delboypass Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Ive taken the time to write to BBC about this moaning cow who wants other people to bail her out of her really dire financial decisions Debt diary Why is there no 'Have your say' on this article. i do not see why BBC is giving this woman the time of day. She is very arrogant and in self-denial about her debt and i wish to comment on her circumstances and her approach to life. This is a woman after all who has 3 houses and a restaurant expecting people to bail her out of her dire financial decisions. its a disgrace she is getting any air time on BBC. Can we please have a comments section on this story!! reckon we should all try to get a comments or hay your say on the article or get it pulled. The latest is shes going to sue her employer for unfair dismissal because she is pregnant...at least he will say she is trying it on because of her circumstances..how can she afford a lawyer if she is so far in debt ...all so confusing... i reckon she has cash or gold hidden under hte bed or the BBC are paying her £20k a week like normal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondebier Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Ive taken the time to write to BBC about this moaning cow who wants other people to bail her out of her really dire financial decisions reckon we should all try to get a comments or hay your say on the article or get it pulled. The latest is shes going to sue her employer for unfair dismissal because she is pregnant...at least he will say she is trying it on because of her circumstances..how can she afford a lawyer if she is so far in debt ...all so confusing... i reckon she has cash or gold hidden under hte bed or the BBC are paying her £20k a week like normal I'd be interested to hear if you get a reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 The BBC hardly ever reply when you have a valied complaint. I'm still waiting for a few replies, of which I don't expect to get. :angry: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 The BBC hardly ever reply when you have a valied complaint. I'm still waiting for a few replies, of which I don't expect to get. :angry: They have to record the number of complaints. One or two isn't enough for them to have to do anything - 30 plus and they have to deal with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupidstunt Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Thanks delboypass. I've just posted this on the thread I started yesterday. I'm not normally one for conspiracy theories but I’ve just noticed this same thread on TMF (not started by me) has been removed and I have had my “knuckles rapped” I think Ms Beg may have taken great exception to people not having any sympathy for her. I don’t expect the BBC to allow any feedback on the “diary” Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience is a virtue isn't it! Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 She won't have a hope in hell of suing them. She didn't tell the client in the interview that she was pregnant. They had a 6 month project they wanted someone to complete and they offered it to her, thinking she would be there the whole time. She only planned on working 3 months and then stopping for maternity. She is actually quite lucky they don't sue her for mis-representation. If they can prove the project failed because of her they could claim quite high mitigated losses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupidstunt Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Ive taken the time to write to BBC about this moaning cow who wants other people to bail her out of her really dire financial decisions reckon we should all try to get a comments or hay your say on the article or get it pulled. The latest is shes going to sue her employer for unfair dismissal because she is pregnant...at least he will say she is trying it on because of her circumstances..how can she afford a lawyer if she is so far in debt ...all so confusing... i reckon she has cash or gold hidden under hte bed or the BBC are paying her £20k a week like normal and of course she's also singing the praises of her IFA for the Mail. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing-and...35&in_page_id=3 How on earth can you talk about debt on one website and Investments on another - this woman must be stoped! Who did you send your email to delboypass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachman Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I have moaned to the Beeb as well, mainly about the misrepresentation, the fact they may want to pull it to stop the taxman calling (i.e. to protect her), the way she is able to name creditors with no right of public unedited reply, the way this is investment gone wrong, not a poor woman about to lose her home, someone who misrepresented her status in a commmercial environment, the way this is not what the Beeb is for. etc. etc. I don't expect a reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mags Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 i reckon she has cash or gold hidden under hte bed or the BBC are paying her £20k a week like normal Good for you for writing. They never reply to anything I send in. Actually, I did write in once to Radio 3 about a programme they did on world music which was fantastic. I got a personal email back from the controller! Maybe if you write in with praise you get attention. Not sure about paying her 20K a week though - BBC are not great payers at all unless you're a top presenter. You get more writing for store mags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupidstunt Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I've now complained to BBC - also pointing out that she seems to be "moonlighting" for thisismoney website as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience is a virtue isn't it! Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I've now complained to BBC - also pointing out that she seems to be "moonlighting" for thisismoney website as well! What address did you send the mail to? I'll send one as well. If we all write in we may get rid of her! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupidstunt Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 What address did you send the mail to? I'll send one as well. If we all write in we may get rid of her! Thanks patience try this! http://news.bbc.co.uk/newswatch/ukfs/hi/ne...900/3993909.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
