Reply to: If only we had educated the brexiteers a tiny weeny bit more

[SueEllen]

I can believe it. The more people subjected to the absurd leftie liberal indoctrination fostered by most places of higher education these days would be enough to turn most of them into soft-minded EU surrender monkeys.

Actually some of the most vocal Brexiters went to university when students actually striked, had riots, were members of the Communist party and banned Barclays cheques from the student union.

If you talk to some of today's educated young people they want to be in the EU for economic reasons including the fact of the UK economy fecks up they can work abroad with ease.

[northernladyuk]

I smell of stale piss.

FTFY

[shaunbhoy]

There is plenty to suggest that an idiot like me, with his head buried firmly in the sand, will never be able to comprehend the blindingly obvious. Maybe I should just go back to watching Loose Women and/or Judge Rinder,
and leave the big decisions to the grown-ups?

ftfy............An excellent strategy, and one that best suits your glaring intellectual limitations if we're honest.

[northernladyuk]

No.

And even if it WERE important to "the country as a whole", there is nothing yet to suggest that this will not continue post-Brexit anyway.

HTH BIDI

There is plenty to suggest it but nothing that an idiot with his head buried in the sand (that's you) could see. Because the relevant EU directive is just a piece of red tape, and not an enabler for UK exports within the EU.

Still: red, white and blue Brexit, eh?

[shaunbhoy]

School is where young people are indoctrinated, university is where they decide whether to live that out or rebel against it.

And that helps to neatly explain why the desperate (Corbyn and Sturgeon) seek to get the voting age lowered to 16.

[d000hg]

I can believe it. The more people subjected to the absurd leftie liberal indoctrination fostered by most places of higher education these days would be enough to turn most of them into soft-minded EU surrender monkeys.

You seem to have an interesting view of university. How and by whom is this indoctrination performed? Having been to university in the not too distant past and knowing lots of students, university is a very opt-in experience. School is where young people are indoctrinated, university is where they decide whether to live that out or rebel against it.

[shaunbhoy]

Let's break it down into bite sized chunks for you. Do you think that exports of creative media content are important to the country as a whole?

No.

And even if it WERE important to "the country as a whole", there is nothing yet to suggest that this will not continue post-Brexit anyway.

HTH BIDI

[vetran]

Maybe that is actually now showing a decline in the importance of the British in Europe

Maybe that is actually now showing a decline in the importance of Europe to the British?

[darmstadt]

its about 16% of sales and declining in profit so I suppose you could see that as important. Some people wouldn't if selling cars.

https://www.bbcworldwide.com/media/2...nualreview.pdf

Headline sales Headline profit
£m 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2014/15
United Kingdom 379.3 361.8 62.4 52.7
North America 277.9 299.9 24.2 32.9
Western Europe 168.0 160.1 21.0 27.0
Australia and
New*Zealand 79.1 81.9 19.2 16.3
Rest of World 137.7 116.2 5.4 5.2
Eliminations (12.6) (18.1) 1.6 4.5
Total 1,029.4 1,001.8 133.8 138.6

Maybe that is actually now showing a decline in the importance of the British in Europe

[Mordac]

Let's break it down into bite sized chunks for you. Do you think that exports of creative media content are important to the country as a whole?

It depends on who profits from the sale, how much does your webcam business make?

[Mordac]

Have you got to grips yet with the Audiovisual Media Services Directive? It is dismissed by an OP as EU red tape, but in fact it enables UK based channels to broadcast to the EU, and it compels EU based channels to show a high proportion of European works, which currently includes UK based content.

But I'm not surprised you hold the analysis you do. It's hard to see either the big picture or the details with your head in the sand.

The Dutch, Belgians, French and Irish already watch UK TV (if they're close enough to a transmitter), and everyone can watch UK satellite TV. If an EU directive is the reason we have to watch all that subtitled Scandinavian rubbish, they can get stuffed.

[vetran]

Did you look at the report?

Western Europe is the 3rd largest market behind the USA and the UK so I think it is a rather important part of the BBC's market

its about 16% of sales and declining in profit so I suppose you could see that as important. Some people wouldn't if selling cars.

https://www.bbcworldwide.com/media/2...nualreview.pdf

Headline sales Headline profit
£m 2015/16 2014/15 2015/16 2014/15
United Kingdom 379.3 361.8 62.4 52.7
North America 277.9 299.9 24.2 32.9
Western Europe 168.0 160.1 21.0 27.0
Australia and
New*Zealand 79.1 81.9 19.2 16.3
Rest of World 137.7 116.2 5.4 5.2
Eliminations (12.6) (18.1) 1.6 4.5
Total 1,029.4 1,001.8 133.8 138.6

[darmstadt]

Look forward to charging Sky loads of cash.

The BBC doesn't seem to see Europe as much of a Market.

https://www.bbcworldwide.com/

Did you look at the report?

Western Europe is the 3rd largest market behind the USA and the UK so I think it is a rather important part of the BBC's market

[vetran]

No I'm not going to engage on the because it isn't important to me, nor the country as a whole. It might be to you, but that's your own fault for ending up in the career you have done.

Look forward to charging Sky loads of cash.

The BBC doesn't seem to see Europe as much of a Market.

https://www.bbcworldwide.com/

[northernladyuk]

No I'm not going to engage on the because it isn't important to me, nor the country as a whole. It might be to you, but that's your own fault for ending up in the career you have done.

Let's break it down into bite sized chunks for you. Do you think that exports of creative media content are important to the country as a whole?