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iPM is a lot like the National Lottery, when you think about it. Your ideas are like the balls.
And the iPM blog and email inbox are like Lancelot the lottery machine.
You place your balls - or ideas - in Lancelot - our blog or our inbox - and then we draw some of your balls - or ideas - out.
We then take these balls - or ideas - and put them in a sequence with other people's balls - or ideas - and then Eamonn Holmes - or Eddie Mair - reads them out. Following me?
Anyway, the more balls - or ideas - you drop into Lancelot - that is, our blog or our inbox -the more exciting the whole draw - or programme - becomes.
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Not sure if I want my balls going through all that.
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This morning I reached out to turn on the radio and found iPM, surely the most boring programme I've ever heard .. thank goodness for the 'off' button, what a waste of Eddie Mair.
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not sure anyone would want their balls going thru that.
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Two items on Radio 4 today have prompted me to write.
Firstly, On PM this afternoon a representative of the banking sector seemed to suggest we should shop around and regularly change banks. Given the complexity of the standing orders, direct debits and wage payments most people have these days it seemed a little glib. Despite the services banks supposedly offer when a client decides to change I have heard stories of all sorts going wrong. I think it would be worth some iPM research.
Secondly, we heard this morning about the suspension of music videos on Youtube due to a disagreement over royalties. This touches on the wider issue of how the internet is damaging the music industry.
The whole issue of the legal and illegal use of the internet has not been well covered. The use of P2P may have been reported but the effects of people stealing music have not been fully recognised. While some sectors of the music industry may still be thriving there are many good musicians unable to make the kind of living they would have ten years or more ago.
This may seem trivial in the scheme of things, but culturally and economically it is relevant. Look back over the 20th century and popular music features strongly, especially during the second half. The originality of bands that remain household names only entered public awareness because the music industry could afford to take chances.
The future we face if of a conservative, diminishing industry selling dull manufactured bands as it wastes away, simply because people do not understand that giving away copies of someone else's work is theft.
I would like iPM to look at this whole issue, from the effects it is having on music to how ISPs are avoiding their responsibility to act against criminal activities.
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School...
Prompted by the shootings in Germany and USA.
We where chatting about this (the shooting story) over breakfast this morning when Susanne (my partner) told me that she though the idea of putting armed guards in or around our schools was crazy. It had been discussed on some TV program over here as a result of the school shootings. She said it was a waste of time if the kids did not learn about dealing with conflict.
For some reason this subject made my blood boil. For a long time now I have been a critic of what we would call our school system. IMO the problem is systemic. The system is causing these things to happen. I say... no child should have to go to school, it is a waste of time and money to force people (in this case young people) to do something they don't want to do. Education yes... but not without free choice. If the government was to force your (our) children to work in a factory from the ages of 5 till 16 we would all flip out, but because it's so normal to be forced to go to school we just shrug and get on with it. We tell our kids.... you've got to. I am convinced that the time (and money)it takes to educate a young person could be cut by at least half if the young person was actively choosing to learn.
If society fails to respect the choices of young people, how can society expect these same young people to respect others?
I'll leave you with this thought.. The school system we have today was started by the Germany military many years ago in order to raise an army capable of defeating Napoleon. It differed form previous education systems in that choice was taken away, the kids had to go, and early because one of the main purposes of the system was to teach these future soldiers that their parents where no longer the highest authority in their lives but the State. Is this what we want for out Kids?
Simon.
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What about a piece on "the making of PM"? I would love a glimpse behind the scenes. It might answer some of the following:
Why are there different producers every day?
Do they each have different specialist fields?
What exactly does a producer do?
I note some of them write a summation of how they feel the programme has gone and often comment on the bloggers' input - this is always very interesting and it would be interesting if all the producers did it.
Is the PM floor a hive of ever increasing activity all day until a sort of crescendo hits at 4.59?
Is there really a 'glass box' meeting after the programme? Does it bring a huge surge of relief that the programme is "in the bag" (or whatever radio-speak is for finished)?
