Sky News "Debt Counter"

Noopti

Anyone see this ****e on Sky News? Basically a counter at the bottom of the screen which constantly tracks how much debt the UK government is building.
Sky News has always been a load of tabloid, sensationalist crap but they get worse by the day.

They will have a Jade Goody decomposition counter up next I'd say.......

**Timbuk2**

I saw it yesterday while running on the threadmill treadmill. It did look a bit ridiculous.. and it was going up very fast. It's not usually the type of thing Sky News does

pablomakaveli

They had a carbon counter their a few months ago when they did an energy saving week. They do this crap a lot now. On the other hand some of their younger female presenters are kind of hot and that makes up for it.

EDIT:
Just remembered they had another counter showing how much money the NHS was wasting.

Noopti

pablomakaveli wrote: »

They had a carbon counter their a few months ago when they did an energy saving week. They do this crap a lot now. On the other hand some of their younger female presenters are kind of hot and that makes up for it.

EDIT:
Just remembered they had another counter showing how much money the NHS was wasting.

Someone has a hard-on for counters so. Maybe they could use those hot presenters (I must admit, I can't think of any - but I don't really watch Sky News) by having them take off an item of clothing for every 500 million in debt accumulated? That way they would be turning the crisis into a positive.......and people will spend more, start buying houses, employing people*

*wild speculation

Peyton Manning

Its not a debt counter, its how much they've spent covering Jade Goody's funeral.

My name is URL

Noopti wrote: »

They will have a Jade Goody decomposition counter up next I'd say.......

That, I'd like to see

AnonoBoy

Doesn't this counter reset itself every so often and start counting again? :rolleyes:

Aidric

It's dumbed down viewers need everything simplified. They can then fawn righteous indignation.

AnonoBoy

Aidric wrote: »

It's dumbed down viewers need everything simplified. They can then feign righteous indignation.

I'm wearing my pedant pants today.

Mimikyu

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merlie

Noopti wrote: »

Anyone see this ****e on Sky News? Basically a counter at the bottom of the screen which constantly tracks how much debt the UK government is building.
Sky News has always been a load of tabloid, sensationalist crap but they get worse by the day.

They will have a Jade Goody decomposition counter up next I'd say.......

Ok thats so the government can look at the news and see what is not in the kitty.

And as to Jade Goody I do not think it is nice what you said but that is your own opinion. She died of cancer and at such a young age. She has helped many women because of what she went through before she died and many are getting treatment who otherwise would not have bothered.

The_Minister

Tbh, I don't think its a bad idea.

There are continuous calls to borrow and spend our way out of the recession, and these calls have been mirrored in England too. Maybe seeing the actually amounts will make people understand just what that policy would entail.

Captain Morgan

Captain Morgan wrote: »

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One of the very reasons that I don't watch Sky news!

Aidric

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I'm wearing my pedant pants today.

I hate that guy.

K-9

Noopti wrote: »

They will have a Jade Goody decomposition counter up next I'd say.......

Nah, that would be Most Haunted on Living TV.

it's not a bad idea.. isn't there a debt counter up on a street in america somewhere?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

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it's not a bad idea.. isn't there a debt counter up on a street in america somewhere?

There was until the counter grew too long to fit in the street.

destroyer

RTE NEWS are going to go for an unemployed counter I am told...



Note to self ; need 48" screen

MagicMarker

Typical Irish begrudgery, all because RTE can't afford counters.

Noopti

merlie wrote: »

And as to Jade Goody I do not think it is nice what you said but that is your own opinion. She died of cancer and at such a young age. She has helped many women because of what she went through before she died and many are getting treatment who otherwise would not have bothered.

I think you missed the irony of my post. It was a comment on the crazy amount of coverage Sky News have given Jade Goody. It was nothing more than using her illness as a way of garnering viewers. So I wouldn't be surprised if they did continue the coverage even after death.

Ikky Poo2

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

There was until the counter grew too long to fit in the street.

well broadway leads all the way into canada so they cud put it on that one :rolleyes:

ronaneire

RTE are going to get an abacus that once belonged to Bosco for its debt collector counter :P

Capt'n Midnight

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

It's not usually the type of thing Sky News does

Creating FUD
Fear Uncertainty Doubt, which is the last the economy needs.

The_Minister wrote: »

Tbh, I don't think its a bad idea.

There are continuous calls to borrow and spend our way out of the recession, and these calls have been mirrored in England too. Maybe seeing the actually amounts will make people understand just what that policy would entail.

It's a terrible idea, SKY is talking the country into a worse recession, instead of trying to help talk the country out of a recession. If they had done that during WWII it would have been treated as treason.

UK national debt is roughly £2,000,000 million
the amounts yesterday on SKY were £70 million
By comparison the RAF's Eurofighters cost GB£68.9 million EACH.
and the UK will spend about £34,000 million on defence this year and Soldiers will get a ~3.5% pay rise this year
Complete FUD on SKY's part making a mountain out of a molehill.


http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/AboutDefence/Organisation/KeyFactsAboutDefence/DefenceSpending.htm

Capt'n Midnight

Deleted User wrote: »

it's not a bad idea.. isn't there a debt counter up on a street in america somewhere?

Yes it was setup in the 80's they hacked it to have an extra digit , but prices and wages have gone up 10 fold too so just more FUD.

themont85

Sky News are the same station who devoted over 4 hours to the funeral of Jade Goody complete with the skycopter and regular updates from the funeral...

super_furry

If you think the Jade stuff was bad before, wait until Sunday when she comes back.

yoyo

They also had a Fritzl interactive thing on their website where you could go on a 3d tour of the basement with presenters interview clips and pictures thrown in :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Nick

Dubh Geannain

They should have a twat counter. Every time a reporter/twat appears on Sky News +1


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