What do you mean "bring"? The UK already has a lot of censorship. The BBFC has been censoring media for quite some while.
The BBFC's job is classification, not censorship. It has no power to ban material or demand cuts in any material. It can withhold certification, but certification is only withheld where it's considered the material in question would breach the criminal law, usually the Obscene Publications Act.
It's worth noting that over the past 10-15 years the BBFC has trended towards permissiveness, granting certification to previously 'banned' films, often attracting the ire of politicians in the process and effectively pushing the boundaries of what can be considered (legally) obscene material.
It's also introduced the principle that artistic merit can be an overriding factor, such as a few years back when the German film Taxi Zum Klo was granted a certificate enabling it's broadcast on television, despite it containing a scene featuring actual urolagnia between two gay men.
Censorship is enshrined in law thanks to the likes of the Obscene Publications Act so any criticism should be directed at our politicians, not at a body which has no choice but to work with the law presented to it and which tries to be as liberal as possible within that law.
Your comment that there are ad breaks on Channel 4 'every couple of minutes' is innaccurate.
OFCOM stipulate that on channels 3 to 5, no more than 1 ad break is permitted in a scheduled broadcast of up to 44 minutes, 2 breaks in a broadcast up to 59 minutes and 3 in a broadcast up to 89 minutes. Furthermore, there must be at least 20 minutes between internal breaks, a slight reduction in this time being permitted if it aids continuity.
So, your typical US drama on Channel 4 will have a maximum of 3 ad breaks.
The trouble with saying that if you don't like a rule, elect a new government, is that it only really works if there is just the one issue to consider.
Creationism may put forward a theory as to why we are physically here, but it does give rise to other questions such as 'where did the creator come from?', 'why is there a creator etc'?
Creationism doesn't provide answers, merely more questions.
"But do you remember? You said, 'We are not of this race. We are not of this earth. We are wanderers in the dimensions of space and time, cut off from our own planet and our own people by eons and universes that are far beyond the reaches of your most advanced sciences.' "
The media would have you believe there's been resistence to having photo IDs, the vast majority of the public couldn't really care less and will just get them if they're told to.
As with CCTV, if you sat people down and explained the negative side to these things then they might listen to you seriously and agree with much of what you say, but they wouldn't actually do anything about it.
The idea is to merge the two charts at some point, though that may be delayed by the recent and unexpected increase in the CD single sales. If they do merge, then that's the chart TOTP will use.
It could be argued that Audioscrobbler, not being that well known with teenyboppers, actually produces distorted charts because it under-represents what teenyboppers are listening to.
Audioscrobbler will be more useful if they sort out their server issues. There may be a/. effect in play at present, but at the best of times connectivity is sporadic.
Oh, BTW, if you think the licence fee is soon to be axed then you're living in a dreamland.
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What do you mean "bring"? The UK already has a lot of censorship. The BBFC has been censoring media for quite some while.
The BBFC's job is classification, not censorship. It has no power to ban material or demand cuts in any material. It can withhold certification, but certification is only withheld where it's considered the material in question would breach the criminal law, usually the Obscene Publications Act.
It's worth noting that over the past 10-15 years the BBFC has trended towards permissiveness, granting certification to previously 'banned' films, often attracting the ire of politicians in the process and effectively pushing the boundaries of what can be considered (legally) obscene material.
It's also introduced the principle that artistic merit can be an overriding factor, such as a few years back when the German film Taxi Zum Klo was granted a certificate enabling it's broadcast on television, despite it containing a scene featuring actual urolagnia between two gay men.
Censorship is enshrined in law thanks to the likes of the Obscene Publications Act so any criticism should be directed at our politicians, not at a body which has no choice but to work with the law presented to it and which tries to be as liberal as possible within that law.
The PM wasn't driving by at the time, he was waiting to take off from Heathrow onboard a hired British Airways 747.
Your comment that there are ad breaks on Channel 4 'every couple of minutes' is innaccurate.
OFCOM stipulate that on channels 3 to 5, no more than 1 ad break is permitted in a scheduled broadcast of up to 44 minutes, 2 breaks in a broadcast up to 59 minutes and 3 in a broadcast up to 89 minutes. Furthermore, there must be at least 20 minutes between internal breaks, a slight reduction in this time being permitted if it aids continuity.
So, your typical US drama on Channel 4 will have a maximum of 3 ad breaks.
I wouldn't put much faith in the stats that Adbrite give out either. It consistently understates pageviews and unique users to my site by about 80%.
No, it isn't.
The trouble with saying that if you don't like a rule, elect a new government, is that it only really works if there is just the one issue to consider.
Assuming of course that the public has no other issues whatsoever on which to decide who they're going to vote for.
I expect that Hindi and Urdu are more widely spoken in the UK than Russian and Spanish.
Creationism may put forward a theory as to why we are physically here, but it does give rise to other questions such as 'where did the creator come from?', 'why is there a creator etc'?
Creationism doesn't provide answers, merely more questions.
Spooks is an out-and-out BBC1 show, it's just that you can see episodes a week earlier on BBC3.
Which is exactly what they did in Stephen Baxter's novel, 'Titan'... http://spod.cx/s?94c
Little Britain's Andy should be the tenth Doctor:
"But do you remember? You said, 'We are not of this race. We are not of this earth. We are wanderers in the dimensions of space and time, cut off from our own planet and our own people by eons and universes that are far beyond the reaches of your most advanced sciences.' "
"Yeah I know"
He's also piled on a few pounds, so actually getting into the Tardis might be a problem.
You've obviously never been to the West Midlands...
Seriously though, do they even *have* 500 cinemas in Ireland?
That's not the case. We've always been able to use 'reasonable force' to deal with burglars. The law hasn't changed at all.
As far as that company is operating in France, the French courts do have jurisdiction.
Erm, no, she's English.
The rights to Joey were bought by Five, which intends to show the series sometime in the first half of next year.
If you have the first two attrributes I don't really care about the music...
The media would have you believe there's been resistence to having photo IDs, the vast majority of the public couldn't really care less and will just get them if they're told to.
As with CCTV, if you sat people down and explained the negative side to these things then they might listen to you seriously and agree with much of what you say, but they wouldn't actually do anything about it.
Aren't 14 year old girls allowed to have opinions on music then?
The idea is to merge the two charts at some point, though that may be delayed by the recent and unexpected increase in the CD single sales. If they do merge, then that's the chart TOTP will use.
It could be argued that Audioscrobbler, not being that well known with teenyboppers, actually produces distorted charts because it under-represents what teenyboppers are listening to.
Audioscrobbler will be more useful if they sort out their server issues. There may be a /. effect in play at present, but at the best of times connectivity is sporadic.
Oh, BTW, if you think the licence fee is soon to be axed then you're living in a dreamland.