On Tuesday 20 April 2004, Tony Blair formally announced his decision to hold a referendum on whether to accept the proposed EU Constitution. This announcement had been expected since Thursday 15 April. It was a major change of direction of Government policy. In the light of well-publicised concerns over its coverage of the EU, the BBC now had an opportunity, and the obligation, to achieve coverage that was balanced, fair and authoritative. On the day of the announcement the BBC’s coverage was carefully monitored to see whether this was achieved.
Bias Alert
- BBC assault on Brexit prospects continues 5th April 2018
- Radio 4 Feedback programme mocks Brexit supporters 26th February 2018
- BBC put Rees-Mogg under fire 6th February 2018
- Civitas paper lays bare 18 years of BBC anti Brexit bias 25th January 2018
- Ofcom Ruling: BBC1 Question Time’s alleged pro-Remain bias 18th December 2017
- Soros and the BBC attack News-watch reports 27th October 2017
- Kathy Gyngell: BBC lights the red touch paper 26th October 2017
- News-watch general election survey finds heavy anti-Brexit bias 23rd October 2017
- News-watch report finds BBC ‘has not covered left-wing support for Brexit’
- BBC Continues to Push Brexit ‘race hate’ despite fall in prosecutions 19th October 2017
07:40 am
22 April 2018
