Centre for Welfare Reform: "Deleted BBC News Item on Unum"

[Andy]

In 2007 the BBC covered the fact that the DWP were getting advice on disability benefits from a US insurance company - Unum. Both the BBC News video and the published transcript of the 2007 report mysteriously disappeared from the BBC News archives once researchers began referencing it in 2010. Fortunately Mo Stewart had downloaded the transcript for safe keeping.

http://www.centreforwelfarereform.org/library/by-az/deleted-bbc-news-item-on-unum.html

 

[Alvin]

Revisionist history...
Is it on the internet archive i wonder?

 

[Graham]

There are time we need a "that makes me so angry" box to tick, instead of "like!.

 

[chrisb]

Have the BBC been asked to comment, invited to say who is responsible for decisions of this nature and whether they respond to representations from interested parties before making decisions?

 

[ladycatlover]

There are time we need a "that makes me so angry" box to tick, instead of "like!.

Yes! And a Dislike for when someone's having a hard time for whatever reason - it always feels wrong to hit "Like" for someone getting sicker or having horrid doctor or not getting Benefits etc.

 

[Allele]

There actually is conspiracy. Conglomerates with lots of power and money regularly pull strings like this, and then
call those who notice it and/or object "conspiracy theorists".

N.B. The term was coined by the CIA for the express purpose of discrediting people who were paying attention to state shenanigans.

 

[Esther12]

N.B. The term was coined by the CIA for the express purpose of discrediting people who were paying attention to state shenanigans.

Debunked conspiracy theory I'm afraid!: https://www.metabunk.org/debunked-t...heory-in-1967-in-use-for-70-years-prior.t960/

 

[Luther Blissett]

What Allele should have said more precisely was the term 'conspiracy theory' was made mainstream and weaponized by the CIA.

CIA document 1035-960 classified as a Psychological Operation. Of course it cannot have been a Psychological Operation, as that would have been illegal, and would have had to involve a conspiracy to break the law.

The document also contains other fascinating titbits of CIA bull and 'suggestions' for book reviewers.

 

[Allele]

Debunked conspiracy theory I'm afraid!: https://www.metabunk.org/debunked-t...heory-in-1967-in-use-for-70-years-prior.t960/

coined coopted

 

[Esther12]

What Allele should have said more precisely was the term 'conspiracy theory' was made mainstream and weaponized by the CIA.

CIA document 1035-960 classified as a Psychological Operation. Of course it cannot have been a Psychological Operation, as that would have been illegal, and would have had to involve a conspiracy to break the law.

The document also contains other fascinating titbits of CIA bull and 'suggestions' for book reviewers.

I don't know if that's right either. They use the term in that document, but it reads as if they're just using it, rather than that this document is promoting its use or suggesting it be weaponized.

http://www.jfklancer.com/CIA.html

Having said that, there's no doubt that some people do try to use the term 'conspiracy theory' as a way of dismissing or undermining reasonable concerns about people in positions of power and authority having behaved badly. History is full of conspiracy, and there's no reason to think that all of a sudden people with power have started behaving wonderfully.

Back to the thread's topic:

Mo Stewart also has a book out on all of this, although I've not read it: Amazon product ASIN 178507783X
Some of her work is available in papers here: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mo_Stewart