The BBC has upheld a complaint made by the NFU about impartiality in the @BBCOne documentary & #39;Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?& #39; [Thread 1/6]

We made the complaint after the programme broadcast last November and escalated it to @Ofcom when the BBC failed to provide a timely response [2/6]

“Today’s result, while a long time coming, provides true vindication on the points we made about what we believed to be lack of impartiality in this programme." NFU President @Minette_Batters [3/6]

"British farmers are rightly proud of the work they do to rear quality livestock and care for the environment, and they were angry and hurt by the false impression of UK livestock farming the programme created for the viewer at home." @Minette_Batters https://www.countrysideonline.co.uk/food-and-farming/protecting-the-environment/climate-friendly-farming-the-facts-about-british-meat/">https://www.countrysideonline.co.uk/food-and-...

“In Britain we have some of the most climate-friendly systems of food production in the world. Emissions from UK beef production are already half that of the global average and our farmers are working to become #NetZero by 2040." @Minette_Batters [5/6]

“All farmers want is fair coverage of food and farming and an end to the demonisation of some sectors of productive agriculture, particularly livestock https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👊" title="Fisted hand" aria-label="Emoji: Fisted hand">
Get the full details on NFU Online [6/6] https://www.nfuonline.com/news/media-centre/press-releases/nfu-complaint-to-bbc-on-impartiality-breach-upheld/">https://www.nfuonline.com/news/medi...