Monday, February 18, 2008
Democracy? What a joke
The BBC has reported that "Residents in the Northumberland town of Berwick-upon-Tweed have "voted" in favour of becoming part of Scotland."
Sounds like democracy in action - until you read on that the referendum was for Monday's ITV1 Tonight programme.
What? The kind of people who have the spare time and inclination to watch this sensationalist rubbish pseudo-news programme are not the kind people who's opinions should have any merit, and to claim that this vote indicates that the residents of Berwick want to move to Scotland makes a joke of democracy.
Sounds like democracy in action - until you read on that the referendum was for Monday's ITV1 Tonight programme.
What? The kind of people who have the spare time and inclination to watch this sensationalist rubbish pseudo-news programme are not the kind people who's opinions should have any merit, and to claim that this vote indicates that the residents of Berwick want to move to Scotland makes a joke of democracy.
