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The "woke" and "left wing" BBC:
- Gave the chairman of the right-wing Spectator two major TV politics shows
- Had Nigel Farage on Question Time more regularly than anyone else ever
- Invited Nick Griffin onto Question Time
- Gave the chairman of the right-wing Spectator two major TV politics shows
- Had Nigel Farage on Question Time more regularly than anyone else ever
- Invited Nick Griffin onto Question Time
- For 10 years the BBC political editor was the former president of the Oxford University Conservative Association
- He now presents Radio 4 Today
- The last Head of BBC Political Programming became Theresa May& #39;s Director of Communications
- He& #39;s the brother of a Tory MP
- He now presents Radio 4 Today
- The last Head of BBC Political Programming became Theresa May& #39;s Director of Communications
- He& #39;s the brother of a Tory MP
- He& #39;s a long-standing supporter of Brexit
- He directed BBC political output for 8 years
- His main rival for the job of Head of Politics at BBC was James Landsdale, who was also the other candidate to become May& #39;s spin doctor
- He directed BBC political output for 8 years
- His main rival for the job of Head of Politics at BBC was James Landsdale, who was also the other candidate to become May& #39;s spin doctor
And now some data, from a major study by Cardiff University
- Tories get more airtime on BBC than Labour, in office or out of office
- in 2014 (leading up to election) Cameron got 53 appearances, Milliband got 15
- Cabinet ministers got 90 vs shadow cabinet 46
- Tories get more airtime on BBC than Labour, in office or out of office
- in 2014 (leading up to election) Cameron got 53 appearances, Milliband got 15
- Cabinet ministers got 90 vs shadow cabinet 46
- Tory politicians received 50% more airtime than Labour politicians
- Business views (as opposed to union, science, religious, or social views) are represented 11x more on BBC
- Business views on BBC get 2x more coverage on BBC than ITV, and 4x more than Channel 4
- Business views (as opposed to union, science, religious, or social views) are represented 11x more on BBC
- Business views on BBC get 2x more coverage on BBC than ITV, and 4x more than Channel 4
- Here is a chart of the % of sources featured during 2008 on BBC Today programme, showing the bias towards the views of financial services vs absolutely any other opinion.
- BBC coverage of the EU from 2012 onwards has been almost exclusively "through the prism of political infighting between Labour and the Conservatives" so no pro-European voices were heard
- The report finds "Voices arguing for the benefits of EU membership were very sparse"
- The report finds "Voices arguing for the benefits of EU membership were very sparse"
And in case you think all of this is socialist claptrap by a bitter Remoaner, these findings are from a Cardiff University study funded by and published by the BBC Trust
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/our_work/breadth_opinion/content_analysis.pdf">https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/...
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/our_work/breadth_opinion/content_analysis.pdf">https://downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/...