right_freds_dead Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 no. leave the woman to boil.... leets go with the game plan and offer our sympathies. our help. why dont we just write to the banks to cancell here debt so she can start over - keeping the btls though. after all. this is a new lending world and we should encourage the bbc to front this. let them get so deep. so entwined. celebrate our nations debt. lend her more and more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupidstunt Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 no. leave the woman to boil.... leets go with the game plan and offer our sympathies. our help. why dont we just write to the banks to cancell here debt so she can start over - keeping the btls though. after all. this is a new lending world and we should encourage the bbc to front this. let them get so deep. so entwined. celebrate our nations debt. lend her more and more. You've been "on the pop" a bit ealy today rfd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocacolalight Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 She's got an IFA, buy to let properties, a new business and ends up in debt. Sack the IFA instead of praising him on thisismoney. The whole thing sums up UK plc today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patience is a virtue isn't it! Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 SAYARA BEG (pictured with daughter Alice, two) has been using an IFA for ten years and won't make an investment decision without contacting him. Sayara, from London, consulted IFA Julian Nurse of Select Financial Solutions about Alice's Child Trust Fund voucher and put the money into Invesco Perpetual Worldwide - a fund investing in a range of shares from around the world. Sayara, 36, a freelance IT consultant says: 'I first went to Julian ten years ago when I was in my mid-20s. I needed someone willing to demystify things for me. Now I wouldn't make a financial move without asking for his help.' I bet Julian is cringing today. So for 10 years she hasn't made an investment decision without him, and now she writes for the BBC about how bad her debts are and how much trouble she is in!!! I wouldn't let Julian advice my pets let alone me on investment advice based on that track record! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocacolalight Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 E-mail us on newsonline.business@bbc.co.uk Subject field must say BBC Your Money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahBell Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Any MPs who hate the BBC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueDeNimm Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Ok I've emailed them requesting a comments section. Pointing out the fact that 4 months ago she was brown-nosing her IFA and suggesting people don't have much sympathy for someone struggling with BTL's and taking our large personal loans to fund a business. Maybe their next blog could be "My landlady defaulted on the mortgage and I'm going to be chucked out". Now that I would empathise with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ContentToRent Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I sent a quick comment and I have a reply! It doesn't answer any why there is no feedback, but kudos for replying none the less ... My Comments: URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5037736.stm COMMENTS: Why is feedback not allowed on this article? It does seem that her account of the situation is extremely onesided. Her debt is not something that has afflicted her like a random illness, it is a consequence of her own financial mismanagement - greed and a lack of savings. Why should we have sympathy for her? Why is this news? REPLY: Dear Sir or Madam Thanks for your e-mail. The purpose of the diary is to illustrate how people in debt feel about their situation, and to have a real life and more or less real-time case study on how they cope with it. This is not about sympathy. Rather her story is a good illustration how people can overstretch themselves, and the dire consequences of making mistakes similar to hers. If you recall the early 1990s, there were tens of thousands like her, trapped in negative equity and in debt after losing their jobs. Yes, one could all blame them for not being conservative enough in their investment strategy (in this case buy-to-let mortgages and a business) - but they were in a tricky situation all the same, one that had the potential to destroy their existence. Showing Mrs Beg's plight may prompt readers to review their own investments, and give guidance to those in a similar predicament. The issues of debt and the threat of personal bankruptcy can affect people at all levels, regardless how rich they were to begin with. We do not ignore people that are less middle class. As it happens last week we ran a five-part series on people in debt, and the range of cases we looked is huge. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5005232.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5030486.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5005416.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5030820.