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Worzel
lhx1985 posted:
I would assume the 'Brexit: Is it worth it' man is investing in longer lengths of 4×2 for his placards as we speak.


Has he not got a job yet? Rolling Eyes
LH
lhx1985
Seemingly not...

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Am assuming B&Q have opened a branch nearby to take advantage of this sort of thing?
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Worzel
lhx1985 posted:
Seemingly not...

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Am assuming B&Q have opened a branch nearby to take advantage of this sort of thing?


Ah, the Jobseeker's Allowance went on some strips of wood. Rolling Eyes
VM
VMPhil
I feel I should mention that The Guardian's article about him says he is a “coin collector and trader by profession”.
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Worzel
VMPhil posted:
I feel I should mention that The Guardian's article about him says he is a “coin collector and trader by profession”.


And there was me thinking he was collecting money from the state and did a roaring trade in estate agent boards. Laughing
RK
Rkolsen
thegeek posted:
More on that scaffolding



Out of curiosity is there any taller building nearby outside the World Heritage Site (is that the body that’s restricting things) where they could still get guests and do our door live shots? Again the bureau used by NBC News, Fox News and C-SPAN) is less than a mile away and the outdoor shots look pretty good showing the entire complex. Additionally they don’t have issues of Senators or Representatives coming into their studios.
NG
noggin Founding member
Rkolsen posted:
thegeek posted:
More on that scaffolding



Out of curiosity is there any taller building nearby outside the World Heritage Site (is that the body that’s restricting things) where they could still get guests and do our door live shots? Again the bureau used by NBC News, Fox News and C-SPAN) is less than a mile away and the outdoor shots look pretty good showing the entire complex. Additionally they don’t have issues of Senators or Representatives coming into their studios.


Are we talking about a US location or a UK one? We don't have senators or representatives in the UK as such - we have Members of Parliament (aka MPs) and Lords and Ladies (and other titled people like Bishops) in the two houses of Parliament (House of Commons and House of Lords).

For any form of reactive presentation with 'big hitters' you really need to be as close to the HoC and HoL as possible, and the Westminster 'bubble' studios are a normal thing for big Parliamentary stories.
RK
Rkolsen
noggin posted:
Rkolsen posted:
thegeek posted:
More on that scaffolding



Out of curiosity is there any taller building nearby outside the World Heritage Site (is that the body that’s restricting things) where they could still get guests and do our door live shots? Again the bureau used by NBC News, Fox News and C-SPAN) is less than a mile away and the outdoor shots look pretty good showing the entire complex. Additionally they don’t have issues of Senators or Representatives coming into their studios.


Are we talking about a US location or a UK one? We don't have senators or representatives in the UK as such - we have Members of Parliament (aka MPs) and Lords and Ladies (and other titled people like Bishops) in the two houses of Parliament (House of Commons and House of Lords).

For any form of reactive presentation with 'big hitters' you really need to be as close to the HoC and HoL as possible, and the Westminster 'bubble' studios are a normal thing for big Parliamentary stories.


I was referring to both, there’s the Capitol Building the US less than a mile away tha gives excellent shots. Is there one nearby for Westminster?
NG
noggin Founding member
Rkolsen posted:

I was referring to both, there’s the Capitol Building the US less than a mile away tha gives excellent shots. Is there one nearby for Westminster?

https://westminster-live.com/ is often used by non-UK (and some UK broadcasters) and has a pretty good view. It's the wrong side of the river though...

The BBC have used it in the past - but it's not close enough to be a realistic option for a UK broadcaster covering this kind of story. Being just outside means MPs can 'nip out' rather than needing to get a cab or walk for 20 minutes or more.
BM
BM11
The vote is likely to be 7pm or later on the 11th. So schedule changes on BBC1 or BBC2 to cover it because with the buildup it is going to get it might seem a bit weird to stick it on the news channel/bbc parliament when they will be whole special last minute programs debating the vote in the buildup.
MA
Markymark
Worzel posted:
VMPhil posted:
I feel I should mention that The Guardian's article about him says he is a “coin collector and trader by profession”.


And there was me thinking he was collecting money from the state and did a roaring trade in estate agent boards. Laughing


https://twitter.com/snb19692/status/1067036893009928192

Mods: I'm (clearly ) not clever enough to be able to embed the tweet, so please feel free.....
DV
dvboy
BM11 posted:
The vote is likely to be 7pm or later on the 11th. So schedule changes on BBC1 or BBC2 to cover it because with the buildup it is going to get it might seem a bit weird to stick it on the news channel/bbc parliament when they will be whole special last minute programs debating the vote in the buildup.

We might get an extended 10 but I can't see a BBC One or Two simulcast happening.

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