The radical right - this government- 'are treated as mainstream here in the UK'. Its difficult to unpack how the BBC do this. Its difficult to intellectually say how the BBC are biased. Its so subtle. But we have to. They reply to criticisms with words such as 'we consider a range of views'.
But I can no longer listen to their News at Ten because I feel I am at junior school sitting in front of a Head Teacher so I switch to Sky News, or ITV or LBC in day time. Alternative news organisations allow adult journalism which provides alternative views be it on Brexit impacts, our economic decline, healthcare meltdown, migration or public services in decay.
I think what the BBC has done since 2016 and this explains their dropping audience numbers for BBC News: is give privileged access to senior Tory figures, including those 'more rightwing' than the ministers so their discourse gets even more right wing, absorb the far right wing narrative from a number of virulent newspapers & give scarce coverage to Progessive MPs from all other parties especially the regions as well as scarce time for real experts be it in diplomacy,migration, international legal rights, Brexit, family poverty, highest in inequality in Europe bar Bulgaria, healthcare meltdown, climate emergency, starving public services etc.
It is a kind of bias by omission. The BBC has deliberately in deference to the government and its Right Wing press narrative, censored out the 'Progressive political narrative' from its News broadcasts. It has therefore become politically and sociologically unrepresentative of the circa 80% of the public ( 90% under 35) who are not Conservative voters.
It will be interesting to see what the Supreme Court says about this Rwanda law. Parliament may be supreme and able to legislate that Rwanda is a safe country, but that doesn’t alter the facts. Could the Supreme Court declare it unconstitutional and inapplicable? If so, what a waste of time and public money.
Incidentally, did Theresa May vote for the bill, or find an excuse to avoid the days the bill was debated?
So glad I no longer live in Blighty. Although living in Australia has it challenges (with a massive sixty percent of the population population proving themselves to be completed racist bigots after voting NO to the Voice for indigenous First Nation's people) at least we managed to get rid of the previous conservative government led by an evangelical Christian alt-right heretic.
The Draco Malfoy of politics. A snivelling, entitled coward without the stomach or aptitude for his evil deeds but equally lacking the wit or spine to stand up to the headcases who prop him up.
Great contrast placing Sunak alongside Kagame. Perhaps some kind of political Darwinism kicks in here. Maybe we're lucky in western Europe that we are all too comfortable and wealthy for a far right leader to generate the rabid base that allows a transition to genuine authoritarianism. For most wannabes on the far right like Sunak, Truss, and Johnson, it's a pose and they're swiftly exposed. Berlusconi and Meloni (so far) didn't make the grade. The likes of Kagame and Orban, however, come from much bleaker backgrounds. More akin to Putin than anyone else.
The radical right - this government- 'are treated as mainstream here in the UK'. Its difficult to unpack how the BBC do this. Its difficult to intellectually say how the BBC are biased. Its so subtle. But we have to. They reply to criticisms with words such as 'we consider a range of views'.
But I can no longer listen to their News at Ten because I feel I am at junior school sitting in front of a Head Teacher so I switch to Sky News, or ITV or LBC in day time. Alternative news organisations allow adult journalism which provides alternative views be it on Brexit impacts, our economic decline, healthcare meltdown, migration or public services in decay.
I think what the BBC has done since 2016 and this explains their dropping audience numbers for BBC News: is give privileged access to senior Tory figures, including those 'more rightwing' than the ministers so their discourse gets even more right wing, absorb the far right wing narrative from a number of virulent newspapers & give scarce coverage to Progessive MPs from all other parties especially the regions as well as scarce time for real experts be it in diplomacy,migration, international legal rights, Brexit, family poverty, highest in inequality in Europe bar Bulgaria, healthcare meltdown, climate emergency, starving public services etc.
It is a kind of bias by omission. The BBC has deliberately in deference to the government and its Right Wing press narrative, censored out the 'Progressive political narrative' from its News broadcasts. It has therefore become politically and sociologically unrepresentative of the circa 80% of the public ( 90% under 35) who are not Conservative voters.
Orwellian lies: It used to be just Russia and China, now it's the United States and Britain. It's a horrible world to live in.
Excellent! Have you sent it directly to Rish! as John Crace calls him?
It will be interesting to see what the Supreme Court says about this Rwanda law. Parliament may be supreme and able to legislate that Rwanda is a safe country, but that doesn’t alter the facts. Could the Supreme Court declare it unconstitutional and inapplicable? If so, what a waste of time and public money.
Incidentally, did Theresa May vote for the bill, or find an excuse to avoid the days the bill was debated?
So glad I no longer live in Blighty. Although living in Australia has it challenges (with a massive sixty percent of the population population proving themselves to be completed racist bigots after voting NO to the Voice for indigenous First Nation's people) at least we managed to get rid of the previous conservative government led by an evangelical Christian alt-right heretic.
The Draco Malfoy of politics. A snivelling, entitled coward without the stomach or aptitude for his evil deeds but equally lacking the wit or spine to stand up to the headcases who prop him up.
Great contrast placing Sunak alongside Kagame. Perhaps some kind of political Darwinism kicks in here. Maybe we're lucky in western Europe that we are all too comfortable and wealthy for a far right leader to generate the rabid base that allows a transition to genuine authoritarianism. For most wannabes on the far right like Sunak, Truss, and Johnson, it's a pose and they're swiftly exposed. Berlusconi and Meloni (so far) didn't make the grade. The likes of Kagame and Orban, however, come from much bleaker backgrounds. More akin to Putin than anyone else.