Who chooses the stories and how?
Are there researchers glued to TV screens and news feeds all day?
How are the researchers, presenters, journalists and producers selected?
Is Charlotte Green part of the team and what agreements are made with her and the "news" team about what is covered and what takes priority? Eg. what she should say about a news item and what PM will cover?
Do they work on other programmes too?
Who composes the PM newsletter and when did the sign off name start changing?
I'm sure there are lots more questions other listeners might add.
If a programme like this has already been done, is there a POD cast for it?
That's it!
Sue
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Why doesn't the NHS use Facebook? On Facebook etc you can upload pictures and videos, there are cross referencing and search facilities and Stephen Fry can tell us he's stuck in a lift. It operates worldwide!! Can someone tell us why all this is less complicated than the NHS keeping its record database, or rather failing to at enormous cost?
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There is a huge list of the people who were victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme. Since he has not amassed a personal fortune of $50 billion that can be recovered, it seems probable that there is another list of people who have benefitted from his business. Who might they be?
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I have contacted the local job centre to make a few suggestions. These where:
1. The local newspaper job section comes out on a Thursday so why cannot the put it one the wall so that it does not get nicked by 11
2. When you first sign on, why cannot they give you information as to how to write a CV. After I sent in my suggestion they sent a 'job kit'
3. When you first sign on, why cannot they give you information as to where you can get help to access the internet, write a CV, have practice interviews etc. For example I found out by accident that in Edinburgh there is a good service called Careers Scotland that provide these services.
Their response is that:
a) You have to ask for help otherwise they feel that they are patronising by just giving this advice
b) All job centres must have a 'corporate image' (her words not mine) and therefore must be identical.
With unemployment rising and people becoming unemployed for the first time they need this sort of help. It is a bit daunting when you sign on for the first time. All your are interested at that point is to get benefit payments. You have just lost your job so you have not thought of these things. Perhaps the job centres could do more to provide a more localised approach and reflect the local community/job market that they are there to cater for.
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FOREIGN JOBS FOR BRITISH WORKERS
I'm so fed up with hearing about
BRITISH JOBS FOR BRITISH WORKERS that I've created a blog called FOREIGN JOBS FOR BRITISH WORKERS. It advises people how to go and work abroad in the sun, for better salaries and nicer housing.
(I've just come back from Mongolia myself, where it's blazing sunshine most of the time and a haircut costs 40 pence).
My blog is at
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It's free and you get good advice.
Phillip Riley
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During his current visit the pope has once again told millions of African catholics that if they use condoms they will go to hell. As most are poor and ignorant they believe this fallacy and so continue to have unprotected sex. But this time the catholic church has gone even further claiming the condom use does not protect against HIV/Aids.
Denial of the Holocaust is illegal in some countries. Perhaps claiming condom use does not protect against HIV/Aids should be regarded as Contraception Denial.
The pope is responsible for this doctrine and he can change it; that he refuses to do so should be regarded as a crime against humanity. He knows that in the developed world most catholics ignore this doctrine and so is guilty in exploiting ignorance and poverty in order to enforce his will in the only region where he knows he will be obeyed.
In any other sphere such behaviour would be regarded as deeply immoral and yet to a large extent it goes unchallenged. Add to this its attitude towards homosexuality and one must conclude that the catholic church is bankrupt of any moral authority.
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Headline from the Independent on Sunday
Humanists rejoice! BBC will consult them on religion
For the first time, the broadcaster will take advice on programmes like 'Thought for the Day' from a secularist
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/humanists-rejoice-bbc-will-consult-them-on-religion-1671065.html
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Headline from the Independent on Sunday
Humanists rejoice! BBC will consult them on religion
For the first time, the broadcaster will take advice on programmes like 'Thought for the Day' from a secularist
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/humanists-rejoice-bbc-will-consult-them-on-religion-1671065.html
Wel
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