Study Into Media Bias During the Election

The University of Loughborough carried out its study into the way the media presented the general election, and found huge levels of bias. This included highlighting issues that were less important to voters, whilst freezing out the top priorities. It also included heavy platforming of Reform UK at the expense of more established political parties.
The question is: what will the new government do about it?
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[@greendragonreprised6885]

Nine days into a Labour government for the first time in 14 years and what do we have on the BBC, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg with guest Nigel Bloody Farage , again.

[@lee2749]

& allowed to spout conspiracy nonsense

[@luminousfractal420]

im wondering how care in the community vs farage walking the streets safely will last..i would imagine not long. hes making a vipers nest for himself, he doesnt get to just walk away like the real politicians. he already tried.

[@nalodailec]

Seriously?! I find that so hard to believe . . . oh, no, I don't really.

[@bettyswallocks6411]

The remaining tory stooges at the Beeb need to be moved on - starting with the board and ending with Kuenssberg.

[@EWAScotland]

It’s not just TV and newspapers. The first person on ‘independent’ radio news this morning, about the Trump shooting, was……..Nigel Farage! Why!!!!!!

[@mikeb7379]

Was on Kuensberg's political broadcast on the behalf of the Conservatives as well.

[@willtricks9432]

Radio 5 had within the sports two International Politics Academics one of which was a US national working in Essex Uni. Sound sensible discussion.

[@willtricks9432]

@@mikeb7379 The FUHRage is brought on as a wind up monkey, Idiots will watch it and wonder.

[@supereliptic]

Exactly my own question actually. Farage’s opinion? Why ask him when there’s bigger parties to get interviews from? Maddening how during a situation that’s actually serious the media plays interviews of shock jock clowns for the attention…

[@decimal1815]

Because they have him on speed dial

[@Ant.Gib.]

Laura Kuenssberg doesn't even pretend to be impartial; she does, however, pretend to be a journalist.

[@abbofun9022]

She still has a job?

[@thaumaturgeishere331]

Nice one😂you

[@MrFright2010]

She's taking a page from Shaun Hannity's book "just cuz I'm part of the media doesn't mean I'm a journalist, d'uh."

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@MrFright2010 You can't trust the BBC on anything, especially on Ukraine.

[@woodencreatures]

This cracked me up 🤣🤣🤣

[@richardjames3022]

Another example of why media reform is so badly needed

[@Noel-ji8nm]

@@richardjames3022 Reform seems to be the new buzz word.

[@casbot71]

Ignore Noel. He's spamming all over the comments.

[@peterebel7899]

The media is not for the voters' interests - the media is for the interests of the power. So it was in last century's Germany, so its is in this century's Britain.

[@stevethornhill3304]

So the election saw the Lib Dems receive the greatest representation of a third party in parliament ever . Laura Kuenssberg responds appropriately by inviting Nigel Farage onto her Sunday show. Nothing changes.

[@TheIdlesurfer]

Yes, but Reform Ltd are the company most likely to damage the Tories and then implode as the wheels fall off Farage. So whilst this is an irritation, isn't it a useful irritation?

[@RichardBrook-kq8dm]

As the French say: "Plus ca change, plus le meme chose"! Or as my Dad interpreted it, with his dry Yorkshire wit: "Things alter but they never change"!

[@emm_arr]

I view BBC Nick and BBC Laura as partly responsible for Brexit. Had the likes of Gove not had his sh1te reported uncritically - as balance - we would all be better off and still in the EU.

[@peterebel7899]

Sure, Brits aren't responsible for Brexit, how could they?

[@emm_arr]

@@peterebel7899 ^^Ruzi tryig so very hard. This account cheered on Putin's genocide when a village of murdered civilians was unearthed in Ukraine.

[@richarddavy-smith6626]

I complained to the bbc about the excessive news coverage given to farage /reform compared to Lib Dem or green. Their reply was only about the coverage given on election night being balanced. So I’ve complained to Ofcom.

[@dianeshelton9592]

Me too , I got a standardised email . The problem being Farage then stood for election and took my arguments out of relevance really. I just didn’t feel I could follow it up. Though my original complaint was why on earth were they giving him anytime at all.

