tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post2225368407124654448..comments2024-02-06T16:17:25.826+00:00Comments on THE GRĂNMARK BLOG: The BBC has dropped the Met Office after 93 years - excellent! Scott Gronmarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-32791734106859288482015-08-25T16:41:32.980+01:002015-08-25T16:41:32.980+01:00As well as Harrabin, what about Sopel, Mardell, Pi...As well as Harrabin, what about Sopel, Mardell, Pienaar, Easton and... well about 25 others?<br /><br />I suspect (although I don't know) that the Met Office has simply run out of powerful director-level support inside the BBC - either that or, as the BBC probably funds the Met office, it's deliberately trying to present the government with a problem (i.e. how to keep the Met Office going). <br /><br />Personally I'm more concerned about the threat of test cricket moving from Sky to BT Sport - I demand that the government does something!Scott Gronmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118026157459333174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2215553202978284468.post-41993216115696835412015-08-23T20:11:34.869+01:002015-08-23T20:11:34.869+01:00I suppose the disability is wanting to present the...I suppose the disability is wanting to present the weather forecast at all - especially among men. The crop that presents them now often seems to have been largely chosen for qualities other than their rugged masculinity.<br /><br />That said, there appears to be an assumption being made today that the decision to axe the Met Office has some connection with its obsession with 'man made global warming' (sic), but I doubt that. I'm sure the BBC is as wedded to that nonsense as the Met Office. <br /><br />My guess is that this is happening because of the BBC's war with the government over money. It may even be a strategy to knock a chip off the government by leaving the MO struggling financially.<br /><br />In any case, it can't hurt the quality of the forecasts. For my area they are a laughing stock - substantially wrong more more days than they are right and frequently subject to a degree of rewriting that would have stunned Winston Smith.<br /><br />Good riddance, Met Office. Could you be persuaded to take Harrabin with you? He might as well be on your team because he's no bloody use to anyone else.GCoopernoreply@blogger.com