Do people actually watch that blowhard in the video?

>it’s clearly the opposite

In your opinion. My assessment of their use of language is fine, in my opinion.

Language choice takes second place when it comes to subject choice and manifestation of inherent biases. They are all papers that promote an ideology, they are the same imo.

That's what I meant. Some of the stuff they publish under "opinion" pieces is much worse than the redtops.

I disagree. And let's not try to put the Grauniad too far ahead of other papers, they have their own issues.

To explain why he disagrees? I didn't realise we were comparing word counts in responses.

I'm fine with the tone, if it were being positive about the BBC then they would have chosen a positive way to phrase it, "Back on the beeb, they were focussing on the important things instead" or somesuch, not "they were being gits"

>The BBC declined to explain why it had shunted coverage of the opening ceremony – traditionally an opportunity for host countries to project soft power around the world – to an online-only stream.

>Even the former footballers brought in to analyse the actual sport for the BBC broke down any pretence that politics should be kept out of football.

>Back on the BBC, there was no such niceties,

>And then, after half an hour, the programme rapidly shifted towards discussion of football –......– and, eventually, 22 people kicking a ball around a pitch.

And it continues. This is not the Guardian getting firmly behind the Beeb. I was expecting them to be fully in lockstep, but apparently not.

Nice to see a well thought out, concise and erudite rebuttal. Or it would have been.
Just to maintain the flavour of the thread..
Yes it does!

Wow, the Guardian sounds really pissed off that people have been having a go at Qatar.

FIFA awards based on how big the bribe is though. If Qatar were to spend that money on improving conditions for people they'd just have to find more money to spend on the bribes.

What really bothers me is that the MPs were so cheap. £250k to MPs, £5mill to Fifa. Have some respect for your own country MPs, at least hold out for a decent bribe!

Or, don't get bribed at all, that'd be the best option ofc.