[@nalodailec]

⁠@@dianeshelton9592, @richarddavy-smith6626 Thank you, I appreciate what you've done. ❤

[@adamlea6339]

This is like the "balanced" coverage on climate change where they give equal weight to a climate scientist who's been in the field for decades, against some bloke in the pub.

[@annalieff-saxby568]

Good for you. I shall follow your lead.

[@MadTamB]

I lost faith in the BBC in 2014. The bias shown during the independence referendum was blatant.

[@internationallanguageofdan3559]

And the BBC went after the professor whose study showed the bias. BBC behaviour shocking

[@CatholicSatan]

2014! I gave up with the Beeb a decade before that, they'd literally given up quizzing ministers in any depth by then and were getting on dark money think tanks without any mention of _their_ bias.

[@disklamer]

It's your state broadcaster, run by old boys that are appointed by old boys. They have been biased to the ultraconservatives like Thatcher, Johnson, Truss and now Farage, and covered for pedophile rings, massive corruption at Scotland Yard and elsewhere(everywhere?) in government, child trafficking rings - run by actual Lords, organized large scale infanticide by catholics, the nuclear/chemical/agro pollution in your town, Russian/Chinese/Iranian infiltration, radical Pakistani muslims running amok, Harry, Chuckie, Di, ...you name it, they hid it. And always with a patronizing attitude, they'd make a bombastic presentation of their momentous discovery in a special report - that Britons often like tea.

[@MichaelSmith-yn3ec]

The amount of times I ended up shouting "and brexit!" at the TV cos some tory blaming the state of everything on war in Ukraine and covid, totally without being pulled up on it

[@TonklinFallen]

I pointed out to a Tory voter who was stating the COVID and Ukraine defence was "So you are admitting that the Conservative Party is not the Party to guide us through a crisis like a pandemic or a war? Isn't that the job of a government?"

[@natkins109]

You are not alone. Covid and the Ukrainian/Russia war had an impact, but Brexit was as much, if not more to blame for the state we find ourselves in. That, and a completely incompetent Tory Government of course.

[@acrodave9287]

This is why Ed Davies was reduced to performing stunts: to ensure any coverage AT ALL. It's almost as though our politicians KNOW that the coverage will be heavily biased beforehand, and in whose favour it'll be biased. A vast majority of the public know this as well, but they also know that THEIR views count for nothing and won't be reported either. It's becoming more and more obvious that "the Public" and "the People" whose views really count are one and the same: the top 5% of earners and their champions, non dom, non UK tax paying multi billionaire media Barons. Our democracy wasn't taken from us by force, there was no need, it was simply put up for sale and bought while we watched it happen on the Telly, got bored and turned over to watch "Strictly..." instead.

[@johnrussell3961]

We are having media bias afterwards as well.

[@mtpockets01]

I didn’t need a report to tell me how bias the media were this time round. Media Reform is a definite must for future elections

[@user-hh8tf4tb9q]

I thought Nigel Farage wasn't going to appear on BBC, and who pops up this morning NF having a dig at the BBC. The BBC running scared when they should keep him off our screen.

[@user-ix4mv2gs1r]

Why? Because he represents £4.5m voters, and he is close to Trump, neither of which are illegal.

[@willtricks9432]

@@user-ix4mv2gs1r The FUHRage is brought on as a wind up Monkey as the idiots will watch him, BBC do it for the numbers. He does not represent anything but himself.

[@geoffpoole483]

I thought he was boycotting the BBC.

[@AndrewLord]

@@user-ix4mv2gs1r But he is Putins pocket

[@cobbler40]

I thought he was leaving after Brexit has failed ?

[@emm_arr]

BBC Laura has developed something of a reputation problem. Aye, but let's focus on what the Tories are saying aboot Starrmerr

[@peterebel7899]

The media is not for the voters' interests - the media is for the interests of the power. So it was in last century's Germany, so its is in this century's Britain.

[@michaellawrence7570]

Laura k we need off screen forever

[@Pikaling3408]

This is why we need media reform.

[@Noel-ji8nm]

Especially on the reporting on Ukraine.

[@emm_arr]

@@Noel-ji8nm ^^Ruzi. This is the fake Candida troll.

[@keithmiller-o2x]

Noel the fool

[@Noel-ji8nm]

​@@keithmiller-o2xMedia bias is obvious.