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5029530.stm And last year we published a long series focusing on people living in poverty, called Breadline Britain http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/busine...ne_britain/defa ult.stm Regards, Tim Weber Business Editor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Als Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 I thought that there was originally a box to comment on her story at the bottom of the diary. It's not there now so perhaps I am mistaken. I think I might have been banned from the BBC 'Have Your Say' thing. I am guessing that they filter out undesirable IP addresses. I used to get the odd thing passed the moderators of the forum but now I never see anything at all that I've written get published. I've given up trying. I used to send them plenty of direct criticism and uncomfortable reading but never once have I sent them anything even remotely abusive. Censorship is something that interests me now because I come across it in so many places which proclaim freedom of speech etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatnose Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 They have to record the number of complaints. One or two isn't enough for them to have to do anything - 30 plus and they have to deal with it. Chalk up one more! I would appreciate the opportunity to post a comment on this womans story 'debt diary' please could you set this up for me. Thank you in advance for your time (bit of flannel can work wonders!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupidstunt Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Blimey - I've had a reply too! Thanks for your e-mail. The purpose of the diary is to illustrate how people in debt feel abouttheir situation, and to have a real life and more or less real-time casestudy on how they cope with it. Her story is a good illustration how people can overstretch themselves,and the dire consequences of making mistakes similar to hers. If you recall the early 1990s, there were tens of thousands like her,trapped in negative equity and in debt after losing their jobs. Yes, onecould all blame them for not being conservative enough in theirinvestment strategy (in this case buy-to-let mortgages and a business) -but they were in a tricky situation all the same, one that had thepotential to destroy their existence. Showing Mrs Beg's plight may prompt readers to review their owninvestments, and give guidance to those in a similar predicament. The issues of debt and the threat of personal bankruptcy can affectpeople at all levels, regardless how rich they were to begin with. We do not ignore "average" people, as it happens last week we ran afive-part series on people in debt, and the range of cases we looked ishuge. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/500523...ess/5029530.stm And last year we published a long series focusing on people living inpoverty, called Breadline Britainhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/business/2005/breadline_britain/default.stm With regards to her appearance on This is Money - you will have noticedthat she appeared once, at the start of this year - well before shebecame pregnant and lost her current job, which triggered her currentsituation. Regards, Tim WeberBusiness EditorBBC News Interactive www.bbc.co.uk/business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboypass Posted June 20, 2006 Author Share Posted June 20, 2006 wierd - had a reply too Thanks for your e-mail.The purpose of the diary is to illustrate how people in debt feel about their situation, and to have a real life and more or less real-time case study on how they cope with it. Her story is a good illustration how people can overstretch themselves, and the dire consequences of making mistakes similar to hers. If you recall the early 1990s, there were tens of thousands like her, trapped in negative equity and in debt after losing their jobs. Yes, one could all blame them for not being conservative enough in their investment strategy (in this case buy-to-let mortgages and a business) - but they were in a tricky situation all the same, one that had the potential to destroy their existence. Showing Mrs Beg's plight may prompt readers to review their own investments, and give guidance to those in a similar predicament. The issues of debt and the threat of personal bankruptcy can affect people at all levels, regardless how rich they were to begin with. We do not ignore "average" people, as it happens last week we ran a five-part series on people in debt, and the range of cases we looked is huge. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5005232.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5030486.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5005416.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5030820.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5029530.stm And last year we published a long series focusing on people living in poverty, called Breadline Britain http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/busine...ne_britain/defa ult.stm We have put a large number of comments made by readers to Mrs Beg, and in next week's diary she will respond to some of them. Regards, Tim Weber Business Editor BBC News Interactive www.bbc.co.uk/business Still doesnt say anything about her not taking the blame for her ridiculous financial decisions and trying to pass all the blame onto morgage and credit card providers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamalittle Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 She's back again - and 'feeling fragile' (boo hoo): http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5118424.stm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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