To think that the TV and newspapers wouldn't give a shit about this storm if it hadn't happened in the South East?

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All morning I've been hearing on the news about the terrible storm that has apparently hit " Britain" in the early hours of this morning, however here we've had absolutely nothing apart from a bit of heavy rain. Seems like it was just the South East, but no surprises there because for a lot of people in the media that's where the British Isles apparently begins and ends....

I've just watched This Morning and they are talking about it like the whole country is affected, then Eamonn makes a snotty comment along the lines of "people on Twitter are saying that just because they are not affected we shouldn't be talking about it". Maybe they are just thinking the same way as I am, that a small part of the country was affected by bad weather, but the majority of us got off scot free?

I can't help but wonder how this would have been reported had the storm come in from the North Sea and devastated Scotland and the North East?......

i thought the worse of the storm hit the south west

here in south east london it was not too bad

they like drama no matter where it was if they have no other big news this fills it

I'm with you OP (and I'm from the SE originally) - sorry to all of you affected though, it looks awful down there

If a storm had come in from the North Sea it would have featured at the end of the BBC news after it happened, rather than in the lead up to it, and it would have been up to BBC Scotland's 5 minute local news slots to give us more information. The media are very SE England-centric - I realised noticed that when I moved up here.

In all fairness, there was plenty on the news about the hurricane force winds over Scotland, a couple of years ago and they didn't cause nearly as much damage as this one has, since fewer major population areas were affected. Similarly, we've had 3 extremely heavy winters, here in the Northeast out of the past 4 and all have been extensively covered on the national news.

I'm in Scotland right now, and not a whisper of wind, just a little by bit of rain!

Have lived up here for a few years now, and have experienced many 100mph winds and storms. People up here just seem to get on with it. Maybe it's a bigger deal in England because there would be much more traffic and train disruption?

The south seem to break down when there's a bit of bad weather though Not as 'ard as us up north

The whole coverage has been ridiculous IMO. It felt like the media wanted there to be as much destruction as possible.

From the NE now live in the SE and this sort of news coverage still drives me crazy 20 years on! I don't even live within the M25 yet we don't get any news coverage for our area - it's just London

of course they did it is news will fill lots of airtime especially now people can email photos, go on twitter because so many people will want to tell their story

I'm originally Scouse but have lived Darn Sarf for a fair while; I'm currently living in Hertfordshire.

I remember there being extensive coverage of the Birmingham tornado. The floods in Hull were covered on BBC News 24 for ages, and the same applies to various other incidents and weather events over the years from all over the nation.

So yes, I think that is somewhat unfair, as I don't find it to be true at all.

Pretty sure coverage would have been the same - south isn't just London anyway you know!

I'm in Norfolk and there is naff all happening, although about 30 minutes ago the watering can blew over

I would also like to point out that not all of us are wusses in the south east, I am braving the non existant hurricane later to take the dcs out in the hope they get blown away so I get some peace

we (scotland) had a bad storm 2 years ago and tbf it was reported on the national news and we were given warnings yabu

I'm South West. My back gate has been completely ripped off its hinges!

I love when they send the reporter out in the rain and wind with only a waterproof on to tell us all how bad it is and to stay indoors

Erm Sussex is a bit 'broken' at the moment as it happens, 130 trees down, roads impassible due to flooding, 220,000 homes without power etc.

It has 'hit' - maybe not as widespread damage as anticipated but perhaps some of that is also due to people being able to prepare having been give advance warning.

my cat will not go out, the wind has died down now

maybe he is sensing something is on the way. my dads dog always acted strangely before an earthquake (he lives in california)

I think it's all relevant though. I am originally from Canada and think the same thing when Scotland gets snow and ice (although to me it isn't much I know people in Scotland who say its loads of snow and terrible weather, its really nothing!) I don't even want to start on snow in the south east!!

My area was flooded 5 years ago and it was widely covered and that is in the north.

They have to report in, a significant % of the population are affected. The population of the South East, the east of England ( E Anglia, Essex, Cambridge) plus London is over 20 million so that's a third of the population. They can't ignore it because someone in Manchester is pissed off because it doesn't involve them.

And it's not like it's comparable to a storm off the North Sea, it was supposed to be the worst storm since 1987. I'm sure if we had a storm that was so bad up here it would be covered the same, but it's not because the worst ones have been in the South East.

I'm in NW and despite rain this morning we have sunshine now. Im deliberating hanging some washing out

but don't you know that the SARF is the only place worth being?!

Or when it's -6C and there's 3' of snow and not a hat or pair of gloves in sight! Telling us how to be prepared for being stuck in our cars.

we had terrible weather yesterday jaydog refused to go out in it he thought bugger that and pulled to go back home

Sorry to all the people affected, but tend to agree with the OP.
However, the problems facing transport could affect anybody throughout GB for e.g flights, trains, car journeys to the south.
It does tend to get reported like the south is the whole of GB though and apparently nowhere else exists.

Or when it's -6C and there's 3' of snow and not a hat or pair of gloves in sight! Telling us how to be prepared for being stuck in our cars.
Add message | Report | Message poster mrsjay Mon 28-Oct-13 11:11:19

the poor guy last night on bbc news was soaked and looked freezing but it is fine he had his berghus jacket on

We have huge storms up here in the Highlands that never get a mention.
Ok, we don't have the same overpopulation as down south but we get the same powercuts/ fallen trees etc.
The news is definitely anything North of the Watford gap doesn't make the news.
And I don't know anyone that posts pics all over the internet of their blown away garden stuff, I've lost count of the number of times my wheelie bin has blown half way down the street.