[@aleph8888]

We need a free press not “reform” so it suits one narrative.

[@garykelly6669]

The BBC had cameras at the declarations for ,Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak and Nigel Farrage as they were Party leaders but no cameras at either Carla Denyer's or Adrian Ramsay's declarations despite them both attempting to gain seats from an incumbent with a large majority and the fact they both won on a + 70% turnout in their constituencies and despite the fact both of them took those seats on a huge swing from the incumbent and I hope the Green Party will be making a formal complaint about this

[@davidhoward4715]

You missed the entire point of this video.

[@garykelly6669]

@@davidhoward4715 No David I absolutely got the point of the video and I was offering my opinion on how media impartiality affected the Green Party

[@davidjames2083]

*The media bias wasn't "like" new Phil, it **_was_** new, and utterly appalling - worse than ever before in my (68 year long) lifetime* 😠😡🤬

[@Noel-ji8nm]

Especially Ukraine media bias.

[@Steviebond2]

Agree with what was said, we need media reform. I also would like to see Torygraph and Daily Fail be shut down as well.

[@Skylark_Jones]

Totally totally agree, the mainstream media coverage focused mainly on the Racist Reform Party and in particular Nigel Farage to the point where I would complain to LBC and BBC about it, at the same time noticing they didn't give as much coverage to the Greens! Also, the Tories were so in agreement with the Reform Party there was rarely criticism or push back against them despite them being a threat in terms of votes!😒

[@chubeye1187]

The BBC gave a massive disproportionate air time for the 7% who are wealthy and send their groin droppings to private school. They always prioritise the better off in society. Holiday programs for example go to very expensive places, not a caravan in Skeg. The TV licence should be a percentage of income, say 2% . Think that's unfair? It's less than a lot are paying without any representation.

[@user-s1o3nr532]

Surely that wasn't Laura Kuennsberg pictured there? But she's normally so impartial. I'm shocked.

[@MiPointIs]

Was Laura K the one who gave Boris a hard time at Covid briefings? At that time she didn’t seem to like the Tories! There were rumours Boris complained to BBC, not sure why she was absent from her Sunday AM show for a lengthy period but on that show I think on her return she had a very different attitude.

[@spherelance72]

@@MiPointIs LK was Boris' spokesperson during covid, being fed information from a certain person who drives hundreds of miles to get his eyes tested

[@johnm2012]

​@@MiPointIsKuenssberg didn't have that show on Sunday mornings back then. The slot was occupied by Andrew Marr until he left for LBC in early 2022.

[@Radchenister]

Much of the journalists operating in the media aren't really doing old school journalism, there are some who aim to find balance, but a lot of it is propaganda, opinion pieces, clickbait, and "entertainment".

[@Harryset1]

You are so right, and this mixture made out of fake news, clickbait, and blatant lies make this brew very dangerous - it's some sort of "infotainment". But it is not journalism - one thing is the presentation of hard facts - and the other one is a "opinion piece" - it must be crystal clear what kind of article it is -- methinks.

[@Radchenister]

@@Harryset1 observing the younger generation, they're like any other, some are hugely smart academically, many of them are socially smart and practical, some cover both bases, some don't. Crossing between camps can be tricky, and some take some time to get a grip on any of it. The difference is there's so many possibilities, that there's trouble finding balance now. The young critical thinking academic can disappear down a rabbit hole, just like the grounded guy with the everyday job. Being connected to the global groupthink on the internet is amazing, it's a progressive time to be alive. Any type of thought you can imagine thinking can be launched for connections with others, it seems like a clever idea in principle, but it makes trying to see the wood for the trees much harder.

[@Harryset1]

@@Radchenister Yes, all of that does happen every minute nowadays -- that's why we should demand that, especially in the "print media" a clear division between reporting facts -- and offering a "opinion" is always made visible. The broadcasting TV/radio stations can and must do likewise. Have a nice evening.

[@Freddy-sp5wq]

I was a young guy in 79 but I remember a huge Thatcher bias on BBC.All they “news” programmes used to sneer at Labour.

[@amcc5887]

Media reform needed ASAP, was the same issue with the brexit referendum financially backed by Rupert murduck 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@billykershaw2781]

The televised debate including Wales and Scotland was a skewed mess ...not fair.

