Has Philip Eden been replaced by Christopher Booker at the telegraph or are they just trying to keep the balance between hot and cold. I've just had a quick glimpse of some of his stuff and it appears he has been told to wield an axe.

Axe wielding is a job for experts.

I don't think much of his efforts with one aimed at the Met Office; it was just negativity for the sake of negativity.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/weat...-it-wrong.html

£97 million to replace a £33 million computer is peanuts especially when you consider that you still have a pretty good spare to let the children play with. And far better than wasting it on bombs for Syria if distributed by the RAF. (They RAF have never been any good at bombing and if I were HM Government's Opposition I would relax about Trident while I was at it. They will not hit anything accurately if fired in anger. And will soon be asked to stop -if only by the Treasury.)

The population of Britain is about 60 million so the first computer cost us a packet of sweets apiece. This one is going to cost half a bag of chips unless of course the inevitable happens and the powers that be realise they can squeeze us for the full bag. (To pay for the windmills that will have to run it, obviously.)

I don't know who its customers are but the Public Weather Service makes the UK economy at least £1.5bn per annum, representing over a 12:1 return on investment. You can't compete on those terms with old computers. The BBC has already outed itself. (Good riddance. Anyone ever read their charter?)

Booker and his ilk should have been put out to grass a long time ago. As you say he produces nothing positive - just sneering, negative comments that offer no solutions - while never offering anything in its place. I've taken issue with his columns a few times and have either been ignored or shouted down by his denier mates.

It says it all about the Telegraph that people like Oborne leave while keeping on dinosaurs like this one

In message ,
Weatherlawyer writes
Has Philip Eden been replaced by Christopher Booker at the telegraph or
are they just trying to keep the balance between hot and cold. I've
just had a quick glimpse of some of his stuff and it appears he has
been told to wield an axe.
snip

Booker has been writing virulent anti-AGW and anti-Met Office stuff in
his page at the Sunday Telegraph for many years. He was doing so long
before Philip stopped writing his weekly column that appeared next to
the forecast. Booker views the Met Office as dishonest propagandists for
AGW. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Lawrence writes his weather
pieces for him.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones

On Saturday, 9 January 2016 21:36:07 UTC, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Weatherlawyer writes
Has Philip Eden been replaced by Christopher Booker at the telegraph or
are they just trying to keep the balance between hot and cold. I've
just had a quick glimpse of some of his stuff and it appears he has
been told to wield an axe.
snip

Booker has been writing virulent anti-AGW and anti-Met Office stuff in
his page at the Sunday Telegraph for many years. He was doing so long
before Philip stopped writing his weekly column that appeared next to
the forecast. Booker views the Met Office as dishonest propagandists for
AGW. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Lawrence writes his weather
pieces for him.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones




His use, of grammar, and, punctuation is not very as good as mine?

On Saturday, 9 January 2016 21:24:02 UTC, Scott W wrote:
Booker and his ilk should have been put out to grass a long time ago. As you say he produces nothing positive - just sneering, negative comments that offer no solutions - while never offering anything in its place. I've taken issue with his columns a few times and have either been ignored or shouted down by his denier mates.

It says it all about the Telegraph that people like Oborne leave while keeping on dinosaurs like this one

Scott: They don't call him the 'Mighty Booker' for nowt.

I personally think he's great, but don't let that come between us.

In message ,
Lawrence Jenkins writes
On Saturday, 9 January 2016 21:36:07 UTC, John Hall wrote:

Booker has been writing virulent anti-AGW and anti-Met Office stuff in
his page at the Sunday Telegraph for many years. He was doing so long
before Philip stopped writing his weekly column that appeared next to
the forecast. Booker views the Met Office as dishonest propagandists for
AGW. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Lawrence writes his weather
pieces for him.

His use, of grammar, and, punctuation is not very as good as mine?

Nice one.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones

In message
Lawrence Jenkins wrote:

On Saturday, 9 January 2016 21:36:07 UTC, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Weatherlawyer writes
Has Philip Eden been replaced by Christopher Booker at the telegraph or
are they just trying to keep the balance between hot and cold. I've
just had a quick glimpse of some of his stuff and it appears he has
been told to wield an axe.
snip

Booker has been writing virulent anti-AGW and anti-Met Office stuff in
his page at the Sunday Telegraph for many years. He was doing so long
before Philip stopped writing his weekly column that appeared next to
the forecast. Booker views the Met Office as dishonest propagandists for
AGW. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Lawrence writes his weather
pieces for him.
--
John Hall
"Honest criticism is hard to take,
particularly from a relative, a friend,
an acquaintance, or a stranger." Franklin P Jones




His use, of grammar, and, punctuation is not very as good as mine?
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On 09/01/2016 21:33, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Weatherlawyer writes
Has Philip Eden been replaced by Christopher Booker at the telegraph
or are they just trying to keep the balance between hot and cold. I've
just had a quick glimpse of some of his stuff and it appears he has
been told to wield an axe.
snip

Booker has been writing virulent anti-AGW and anti-Met Office stuff in
his page at the Sunday Telegraph for many years. He was doing so long
before Philip stopped writing his weekly column that appeared next to
the forecast. Booker views the Met Office as dishonest propagandists for
AGW. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Lawrence writes his weather
pieces for him.

What really gets me is his sort haven't got a clue what they're talking
about and am probably working from another agenda.

20 years ago the Torygrapgh was a good paper, I don't buy it now.

--
Keith (Southend)
"Weather Home & Abroad"
http://www.southendweather.net
Twitter:@SS9Weatherman

On Saturday, 9 January 2016 23:14:39 UTC, Keith (Southend)G wrote:
On 09/01/2016 21:33, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Weatherlawyer writes
Has Philip Eden been replaced by Christopher Booker at the telegraph
or are they just trying to keep the balance between hot and cold. I've
just had a quick glimpse of some of his stuff and it appears he has
been told to wield an axe.
snip

Booker has been writing virulent anti-AGW and anti-Met Office stuff in
his page at the Sunday Telegraph for many years. He was doing so long
before Philip stopped writing his weekly column that appeared next to
the forecast. Booker views the Met Office as dishonest propagandists for
AGW. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Lawrence writes his weather
pieces for him.

What really gets me is his sort haven't got a clue what they're talking
about and am probably working from another agenda.

20 years ago the Torygrapgh was a good paper, I don't buy it now.

--
Keith (Southend)
"Weather Home & Abroad"
http://www.southendweather.net
Twitter:@SS9Weatherman

Come on Keith as if the lefties of the AGW side don't?

On Saturday, 9 January 2016 21:36:07 UTC, John Hall wrote:
In message ,
Weatherlawyer writes
Has Philip Eden been replaced by Christopher Booker at the telegraph or
are they just trying to keep the balance between hot and cold. I've
just had a quick glimpse of some of his stuff and it appears he has
been told to wield an axe.
snip

Booker has been writing virulent anti-AGW and anti-Met Office stuff in
his page at the Sunday Telegraph for many years. He was doing so long
before Philip stopped writing his weekly column that appeared next to
the forecast. Booker views the Met Office as dishonest propagandists for
AGW. I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Lawrence writes his weather
pieces for him.

It is bad enough having our own dear version but when the mental cripple is obviously doing a teapaty applica\tion..