Ian Botham hammers the RSPB (1 Viewer)

What do we think of what's said in this piece?

Ian Botham is a well known Grouse shooter and fisherman so isn't necessarily speaking without a personal agenda

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ads-56m-pension-deficit-forgetting-birds.html


Edit: Sorry, have I posted an old piece, I was mislead by the page that has today's date at the top?


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Do you want the truth? It is usual Daily Mail heaven - tripe. A lot of the over exageration that we saw last year from these jokers and also very Trumpesque.

Ofcourse, there is some truth in some of the points Botham makes but the way they are sensationalised takes away the point to my mind. Typically the muppets that swallow this sort of hype are the ones that make the decisions, the biggest decision in the history of the modern world being one example.

rosbifs said:

Do you want the truth? It is usual Daily Mail heaven - tripe. A lot of the over exageration that we saw last year from these jokers and also very Trumpesque.

Ofcourse, there is some truth in some of the points Botham makes but the way they are sensationalised takes away the point to my mind. Typically the muppets that swallow this sort of hype are the ones that make the decisions, the biggest decision in the history of the modern world being one example.

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Talk about bitter, only you could find a way to bring Brexit in to this post, aren't there rules about staying on topic?

At least I assume you mean Brexit and not the decision to give Kevin Nolan the job at Notts County?

And of course no one on this forum would dream of having a "personal agenda"!

The more hammering the RSPB and indeed RSPCA get the better. They need to be fully accountable as do those Organisations that Botham is clearly linked to by his passion for shooting.

LGM

Loud Green Man said:

And of course no one on this forum would dream of having a "personal agenda"!

LGM

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I don't think it was unfair of me to point out, for those that don't know, where Mr Botham's interests lie.

Anyway, as I said in my edit in the OP, I think I was mislead in to thinking this is a new article.


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andyadcock said:

Talk about bitter

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Very...

As you mention Brexit, firstly, glad you recognise the significance of it and secondly, Botham was one of the staunch supporters, as were the Daily Mail. But he was also very anti the grouse moors petition. In fact most things he does are fairly obnoxious - including some of his cricket commentary (theoretically his area of expertise).

Brexit was indeed one of the clear examples to support my comment that this paper makes sensationalist headlines and articles so therefore relevant!

As for the content of the RSPB bashing - they have defended their position and clearly responded to the majority of points. The worst being the pension deficit where, as predicted, change in interest rates have seen massive improvement in the deficit. The mail have made it their mission to attack charities and other organisations with pension deficits despite having a deficit in the 00's of millions! Obviously that stays out of their paper...

Note that the article dates from 2014 ....

John Cantelo said:

Note that the article dates from 2014 ....

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I notice that after I posted John and have mentioned it, twice. It was my mistake but the header is dated today, that's what fooled me.

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andyadcock said:

I notice that after I posted John and have mentioned it, twice. It was my mistake but the header is dated today, that's what fooled me.

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For some reason, it's resurfaced on several fora today so the mistake is understandable.