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The National
3 days ago
- Politics
- The National
BBC bias claims reignite as majority of panellists back Labour
The BBC hosted a 'Glasgow Special' episode of the show on Wednesday night, featuring the SNP's Glasgow Council leader Susan Aitken, Scottish Tory MSP Annie Wells, artist David Eustace as well as both Scottish Labour MSP Paul Sweeney and Labour peer Willie Haughey. We previously reported on SNP and Scottish Greens anger over the inclusion of two Scottish Labour politicians, especially given it came ahead of yesterday's Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election – which Labour's Davy Russell ended up winning in a shock result, beating the SNP by just over 600 votes. READ MORE: Good News Scotland: Plenty of Scottish heroics in May, both home and abroad The Scottish Greens have also since sent a formal complaint to the BBC saying they should have been represented considering their high support in Glasgow. But now, The National can reveal that Eustace also appears to be a Scottish Labour supporter, meaning three of the five panellists on the BBC show backed the party. The photographer and former chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University attended Scottish Labour's Winter Gala last year, according to his LinkedIn. In response to Anas Sarwar's post thanking those who attended, Eustace responded 'great night in many ways' – both by resharing the Scottish Labour leader's post and in a separate comment in response. (Image: LinkedIn) He has also interacted with Sarwar several further times in the past few months on the social media platform, including praising the Scottish Labour leader's Sunday Times article calling for Donald Trump's Scottish ties to be used to Scotland's advantage. (Image: LinkedIn) In a post announcing Ian Murray as Scottish Secretary after last year's General Election, Eustace also signalled his support, commenting: 'I doubt few work harder. Much respect and time for this man.' The connection has sparked a further BBC impartiality row, with an SNP source telling The National that the panel makeup was 'ludicrous' and calling for action to be taken. "It's ludicrous that the BBC would include three Labour supporting panellists,' they said. 'The BBC must make clear what steps it will take to rectify this." The Greens have also again hit out at the BBC, with Glasgow councillor Anthony Carroll telling The National that the BBC must review its procedures. 'To have two Labour representatives on a supposedly politically representative panel is one thing, but to also have another who is certainly at least supportive of Anas Sarwar and his vision narrows the spectrum of voices speaking about Glasgow, to the city's detriment," he said. "With parties like Reform being the darling of many partisan media outlets, its incumbent our public broadcaster to give fair hearings of parties who do well in elections, yet don't have half of Fleet Street on speed-dial. "The BBC must review their balancing procedures for shows like Debate Night to make sure the people whose futures they seek to debate see the people they vote for represented on those panels.' He added: "It's sad that audiences – on the eve of the Hamilton by-election – couldn't hear Green ideas on tackling the housing emergency through rent controls, banning winter evictions, or ramping up more social and affordable homes being built. Or our plans to get investment back for our communities who've been left behind by too many soft touch approaches by successive Governments on the rich, leading to growing wealth inequality in Scotland." The BBC and Eustace have been approached for comment.
New York Post
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Brady Bunch' star Susan Olsen reveals her biggest gripe with playing ‘stupid' Cindy Brady
Susan Olsen didn't like dumbing herself down on 'The Brady Bunch.' The actress, 63, appeared on 'The Real Brady Bros' podcast hosted by her TV brother Barry Williams and Christopher Knight last week and looked back on the impact of her role as the ditzy Cindy Brady. Williams told Olsen that she was 'the cutest person in the world' while portraying the youngest Brady sibling, before explaining that he and Knight, 67, knew she 'was a little bit uncomfortable with the nature' of her character. Advertisement 10 Susan Olsen at 'A Very Brady Renovation' TV show premiere in Sept. 2019. David Buchan/Shutterstock 10 Susan Olsen in 'The Brady Bunch.' Courtesy Everett Collection 'You're so much smarter than your character. You're so much edgier than your character,' Williams said to Olsen. 'You're the least like Cindy. Your personality is the least like their character than any of us.' Advertisement The group discussed a scene from the 1969 pilot episode of the sitcom where matriarch Carol Brady (Florence Henderson) tells her daughters she feels butterflies, to which Cindy replies, 'Are you sleeping with your mouth open, mommy?' 10 Eve Plumb, Florence Henderson, Maureen McCormick, Susan Olsen in 'The Brady Bunch.' Courtesy Everett Collection 10 Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady. CBS via Getty Images 'Here it is right there. You're saying the most idiotic thing imaginable,' Williams said of Olsen's TV moment. Advertisement He then jokingly called Cindy 'stupid,' as Olsen explained, 'That's just how my career was. And it was something I had to accept. And it was really emphasized when my son was old enough to start watching the things I was in.' 10 Susan Olsen in New York City in Sept. 2019. GC Images Olsen recalled the time her son, Michael, watched a Disney movie where Olsen's character didn't know what being British meant. 'And my son said, 'So you always play the stupid child.' And I said, 'Mike, you're right. I did.' And he goes, 'Wow. Do you think you had anything to do with that?' I'm like, 'Well, I hope not!'' the actress recalled. Advertisement 'But my mother always said, 'It's cute,'' she added. 10 Susan Olsen, Barry Williams, Eve Plumb, Maureen McCormick, Christopher Knight, Mike Lookinland in 'The Brady Bunch.' Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images 10 The cast of 'The Brady Bunch' in 1973. Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Olsen quipped, 'She doesn't have a functioning brain, but she's cute.' Olsen played Cindy for the sitcom's full run from 1969 to 1974. She explained on the podcast how playing Cindy as a child affected her in real life. 10 Susan Olsen attends the Thalians annual Winter Gala honoring Gary Sinise with the 2023 Mr. Wonderful Award. Getty Images 10 Susan Olsen as Cindy Brady in 'The Brady Bunch.' Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Advertisement 'We went back to regular public school. And I used to think, 'Thank goodness the show is on a Friday because at least the kids have a whole weekend to maybe forget about all the stupid things Cindy did while she was in my body on TV,'' she said. Olsen added: 'I knew every year I'd have a whole new crop of kids that had just arrived in the neighborhood who were going to treat me like I was a freak in a sideshow. But my friends were really good.' 10 Susan Olsen at the 2025 Chocolate Expo. Getty Images Later in the podcast, Olsen revealed she got injured and 'almost died' filming the first episode of the series. Advertisement 'I was getting body makeup on my legs. Was standing on a makeup chair and something from the catwalk, where they keep all the lights and everything, fell,' she explained. 'It hit the makeup man first, [bounced] off the body makeup woman, and hit me in the face.' Olsen joked that she wishes she sued Paramount for the incident 'because I would have made more off of that than the show.'
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Local LGBTQ outreach hosts annual Winter Gala
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) — Full Spectrum Community Outreach held its eighth annual Winter Gala in Warren on Saturday night. The event is a way for Full Spectrum to show all its services for the Valley's LGBTQ community, featuring performers and a dinner. Full Spectrum provides peer groups, a pantry for clothing and food and case management for medical services and counseling. It's also working on building a homeless shelter for LGBTQ youth. The gala was about celebrating Full Spectrum's accomplishments and creating a sense of community. 'This allows anyone in the LGBTQ community to come out and be part of the community and be themselves. Some people in our community can't be themselves. They feel hidden, so we want them to come out and be themselves and enjoy,' said Tim Bortner, Full Spectrum's president and founder. All the funds raised at the gala will go toward keeping the outreach's services going. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
