scotbill:
the BBC programme was a moving and ultimately uplifting recognition of sacrifice.
No, Scotbill, it was the Remembrance Ceremony at Whitehall that was a moving and uplifting recognition of sacrifice. It is the BBC coverage of it that is in question, not the ceremony itself. What is it about organisations whose title commences with the word "British"? Lofty contempt for their competitors, a smug self satisfaction with their own performance, and an arrogant dismissal of any questioning of their standards, all seem to unite such bodies. The Beeb is no longer content to respectfully commentate on our great National fixtures, but instead wants to become a part of them, be it at Wimbledon or Whitehall. The notion that only a Dimbleby can preside over such coverage, for want in others of "Gravitas", is an indication of the absurd self delusion at work here. When we stood united against a common foe the BBC spoke for the nation with voices such as Dimbleby senior who were rightly and universally respected. Now that the BBC sees bankers, the capitalist system and the Tories as the enemies and speaks on behalf of "hard working families" no such unity or authority remains nor respect earned. It is just another broadcaster, and one with a political agenda at that. Being obliged to pay for it, on pain of a criminal charge if I do not, leaves me less than enamoured of its insidiously creeping takeover of our national psyche.