The BBC made it abundantly clear who they wanted to win this election. The interview by Mishal Husain of Nigel Farage which was highlighted here, is a typical manifestation of their subtle-as-a-brick approach. To protect the licence fee and their…
One of the early and most enthusiastic supporters of the Electoral Reform Society was the Rev Charles Dodgson, aka author Lewis Carroll. The ERS has been arguing for proportional representation since 1884, and for all that time they have been…
As the BBC’s coverage of the general election gathers pace, the latest News-watch survey shows that reporting of European Union affairs by the Corporation continues to be deeply inadequate and biased. In March, the House of Commons EU Scrutiny Committee…
Photo by mrgarethm As we head into the final week of this phony, no-real-choice election, the culture secretary, has had a revelation about the BBC. It seems it came as a bolt from the blue. A remark on the Today…
Photo by jem The work of Cardiff University’s Media department is continuing to provide comfort to BBC supporters in ‘refuting’ claims of a left-wing bias at the BBC and to be cited as ‘proof’ of a right-wing BBC bias by…