anyways, wales and NI get even less cover
[Edited on 7/1/10 by blakep82]
National BBC Weather after New at 10!
Is it me or is this BIAS to England
Seems that 99% of the broadcast concentrates on bad weather in ENGLAND. Forgetting that scotland has been Very cold with snow since before
christmas........
[Edited on 7/101/10 by mad4x4]
Where do you think most of those muppets on the national news are actually sat?
remember out fo the 60 or so million folk in britain, about 5 million live in scotland. but wait a few minutes after the national news, and
you'll the scottish news and weather, which if you ask me, is a little biased toward scotland
anyways, wales and NI get even less cover
[Edited on 7/1/10 by blakep82]
Of course it's biased toward the south, it's the only bit anyone cares about! At least so it would appear from the coverage anyway.
On the BBC weather they move around the UK in a circular motion, much of Scotland is at such an angle it's not easy to see & the bit of
Cumbria I'm at always seems to be obscured by something as they circle around.
For many folk if they've heard of Scotland at all it's just past Manchester & it begins with Glasgow. The huge chunk in between is
pretty much forgetten, I apparently really do live in the middle of nowhere!
What's this Scotland place you mentioned 
If you watch the Welsh news, it mainly is concerned with events in South Wales, just the same. Not much for the Gogs.
I've always said that bbc news brushes straight past Yorkshire in about 2 seconds where the rest of the country receives around 5 seconds per
region...
Prime example: 2007 floods, sheffield was underwater, a young fella got caught in a storm drain near Hull (hessle I think it was?)and later died, when
the bbc breakfast broke off reporting in Yorkshire to show live footage of paris hilton being released from prison in the U.S. after serving a few
weeks for drink driving...
2 weeks later the floods hit the south of england with gloucestershire pretty much being washed away - suddenly the BBC was calling it "THE GREAT
FLOOD" - so it was just a bit of damp when it was up north then?
Anywho, rant over 
not just england but mainly the south east and london.
Wow - people still watch national news?!
Sorry, but as every one knows I totally lurve Scotland, but............
The weather in winter is unusual this year for this south of the border.
We also had a lot of snow and ice way down here before Christmas.
So for us it is unusual, for you it is a regular thing, I think there have been quite a few posts about this over the years.
Whenever I am up there, the newspapers hardly cover anything about England, and BBC Scotland and ITV (Scottish regions), focused only on Scottish
regional weather.
Perhaps they may be covering it a bit more (England) at the moment because it is very unusual ... until February 2009, I cannot recall even having a
'good' frost for many years prior.
I actually have (now had) growing in my garden, a lemon tree, an orange tree an olive tree and 4 Avocado bushes/trees all grown from pips over the
last 10 years.
So..perhaps you are noticing the coverage because this type of weather for some of us, is unusual, and not because of any 'bias'?
IMHO of course... 
Fozzie
^ i've still not had any snow worth worrying about. a couple of inches before christmas, and that was it
I'm with Fozzie on this one... the big southern cities don't often see this level of snow and subsequently grind to a halt - big news on a number of levels!
quote:
Originally posted by mad4x4
National BBC Weather after New at 10!
Is it me or is this BIAS to England
Seems that 99% of the broadcast concentrates on bad weather in ENGLAND. Forgetting that scotland has been Very cold with snow since before christmas........
quote:
Originally posted by scootz
I'm with Fozzie on this one... the big southern cities don't often see this level of snow and subsequently grind to a halt - big news on a number of levels!
in bolton on tuesday we had 10 inches of snow ........ on the news including sky news they keep showing villages in the south which are having it
very hard on the pictures they have had 2 inches of snow ........ its only bad if its in the south
[Edited on 8/1/10 by woodster]
What's the BIG DEAL! so you got a little snow, I have 2 feet in the yard and more falling now, been like this since middle of December, and will
stay to mid March.
Buy some snow tires and a couple of Ski Doos, NO PROBLEM!
No change - its only ever the South East that really matters. Most of them dont know that the UK goes beyond the Watford Gap it seems.
Build a new National Football Stadium near Birmingham.......... oooooh nooooo - cant have that - they'd need passports to travel up from London
to watch the home matches
Well it seems as though I must get 'special' news and weather reports then!
I know about the cold (up to minus 17) in the north west highlands.....
I know that Dalcross airport (Inverness) was closed for a few days because of the weather ...
I know there have been tragedies 
around the Cairngorms and Ben Nevis.
I also know that towns to the east of Inverness on the coast to Moray, are having around the same temperatures as us down south (some).
I also know about the tragic floods and bridge collapsing in Cumbria.
I also remember the floods up north when someone lost their life in a drain cover accident.
I also know that there are some poor people still suffering and not back in their homes from those floods up in the north from quite a while
back.........
I also know that Wales has suffered more than usual with floods and snow.
I also know that when in Scotland, a 'daily/weekend' paper is purchased, there will be a full write up of Scottish footie and sports, but
very little of English results, but in England when a daily/weekend paper is purchased, there are full write ups of all Scottish footie results, even
down to Forres Mechanics!
I have said in my earlier posts it is unusual for down here.....and not so unexpected for Scotland (or Canada ).
Scotland (and Canada) are also (councils/local authorities) geared up for snow, our councils/local authorities are sadly not!
A lot of road freight comes in to the UK from the Channel ferry ports, and if that is halted, it does invariably have a knock on effect for the whole
of the UK.
There are a lot of businesses that are UK based (up t'north and Scotland) that also use the Channel ports. If the roads and highways are
impassable and they cannot get their freight to the Channel ports, are you saying that it should not be on the news?
What should these businesses do? What about the poor drivers? What if those businesses transport perishable goods?
As said.....the situation is unusual .... and it is not just about 'oh dear the south is bad' ..... you have to look at the big
picture which is trade and industry.
Fozzie
quote:
Originally posted by Steve G
No change - its only ever the South East that really matters.
8% of the population, do the Scots get 8% of the weather forecast? Probably
Out of interest, they also have 9% of the MP's (and the West Lothian Problem) and 26% of the Cabinet... though not for long I expect!
Chris
quote:
Originally posted by Canada EH!
What's the BIG DEAL! so you got a little snow, I have 2 feet in the yard and more falling now, been like this since middle of December, and will stay to mid March.
Buy some snow tires and a couple of Ski Doos, NO PROBLEM!
in manchester i've had 2 diggers working for 2 days clearing the snow from the car parks at work they must have moved 100s of tons ........ that
wasn't on the southern biased news either
The less they know about us the better, if they realise how cheap it is to live in the rest of the country we would be swamped with them The
Midlands only get a mention when something disastrous happens or people are shooting each other. We all have our own regional programmes so if you
want regional news and weather watch them.
everything is more expensive down south and london way: housing, beer, petrol etc. so it is only right we get more TV weather coverage.
Southern bias? No the country is actually thus:
London (where everything is)
Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool (some other places where things happen)
Scotland (where half the Parliment buggered off to)
Wales (where the rugby players come from)
I still find it funny that we're genuinely surprised that a country that's about 500 miles from the artic circle gets cold. It's like
Pearl Harbour all over again!