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arista
16-03-2021, 03:44 PM
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DD85/production/_117590765_066252632-2.jpg
Allegra Stratton,
is to lead daily televised briefings
from the room, similar to those
held in the White House.]
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56413032
Sign Of The Times.
UserSince2005
16-03-2021, 03:50 PM
Get rid of the chairs, we don't need media presence, all they do is interfere and cause trouble.
Jordan.
16-03-2021, 03:54 PM
this is what 2.6M gets you?
arista
16-03-2021, 03:56 PM
this is what 2.6M gets you?
Yes.
Vanessa
16-03-2021, 04:01 PM
I like it. Looks great!
joeysteele
16-03-2021, 04:05 PM
Just unnecessary in my view.
Jordan.
16-03-2021, 04:40 PM
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arista
16-03-2021, 04:42 PM
Just unnecessary in my view.
Give it a Chance
Smithy
16-03-2021, 04:43 PM
Looks like a big brother task room
Who’s pocketed the other 2.45 million?
Jordan.
16-03-2021, 04:46 PM
Looks like a big brother task room
Who’s pocketed the other 2.45 million?
Russia
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Oliver_W
16-03-2021, 04:50 PM
Well it looks fine, but there's no way the massive price tag went on that. I'm guessing their mates got the most of it.
UserSince2005
16-03-2021, 04:51 PM
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I thought she was going to knife the poor women :joker:
Nicky91
16-03-2021, 04:52 PM
wow looks very classy :clap1:
President Boris Johnson :love:
president suits him better than prime minister too
Scarlett.
16-03-2021, 05:03 PM
Given how much use it's gotten this past year, upgrading it is an okay idea
Oliver_W
16-03-2021, 05:05 PM
Given how much use it's gotten this past year, upgrading it is an okay idea
I don't think anyone much begrudges the concept of it being upgraded, but that's not a multi-million pound upgrade...
Nicky91
16-03-2021, 05:07 PM
Russia
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better Russian-UK relations
FINALLY :clap1: :clap1: :clap1:
joeysteele
16-03-2021, 05:13 PM
Give it a Chance
Total waste of millions of pounds in my view, sorry.
Scarlett.
16-03-2021, 05:17 PM
I don't think anyone much begrudges the concept of it being upgraded, but that's not a multi-million pound upgrade...
Ah, I hadn't realised it had cost so much... in that case, I'd have expected it to not look like they got some blue rolls of paper and haphazardly placed them
it's not just a room :laugh:
There is all sorts of communications equipment and facilities that will be used by journalists to report from there. It's shocking I know, but equipment does cost money
arista
19-03-2021, 08:17 AM
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joeysteele
19-03-2021, 09:22 AM
Indeed.
On QT last night, it was near unanimously considered to have been a total unnecessary expense from public funds at this time.
Marsh.
19-03-2021, 09:26 AM
:facepalm:
user104658
19-03-2021, 09:31 AM
I reckon that TV is a Samsung refurb fitted by Parmy and he's pocketed a cool £1million.
user104658
19-03-2021, 09:32 AM
They should bin those chairs and replace them with these badboys - really complete the aesthetic :laugh:
https://www.rosehill.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/C101-Advanced.jpg
the value for money aspect of it can only surely be measured against the quality of the output that comes from it. If it's a propaganda outlet, well it's not worth the money. If it allows us to hear accurate news without having it manipulated by dodgy tabloids then it will be of benefit. Time will tell.
Marsh.
19-03-2021, 09:37 AM
the value for money aspect of it can only surely be measured against the quality of the output that comes from it. If it's a propaganda outlet, well it's not worth the money. If it allows us to hear accurate news without having it manipulated by dodgy tabloids then it will be of benefit. Time will tell.
It's a waste no matter what comes out of it.
user104658
19-03-2021, 09:41 AM
If it allows us to hear accurate news without having it manipulated by dodgy tabloids then it will be of benefit. Time will tell.
How will that have anything to do with how much they spent on it? They could output accurate good quality news from Boris' garage!
How will that have anything to do with how much they spent on it? They could output accurate good quality news from Boris' garage!
the value of anything can only be measured by what it produces, and as we have no reference yet as to what the quality of this will be, we can't possibly know yet. I have to say that i am personally skeptical, but I will judge it after its up and running, not before
Cherie
19-03-2021, 09:45 AM
I reckon that TV is a Samsung refurb fitted by Parmy and he's pocketed a cool £1million.
:clap1:
Own up Parm
arista
19-03-2021, 10:38 AM
That Screen is LG
not Samsung.
Tiny name centre two letters.
Marsh.
19-03-2021, 10:59 AM
the value of anything can only be measured by what it produces, and as we have no reference yet as to what the quality of this will be, we can't possibly know yet. I have to say that i am personally skeptical, but I will judge it after its up and running, not before
Sorry what does the fancy new stage have to do with what news comes out of it?
Gstar
19-03-2021, 11:24 AM
What the after school detention is going on
Am I hearing correctly .. that Prime Minister David Cameron who is an advisor for a failed and unscrupulous finance company put pressure on his ex political allies to bail the firm out before it collapsed.. using tax payers money ?
https://www.cityam.com/david-cameron-lobbied-bank-of-england-to-help-failed-greensill-capital/amp/
https://amp.ft.com/content/6ed619c0-bb9a-44dc-a2f6-c5596a958ca8
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Livia
24-03-2021, 01:13 PM
this is what 2.6M gets you?
The money didn't go on a tin of blue paint and a few chairs. The technical set-up will be mind-boggling.
Dogeatdog
24-03-2021, 01:35 PM
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/DD85/production/_117590765_066252632-2.jpg.
Look at poor Henry even he seems to be disgusted by it. He’d rather look at the wall instead of posing for a picture.
arista
25-03-2021, 04:54 PM
Boris Johnson is expected to give a briefing
from the room on Monday.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-56526717
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