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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4320 on: January 05, 2014, 08:33:25 AM »
I do believe that we may be due a licence fee refund.  eveilgrin:
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4321 on: January 05, 2014, 01:03:12 PM »
. . .
Indeed...

Worse still, the BBC's pension fund is invested heavily in 'Green' companies - the success of which they can directly influence with their biased reporting...

Outrageous!  Angry9:
Unlikely imho as no UK newspaper has published that story. 
« Last Edit: January 05, 2014, 01:25:31 PM by Steve »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4322 on: January 05, 2014, 02:43:17 PM »
. . .
Indeed...

Worse still, the BBC's pension fund is invested heavily in 'Green' companies - the success of which they can directly influence with their biased reporting...

Outrageous!  Angry9:
Unlikely imho as no UK newspaper has published that story.

I must be completely wrong then if you say so....  Thumbs:

Oh, wait!

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/156703/8bn-BBC-eco-bias
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4323 on: January 05, 2014, 03:15:10 PM »
. . .
Indeed...

Worse still, the BBC's pension fund is invested heavily in 'Green' companies - the success of which they can directly influence with their biased reporting...

Outrageous!  Angry9:
Unlikely imho as no UK newspaper has published that story.

I must be completely wrong then if you say so....  Thumbs:

Oh, wait!

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/156703/8bn-BBC-eco-bias
The Express?  I said a newspaper not the UK's leading pornographer's favourite chip wrapping.  Surprising there wasn't a "Lady Di killed to prevent exposing pension fund " headline such is that rag's history.  It's always a clue when no other UK paper repeats an Express story.

But as you insisted it was true I have now spent less than a minute googling and here are the facts of the top investments of the BBC pension fund

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Top equity Investments at 31 March 2013
Investment Holding £m


GlaxoSmithKline - 50.7
Rolls Royce -  48.2
BP  - 46.7
Amazon.Com - 46.4
AstraZeneca - 46.3
Royal Dutch Shell - 43.0
British American Tobacco - 37.8
Roche Holding - 36.3
Rio Tinto - 34.2
BT Group - 34.1
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Rolls Royce, BP, Shell, Rio Tinto, BAT.  Not very green imho

If you dig a bit deeper on that BBC site you will find that all they ever committed to do was "take account of climate change in their investment activities" and it turns out all that means is they will ask the companies they invest in to think about climate change. 




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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4324 on: January 05, 2014, 03:30:22 PM »
. . .
Indeed...

Worse still, the BBC's pension fund is invested heavily in 'Green' companies - the success of which they can directly influence with their biased reporting...

Outrageous!  Angry9:
Unlikely imho as no UK newspaper has published that story.

I must be completely wrong then if you say so....  Thumbs:

Oh, wait!

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/156703/8bn-BBC-eco-bias
The Express?  I said a newspaper not the UK's leading pornographer's favourite chip wrapping.  Surprising there wasn't a "Lady Di killed to prevent exposing pension fund " headline such is that rag's history.  It's always a clue when no other UK paper repeats an Express story.

But as you insisted it was true I have now spent less than a minute googling and here are the facts of the top investments of the BBC pension fund

Quote
Top equity Investments at 31 March 2013
Investment Holding £m


GlaxoSmithKline - 50.7
Rolls Royce -  48.2
BP  - 46.7
Amazon.Com - 46.4
AstraZeneca - 46.3
Royal Dutch Shell - 43.0
British American Tobacco - 37.8
Roche Holding - 36.3
Rio Tinto - 34.2
BT Group - 34.1
 . . .
Rolls Royce, BP, Shell, Rio Tinto, BAT.  Not very green imho

If you dig a bit deeper on that BBC site you will find that all they ever committed to do was "take account of climate change in their investment activities" and it turns out all that means is they will ask the companies they invest in to think about climate change.

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4325 on: January 06, 2014, 10:33:39 AM »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25548060

So, Nigeria is predicted to become a world-leading economy now.

These phishing scams must really pay off after all.  rubschin:
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4326 on: January 06, 2014, 11:55:35 AM »

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4328 on: January 06, 2014, 12:42:01 PM »
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4329 on: January 06, 2014, 06:10:51 PM »
Coming ready or not Daz!
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4330 on: January 06, 2014, 06:15:32 PM »
Australia police free naked man stuck in washing machine

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lol: lol: lol:
"The man reportedly hid inside the top-loading machine so he could surprise his partner."

 noooo:

Somehow I figured they had the first rear-loading washing machine.  rubschin:

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4331 on: January 06, 2014, 06:16:46 PM »

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4332 on: January 06, 2014, 06:34:36 PM »
Coming ready or not Daz!

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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4333 on: January 06, 2014, 09:51:59 PM »
Coming ready or not Daz!

 Thumbs:  It was not wasted here old chap.  Thumbs:
Or here.  :thumbsup:

I was expecting an OMO as well. rubschin:
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Re: Fantastic Headlines
« Reply #4334 on: January 06, 2014, 10:15:48 PM »
With thanks to Miss C for posting elsewhere  lol:   sick2:


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