[@rabha1754]

If Wales and Scotland are in the UK they have the same right to see their possible representatives participate in National UK debates as everyone else in the UK has to see their own particular favourites. If you don't want to see Plaid and the SNP having a fair crack at these debates then please lobby your MP for Welsh and Scottish independence. Incidentally, the English Green Party had a speaker in these debates, even though they have never been in Government, while the Scottish Greens, a separate party who have been in the Scottish Government, were excluded.

[@billykershaw2781]

@@rabha1754 English parties could take Welsh and Scottish votes, but not the other way round is my point.

[@user-wy1lq5wh8w]

Welcome to media reporting in Scotland, Wales and N. Ireland all the time

[@grahamkearnon6682]

I imagine 55 Tufton have their top slime ball setting up plans to buy credible polling companies & inventing lots of new poll companies for the next go around.

[@mikeb7379]

Ah now why their opinions and appearances are so prevalent in the media is something I have never understood? Especially as it was on their advice that Truss launched her disastrous budget, ( bad for us but not them), showing how much they know? They should be banned until they can be transparent about who funds them!

[@luminousfractal420]

that was a one time thing. putin had been workibg the youth for 30years with his troll farms trying to make his invading nazi story look real. he made his moves when their kids were old enough to vote and not know a better option. they wasted that now. people became wise to eugenicists vs racists..the racists are tools to be used but also stepping on toes as the uk is eugenicist not racist. america is eugenicist not racist. the race thing is a division.

[@pastyman001]

I agree. I was shocked how little coverage there was over the GE campaign for LibDems and Greens. The BBC have been tasked by their Tory board to limit LibDem gains from Tory Blue Wall seats. They won a record number of seats anyway. ReformUK were never off, but won 5 seats.

[@busta6971]

I want to know when Labour will bring in reforms for MPs having second jobs after Leeanderthal went back to GBEEBIES.

[@aliensliveinme]

Yeah, me and my friends all here just struggling to afford our mortgages... 6 weeks of BuT wHaT aBoUt ThE bOaTs...

[@Dan-kb2oz]

Surely one of the first things along with those at the top of the BBC, is to stop sitting MPs having second jobs or at least not presenting news shows on GBNEWS. Unterly ridiculous Farage and Lee Anderthal having channels to spout nonsense from.

[@chrislaurenceleo]

Didnt cameron have a review into the media then completely ignored everybone of its recommendations so he didnt upset the media who were biased to the conservatives.

[@suewardastrologer]

I’m not sure, but I know that the threats to the BBC began with Cameron - although I assume that other Tory leaders had put pressure on them as well. I think it’s this kind of pressure that needs to be addressed first.

[@PortilloMoment]

I believe he did. The results were the Tories placing sympathetic voices at senior management levels of the organisation. We saw the results of that with the BBCs ridiculous idea of 'balance' in many debates/conversations, we saw it with Brexit and we've seen it ever since.

[@anthonydavies6021]

The "i" newspaper which claims to be independent (while owned by the Mail group!) were bashing Angela Rayner this weekend. Labour MUST bring in media regulation - maybe as important as PR in shifting the right-pointing needle.

[@simontay4851]

I didn't know the i was owned by the fail. I sometimes buy it. I need to stop buying it.

[@candidaprout560]

Good evening Phil and all here. Oh yes you are absolutely correct. Was on sight for everybody to see 🙈. Have a nice evening 🍀 and all here. I saw earlier that you posted a comment on the troll that steals my identity and profile. Candida Prout ep5fb it's a fake 🤥 account. And KZbin knows it

[@michaelbaynham5107]

I am very heavily biased towards socialism, or as I like to call it, being human, with a heart.

[@garyarnold3141]

The media has been so biased for so long, I don't know what Labour can do now. I've switched to getting my information from channels like this and rarely watch BBC or SKY.

[@simonsmith4015]

1st up stop MP's from TV presenting and getting wads of cash for "appearances". To appear in the media explaining policies being pro or against subjects is what they're paid as MP for.

[@johnjephcote7636]

Following that parliamentary report into the media many years ago and its pathetic conclusion that the media had best police itself, I gave up all hope.

[@alana8863]

Labour really does have to take action to prevent this nonsense being repeated. I don't want a pro-Labour media, just a balanced one that gives proportionate time to the various parties and the various issues. Not too much to ask, is it?

