Category Archives: Entwistle and Patten

Business as usual. (Phew!)

Posted on December 20, 2012 by greencentre

“Psst, hey, you there, yes Jeremy, whatever your name is. Paxo? Hey, I’ve got somebody I want you to talk to, I mean with, on your little programme tonight. Thing is ole Pollard’s come up trumps for us and it’s … Continue reading →

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New DG – OK, no change there, then.

Posted on November 22, 2012 by greencentre

“That’s it then? I got the Pepsi machine going again and now I’m out? OK, OK, so where’s me big brown envelope then. I’ve done two weeks, you know.” Alas, the consistently deep waters of The Organisation close in again. … Continue reading →

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Another brick in the road

Posted on November 15, 2012 by greencentre

Busily mending fences, patching up the holes, resurfacing the tarmacadam of the BBC’s corporate identity and redirecting shovelfuls of our license fees towards these political and not programming goals – look, the Plumber’s hard at work now, with nighttime legal … Continue reading →

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New Plumbing at the BBC?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by greencentre

As dust settled out from the latest turbulence  in Broadcasting  House it was decided to hold another Press Conference. “I’m getting used to giving the briefings and not reporting on them” one journalist was heard to mutter. After coughing loudly … Continue reading →

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Well, well, well

Posted on November 11, 2012 by greencentre

Misdirection. They are loudly telling us now not to leave a scrap of any infected Ash trees in our gardens. “Don’t just prune off the dead bits and throw them on the compost heap but CHOP THEM DOWN AND BURN … Continue reading →

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And so will Paxman fall on his Sword?

Posted on November 10, 2012 by greencentre

Twistlings: The best form of defence is attack. Distraction can cover other actions. It’s a good way to reseal bad news. So “If not him then who?” Is one’s man’s career more important than a whole organisation – is this … Continue reading →

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The Blame Game

Posted on November 6, 2012 by greencentre

I’ve got a good friend who I met up with this morning. Well, when I say “Good friend”, I mean someone I’ve seen often and always had cheery, open and positive conversation with. Someone reliable. He’s Asian and sells copies … Continue reading →

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Is there a Patten in this Entwistled tale of InSavileity?

Posted on October 24, 2012 by greencentre

Oh bring me the good bard, for surely he could write of this. “There’s something rotten in the state of {fill in as appropriate}…. And being a sensible and organised soul he took the topics one by one and each … Continue reading →

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