have heard the most recent program on the British Tax System -
> > from 9:00 am to 10:30 am, today - 13 July 2000, on Radio 5Live.
> >
> > Calls (and emails) with factual information were refused.
> >
> > The presenter, one Nicholas Campbell, did not declare his personal
> > interest in various tax perks (restricted to an 'elite') and therefore
> > the public was not warned of the inbuilt bias in the program.
> >
> > The presenter wound up at ten thirty with the words "It's the best bad
> > system".
> >
> > Friendly comment on the program and on the BBC record to date is now
> > available at
> > http://www.perceptions.couk.com/coverup.html
> >
> > regards
> >
> > [ ed ]
> >
> > ed at perceptions.couk.com

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