Many construction sites and many of the sub-contracters across the entire Gulf region are run and managed by Western companies. Lots of them are household names. Why don't the media call some of them out?
Might as well be Australia.Well they both begin with A lol
I for one would rather we had not participated and had our usual league season.
The BBC is unfit to broadcast live football which it rarely does these days. The organisation has become so politicised it is incapable of providing impartial balanced coverage. Criticism of human rights abuses in Qatar is not valid unless it mentions the broader context ie that US, British, and European companies work extensively in Qatar, especially in the construction industry. Will the BBC preface the England match against Iran with a statement about how the current regime in Iran is currently murdering thousands of its citizens (mostly female)? I doubt it and that's the problem with being selective about such issues. Where do you draw the line?
Or perhaps the BBC will discuss the estimated 136,000 victims of modern slavery in the UK according to official stats.
Modern slavery in the UK - Office for National Statistics
The hidden nature of modern slavery makes producing an accurate prevalence measure difficult. This article explores the issue and brings together data sources linked to modern slavery from a range of organisations.www.ons.gov.uk
That's the problem with this sort of virtue signalling. You don't know where to stop.
Or did they do the same in England a few years after they invaded Iraq killed thousands of Arabs amongst other things I can't remember though I doubt they did.Probably good old selective piety too. Did they do the same in Russia given it was only a few years after they invaded and took over Crimea (amongst other things)? Genuine question, I can’t remember, though I doubt they did.
What the guy said about carbon neutrality was spot on. This World Cup is only carbon neutral because Qatar are offsetting their production of carbon emissions. Offsetting is basically kicking the can down the road and doesn't work in real terms.It merely pissed me off that the ever pious BBC spouted a load of "facts", most of which remain lies or uncorroberated statements about deaths of migrant workers then switched to allegations that Qatari statements about carbon neutrality were trash followed by some fucking know it all saying he doesn't believe any of those statements are true with absolutely no balance of an opposing view. That's not reporting its acting as a propaganda tool for one side against the other. The BBC. Bunch of Bullshitting Cunts.
But virtually every large organisation does the same so unfair to single out one example. 'Off setting' is just other words for planting trees and talking about how important it is. In other words it's complete bullshit.What the guy said about carbon neutrality was spot on. This World Cup is only carbon neutral because Qatar are offsetting their production of carbon emissions. Offsetting is basically kicking the can down the road and doesn't work in real terms.
I saw Kelly Southerton there on tv yesterday.....only a name in the uk as she can run, jump & throw a bit.All these preching pundits could have made a point by doing their work from studios in the uk.
They have no reason to go apart from the money.
The guy was just making a statement about Qatar/FIFA's comments on carbon neutrality which were bollocks.But virtually every large organisation does the same so unfair to single out one example. 'Off setting' is just other words for planting trees and talking about how important it is. In other words it's complete bullshit.
A lot of stuff on carbon neutrality is bollocks. Call them all out.The guy was just making a statement about Qatar/FIFA's comments on carbon neutrality which were bollocks.
Probably good old selective piety too. Did they do the same in Russia given it was only a few years after they invaded and took over Crimea (amongst other things)? Genuine question, I can’t remember, though I doubt they did.
I suspect that you might have her confused with Kelly Somers, a sports presenter who is out there.I saw Kelly Southerton there on tv yesterday.....only a name in the uk as she can run, jump & throw a bit.
Her football knowledge must be off the scale.
Maybe but I'm sure it was her however I'll stand corrected & keep my ears/eyes open.I suspect that you might have her confused with Kelly Somers, a sports presenter who is out there.
Somers was the one who asked Raheem after a man of the match display at the Euro's, if he had done enough to justify his selection.
Raz just gave her a look, to his credit carried on professionally. Somers is apparently a "Watford" fan so her shithousing from the touchline will be "interesting!"
You didn’t.……I saw Kelly Southerton there on tv yesterday.....only a name in the uk as she can run, jump & throw a bit.
Her football knowledge must be off the scale.
Migrant workers are exploited by rogue companies in Qatar and the UK. We have a big problem in the UK and our government has failed to tackle it. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. There are lots of western firms exploiting workers in the Middle East. I don’t support the Qatar regime but you can’t blame them for everything.Are you conflating the state with the criminals there? As I’m not sure how that makes any sense.
She can shoehorn whatever she likes, I won't be watching a single second of it. I just want the premier league back.Top marks to Kelly Cates for shoehorning a Virgil Van Dipper reference into a discussion about England and Wales...
Top marks to Kelly Cates for shoehorning a Virgil Van Dipper reference into a discussion about England and Wales...
Migrant workers are exploited by rogue companies in Qatar and the UK. We have a big problem in the UK and our government has failed to tackle it. People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. There are lots of western firms exploiting workers in the Middle East. I don’t support the Qatar regime but you can’t blame them for everything.