Un-fucking-believable. Well, not really. No one expects any better from the BBC these days.
From last night's Newsnight:
Husam Zomlot, Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, lost 6 family members - including two small children - amongst the almost 700 killed in Israeli strikes into Gaza.
Kirsty Wark: "But you cannot condone the bombing in Israel, can you?"
We're back to both sides-ism. If, indeed, we ever left it.
Well, Tory Laura's been back for ten whole minutes, she's got a selection of right-wing nutters on the panel, and the first question to Oliver Dowden goes like this:
LK: "Suella Braverman described the marches as hate marches is she right?"
OD: "Well yes I see a lot of hate out there including from my own constituents …"
I don't know how many of you read the article that goes with that screenshot I posted this morning, but do take a minute and have a scroll through it - it's the worst kind of whiny, unself-aware piece of nonsense. I don't think doubling down with a Today podcast is the winner they think it's going to be.
Telegraph: "Nick Robinson blames ‘news avoiders’ for Today programme’s ratings slump"
So I put in a complaint to the BBC (shut up @sheepnik ) about their lack of coverage of the Rejoin march last Saturday. Here's the reply I got. This bit in particular:
"... whether the subject of the march is a particularly newsworthy or topical issue ... " 🙄😡 #UKPolitics#BBCBias#BrexitBrokeBritain
Radio 4 giving plenty of air time to the "poor police, give them their guns back" angle, while failing to say that commenting on a murder case that the CPS has judged to be prosecutable make it, by definition, sub judice, and SHOULD NOT be commented on by media, the police themselves and, most importantly, the Home Secretary.
Literally the definition of undermining the rule of law. #NoSurpriseThereThen#BBCBias#UKPolitics#MetPolice
Well would you just listen to this:
"This defective concrete, in schools but also in hospitals, police stations and courtrooms has become the symbol of the erosion of public services in the UK. School funding, allowing for inflation, has halved since 2010". Once upon a time you'd think that was BBC reporting. In fact, it's part of a piece on Tuesday aired by France2TV. The only place you can get accurate reporting is from another country. #UKPolitics#RAAC#BBCBias
Even Fraser Nelson's changing his tune, talking about a Labour landslide at the election.
Tory Laura's response: "Yes, but politics can change like the wind"
Give it up Laura. You've had your turn. Now just rev up and fuck off. #UKPolitics#BBCBias
@Roadwarrior29@MadeyeTheCarnaptious
This might interest you. A complaint against BBC Scotland (the 7th one in recent months) for a broadcast on 2nd September has been upheld but they've refused an on-air apology.
(via MSM Monitor) #ScottishIndependence#BBCBias
Just another day of #BBCbias, feeding the unionist propaganda machine.
"...Ms Sturgeon is accused of "playing politics" when she should have been focusing on public health. This is an allegation she has always strongly denied.
The specific charge is that she sought divergence with the UK government for political ends - to appear more compassionate, more cautious and, well, more Scottish."
I think I might have shared this yesterday but I've forgotten. Anyway, here it is again. It's probably worth reading twice, but that's your decision 🤷♀️ 😂
Prospect: "How the government captured the BBC
A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed"
I suppose I should say no more, Kuenssberg, 💩🤢🤮 But the BBC have excelled themselves here - possibly thinking that including Norther England made it right. A group of Conservative voters represented as ‘the face of Britain’.
The #BBC continues their attacks on the democratically elected Scottish government. The anti-SNP drive goes on.
Labour can save a fortune on electioneering when the #BBCScotland put this sort of thing on the front page.
Where's the balance? #ScottishIndependence#BBCbias#DefundtheBBC
I’ve been reading some of the criticism of the BBC creating their own Mastodon instance. Those against fall mostly into “they promote Transphobia” or “they skewed Brexit coverage” Both seem fair.
BBC creating an instance is good for Fediverse. Period. Just because they are on your street doesn’t mean you have to invite them in for tea or read/boost their posts / support them at all
BUT - If BBC fails no one else you DO want to read will follow here.
Fuck sake. Justin Webb on the Today programme, interviewing a UN Ambassador about Israel, suggesting that the UN calling for peace shows that "something has gone wrong at the UN". #UKPolitics#BBCBias#TrumpyWebb#CeasefireNow
Brilliant thread by George Monbiot on the BBC and their platforming of right-wing headbangers. Archive link provided for those of you who can't use threadreader. #UKPolitics#BBCBias
Poor Jonathan Gullis. We were all wondering what the fuck Tim Davie was doing at the 1922 Committee. Turns out we guessed right - taking instructions on what to broadcast from the Tories.
"I warned Tim Davie at the 1922 Committee by surrendering to odious ‘stars’ like Gary Lineker, drivel like this would continue. "
Tweet by aforementioned knuckle-dragger extraordinaire
Maybe, just maybe, there's a half decent presenter on Today: Mishal Husain became the first ever interviewer I have heard to confront a serving British Minister, Grant Shapps, about genocidal quotes from Israeli Ministers. "I had not heard those sort of comments from Ministers." Husain reads out those sort of comments from Israeli Ministers including Prime Minister Netanyahu. Shapps admits the comments were not acceptable."
(via William Dalrymple on X) #FreePalestine#UKPolitics#BBCBias
Everytime I check anything about the bbc in Scotland. They're having to apologise for putting out false information about the ScotGov. I think we're onto the 4th in the last 2 months. It's unbelievable that anyone still thinks they're credible, but conveniently for them most people don't see or ever hear their apology #BBCBias