[@PortilloMoment]

Unfortunately, in today's world I think it is. Our media runs on drama and the more of it they have the better they're pleased. What you describe is, from their perspective, a far more difficult and less profitable world. Things like 'balance' and 'honesty' and 'even-handedness' are all - from their perspective - dull and go financially unrewarded, at least in the short term.

[@simontay4851]

But balance' and 'honesty' and 'even-handedness is what i want. I just want the facts. Not made up opinionated right wing BS.

[@lauralee9482]

It was so frustrating to watch the news during that time. How dare they blatantly try to change who we want to vote for.

[@simontay4851]

Im reminded of a line from a certain Morrissey song. "Stop watching the news because the news contrives to frighten you.

[@raythomas3701]

Someone frightened my 95 year old mother that her state pension was going to be taxed by labour

[@MrJamesnolan]

It will be interesting how the BBC will have the make up of their audience on Question Time.

[@rickatatastan2695]

I like how there was an image of Robbie Gibb there the whole time and he didn't get mentioned. Very funny.

[@alecrintoul3727]

As the Farage show played out in with the support of a sympathetic and unduly biased media it just seemed obvious that a level playing field was needed; some sort 'purdah' like the period immediately before the election when there are restrictions on the activity of civil servants. Except it needs to be applied across the board to all public institution's including the press and should become active from the moment an election is called. It doesn't have to prevent campaigning but should require that all assertions, such as immigration statistics or intentions on taxation are subjected to independent fact checking.

[@SisterMu]

What about a licensing of political journalists, in the same way that doctors, dentists and other protected terms are licensed and can be censured or lose their license if they breach a code of practice?

[@markjlewis]

Kuenssberg interviewed faridge today but no attempt to talk to the Greens.

[@davidrobertson9271]

You’re on form today, Phil!

[@davidwarburton-burley9967]

I believe the underlying issue is that much of the journalist class has forgotten how to do journalism. Under the Conservatives the profession was reduced to acting as a channel for Conservative MP's texting their chosen client journalists. Many 'senior' journalists got to their position almost entirely on the basis of the ability to secure connections with senior Conservative contacts. It simply does occur to them to reach out to the likes of the Lib Dems or actually bother finding out what key policies parties are promoting and challenging them on them.

[@geoffpoole483]

Many senior members of the previous "government" and senior journalists are from the same background. One example is Simon Jenkins at the Guardian. James Forsyth was one of Sunak's advisers. Sunak was his best man, they were at Winchester together and Forsyth went on to edit the Spectator. The best political interviewers tend to be regional journalists. They know they're unlikely to interview a senior politician on a regular basis so they let rip.

[@PortilloMoment]

@@geoffpoole483 The politics/media relationship has become incestuous, to the detriment of both professions. The public know this, evidenced by the extremely low trust rating for both politicians and journalists. What you say about the regions is true but unfortunately only a small number of people see it. Social media may help but it's still an uphill struggle to get half decent reporting through the legacy media.

[@James-sh4zf]

Hopefully the study adds gravitas to the commentry pointing out the media bias

[@tommymorrison6478]

Look, it doesn't matter how hard you try to be impartial, someone will say you're biased because you don't present things the way HE sees them. Totally impartial journalism is a chimera.

[@PortilloMoment]

You're probably right, but that doesn't mean the attempt shouldn't be made.

[@adamlea6339]

It is only possible to be impartial on objective matters, not subjective ones. The undesirable bias occurs when evidence is blatantly twisted or cherry-picked to convince people to believe something that either isn't true or grossly simplified. The poor ability at critical thinking within the UK population means this works more often than not.

[@bettyswallocks6411]

Imagine that - senior politician turns down bribe from major newspaper! This kind of thing hasn’t happened for 14 years!

[@lesleyrobertson5465]

Nothing new Phil Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 is used to it.

[@dondoodat]

I didn't see once any journalist ask reform why they are Climate Change deniers. It was an open goal.

[@EdgyNumber1]

Any TV channel that cannot show an operating profit, three years in a row should lose their broadcast license after 3 months.

[@simontay4851]

3 months? Thats 3 months too long.

[@peterebel7899]

Yes, profit is the thing - which brought the Brits Brexit.

