tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post7442807178653003080..comments2024-02-21T08:52:55.878+00:00Comments on Your Freedom and Ours: Who is this "we" Mr Greenslade?Helenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-82429602762617986452012-09-26T12:04:22.277+01:002012-09-26T12:04:22.277+01:00As I understand it, The Guardian has been propped ...As I understand it, The Guardian has been propped up by public sector advertising and Auto Trader for years, so a product few willingly buy has already been subsidised. Even so, it's facing oblivion. The Guardian and the Observer losing north of £30 million a year.<br /><br />The BBC is often referred to as the on-air version of The Guardian. The mentality is the same, they both regard themselves as an essential public service which has a right to exist and do as hey please, and which we have an obligation to pay for, whether we like it or not.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-87895607968123224812012-09-25T18:39:28.884+01:002012-09-25T18:39:28.884+01:00The more I see, the more I become convinced that s...The more I see, the more I become convinced that subsidies damage both the giver (wallet pain & lack of market forces) and the recipient (dependency). <br />Alfred the Ordinaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02806612975119244680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-79087633090897660352012-09-24T23:48:58.702+01:002012-09-24T23:48:58.702+01:00Not power, government. Power lies in Brussels. Act...Not power, government. Power lies in Brussels. Actually, I can quite imagine the Coalition going along with this rubbish as well. Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13799545178433498944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-7571723262652972302012-09-24T15:33:55.058+01:002012-09-24T15:33:55.058+01:00"I am delighted to say that the comments make..."I am delighted to say that the comments make short work of Mr Greenslade's arguments."<br /><br />However that will not stop the idiots in government from taking it seriously especially if Labour return to power.Antistheneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120647617145756102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-19622421357867899752012-09-24T12:57:02.257+01:002012-09-24T12:57:02.257+01:00Some of us have been cheering their richly deserve...Some of us have been cheering their richly deserved downfall, due to their combination of arrogance and the poor product of their product. <br /><br />Well, I have, anyway. Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09197909058431076608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4057487038565855826.post-2995079019000217572012-09-24T12:51:50.563+01:002012-09-24T12:51:50.563+01:00Unbelievable.Unbelievable.Tory Barristerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12922471082994350859noreply@blogger.com