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  • A BBC Director General to take on Netflix but not to root out bias 25th March 2026
  • Will Lisa Nandy take this golden opportunity to end BBC bias? 12th March 2026
  • This ‘independent’ review entrenches BBC bias instead of rooting it out 4th February 2026
  • ‘Dianarama’ – the conspiracy of deceit exposé that should sign the BBC’s death warrant 28th November 2025
  • BBC judges itself over climate change bias. Guess the verdict! 3rd September 2024
  • Ofcom ‘harmed the public’ in its Covid/Steyn ruling against Mark Steyn 21st August 2024
  • Ten years on, BBC bias is worse than ever 18th March 2024
  • Lying about Farage? At the BBC, it’s par for the course 25th July 2023
  • The BBC witch-finders are coming for YOU 4th July 2023
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A decision by BBC Trustees to reject a complaint about the BBC’s EU coverage was a ‘farce’

BBC Bias, BBC Trust, News-watch | by David Keighley
A decision by BBC Trustees to reject a complaint about the BBC’s EU coverage was a ‘farce’
A decision by BBC Trustees  to reject a complaint about the BBC’s EU coverage was a ‘farce’,  leading Eurosceptic MPs Kate Hoey and Philip Hollobone have said. The complaint – based on research by Newswatch – centred on an edition of…

EU ‘Come-out’ Donor Sykes gets Today Roasting

BBC Bias, European Union, News-watch, Today Programme, Withdrawalists | by David Keighley
EU ‘Come-out’ Donor Sykes gets Today Roasting
Newswatch reports show that Today does not give EU ‘come-outers’ the chance to properly air their case. When they do appear they are usually bracketed with ‘Loonies’, or given no chance to explain their support for leaving the EU. Today…

Newswatch figures show fewer than one in 1,000 contributors to Today’s EU coverage were supporters of withdrawal from the Labour party or the British left.

BBC Bias, Reports, Statistics and Surveys | by Andrew
Newswatch figures show fewer than one in 1,000 contributors to Today’s EU coverage were supporters of withdrawal from the Labour party or the British left.
BBC Director General Lord Hall told the House of Commons select media committee in a hearing in October that the Corporation was determined to deliver impartiality by ensuring that a range of voices on key issues was heard. Newswatch’s latest…

Newswatch surveys: Since 2005, Today has carried only six minutes a year of those who support EU withdrawal talking about the subject

BBC Bias, News-watch, Withdrawalists | by Andrew
Newswatch has been monitoring the Today programme for approximately 6 months of the year since 2005. It is the longest-ever, and most detailed, research project of its kind. In the latest survey period it has been established that withdrawalists talking…

Latest Newswatch report: Today ignored UK Withdrawal from the EU, but gave multiple airings for those who want stronger EU ties.

BBC Bias, News-watch, Reports, Statistics and Surveys, Today Programme | by Andrew
The latest News-watch report shows that Today went out of its way to give those who were opposed to change in Britain’s relationship with the EU – including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg – multiple platforms in which they had clear time…
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