http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sun, 19 May 2013 07:40:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039#post-159241 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 08:52:56 +0000 button 159241@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>In the states they have the litigation lobster.</p> <p>Nice FP! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039#post-159229 Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:16:28 +0000 Stan Laurel 159229@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thanks for the bump, pinxit (see what I did there?).<br /> Nice picture and fine edit. </p> <p>The compensation clam is closely related to the compensation crab and the determined compensation limpet. Once those buggers get going it will take more than gas and air to ease the pain. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039#post-159203 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 23:57:02 +0000 The All New Jeni B 159203@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Tsk Tsk Sir Lupus.</p> <p>Have you never heard of the great legal tradition of the compensation clam?<br /> It's a bit like being tossed on the horns of a dilemma, but with less likelihood of a goring.</p> <p>It's part of this country's heritage, and I found it quite delightful to see this ritual form of compensation mentioned. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039#post-159198 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:55:07 +0000 Sir Lupus 159198@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Brilliant effort - great idea <em>and</em> development. However, on the typos note, must be painful to end up caught in a compensation clam (2nd parag) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039#post-159169 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:09:06 +0000 pinxit 159169@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>'A Breech <em>(sic)</em> of Contract(ion)' * ouch *</p> <p>'Splash!' </p> <p>Stars.</p> <p><img src="http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/zz223/pinxit2/Satire/midwife_zpse7bd1c50.jpg"></p> <p><em>A rushed quickie, but it may help.</em> </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039#post-159094 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:13:50 +0000 Dick Everyman 159094@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Very nice Stan - another spin off perhaps 'I'm a Gynaecologist get me out of here!' Stars </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039#post-159092 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:59:18 +0000 Gerontius 159092@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Sounds like a winner Stan.<br /> How about Miranada Hart has to deliver a baby while trapped inside a cage of lions......Maul the Midwife </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=55039#post-159083 Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:03:04 +0000 Stan Laurel 159083@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>The popular reality show, ‘Sue the Midwife’, returns to BBC schedules this weekend promising to deliver bundles of joy and even more anguish than can be crammed into a 60 minute show without a single mention of George Osbourne.</p> <p>The series – described as “a heady mix of Casualty, Judge John Deed and Who Wants to be a Millionaire” - follows the lives of a large group of expectant mothers from early pregnancy through to the birth of their offspring nine months later. Whilst the vast majority of the births are happy occasions, shared with viewers, the programme follows the fortunes of those who have been less fortunate, often ending up in compensation clams and legal proceedings.</p> <p>The first successful series of the programme was followed by a Christmas special, featuring a healthy birth during a nativity play. To date grounds for litigation have not been found, but lawyers are believed to be crawling over the church hall’s health and safety policy and expect to deliver a result very soon. </p> <p>TV reviews have been positive. ‘This show has it all: human interest, tragedy, and the prospect of big money pay-outs,’ enthused critic Boyd Hilton. ‘There is tension in any delivery suite,’ he continued, ‘but to see an entire obstetrics team petrified that they may be sued at any moment, adds a whole new dimension to reality television.’</p> <p>A BBC spokesman denied that the programme was in any way exploitative. ‘Naturally, the interface between mother-to-be and her medical care comes under the scrutiny of the TV cameras, but we feel that this gives the mother comfort in the knowledge that any error on behalf of the hospital staff will be recorded. In this way, together with the legal services that we provide, the BBC can be seen to be carrying out our public services remit.’</p> <p>The programme has given birth to a number of spin offs in a programming boom. BBC4’s “Midwife Crisis” sees the story from the viewpoint of the Maternity Unit, whilst BBC3’s ambitious “Shag and Deliver” extends the concept by following the lives of couples from very first date. </p>