[@grahamlees4394]

so, I hope the people of Clacton are really happy with their choice of MP who has just announced he is hopping over to the States next week to support his friend Trump in his election bid.

[@simonsmith4015]

What as a human shield?

[@seriousoldman8997]

Stay safe Nigel...

[@grzegorzryczanowski]

@@simonsmith4015 nope just usual as a butt plug

[@Englands_Son]

So what? It’s what friends do, isn’t it?

[@grahamlees4394]

@@Englands_Son its not what the electorate demands though, is it and so soon after being elected...

[@Casa1000]

I noticed the Times headlines becoming more right wing and more anti-Labour in the weeks leading up to the election, to the point where they were on par with the telegraph. This totally explains it

[@Ngamer834]

I was watching the BBCs election night coverage and Laura Kuenssberg unsurprisingly didn't look happy. When I had a quick look at Channel 4's coverage theirs was far far worse they had the toxic Nadine Dorries on. I couldn't watch their one for more than a few minutes it made the BBC look good.

[@BCJ1985]

Channel 4 really dropped the ball. They had some great talent on, then absolutely ruined it with Dorries, Widdecombe and those seriously thick audience members.

[@PorthLlwyd]

ITV had the best election night coverage

[@torre6721]

Over here in Germany all broadcasters with a licence for Germany are obliged to grant election broadcast time to any party with one authorized list (before the election of the German Bundestag which means election for the federal government) or one authorized election proposal (before the election of the EU parliament).

[@Crashbarrier09]

one of the comments i made just after the last local elections was the upswing in green and non main party seats.. and i also noted the amount of air time given to garbage ... sorry Farage and Tories.. it was completely bonkers.

[@admiralpegasuscc]

im not actually shocked as they work for the tories, so as soon as sunak annouced that £2000 labour tax hike, that was it.

[@AaronOkeanos]

We desperatly need to do something to protect the truth more and reduce misinformation. [Did you know that I had to rephrase my post 3 times because KZbins AI is oversensitive since yesterday.]

[@plerpplerp5599]

The press knows that scandal and controversy sell papers and generate clicks. Attacking Labour is an easy way to create drama and keep their audience engaged. It's lazy journalism that prioritizes profit over truth. Moreover, many journalists are part of the same elite circles as Conservative politicians. They share similar backgrounds, education, and social networks. This creates an echo chamber where Labour's policies are seen as a threat to their way of life. In essence, the UK press's obsession with criticizing Labour is a mix of protecting their own interests, pandering to their audience, and maintaining their social status. It's not about providing valuable information to the public - it's about power and money. The UK press, particularly right-leaning outlets, relentlessly attack Labour because it serves their owners' interests. Many media moguls have close ties to the Conservative Party and benefit from their policies. They use their platforms to manipulate public opinion, protect their wealth, and maintain the status quo. These outlets aren't interested in balanced reporting or holding the government accountable. They're propaganda machines masquerading as news sources. They exploit people's fears and biases to keep the Conservatives in power and Labour out.

[@simontay4851]

"The press knows that scandal and controversy sell papers and generate clicks. " Not for me it doesn't. I couldn't care less about it. I just want unbiased facts. Not drama and BS.

[@davidhoward4715]

@@simontay4851 You miss the point. You won't get unbiased facts just because you want them.

[@adamlea6339]

@@simontay4851 You are not necessarily representitive of the population in general. If the majority wanted unbiased objective facts and both sides of the argument in subjective situations, that is what the media would print.

[@AaronOkeanos]

The BBC needs to be disconnected from government influence permanently. There are two parts to it funding and management. Funding is already independent which is good but management is still an issue because the government appoints it. Germany also has publicly funded media even more than the UK. They solved it by making an independent committee with representatives from all aspects of society (politics, science, religion, economy, entertainment, etc) to control management and general setting of directives. Perhaps a model for Britain as well.

[@garryferrington811]

Good suggestion.

[@rayoliver1277]

Just not a new idea! The BBC had a Board of Governors; made up just as was suggested, but the Tories scrapped the board and put the BBC under the control of Ofcom.​@@garryferrington811

[@MazzaEliLi7406]

Thank you.

[@neilprimrose8720]

Exactly on all counts.

[@indricotherium4802]

It's very hard to see Starmer getting heavy with the BBC. It's an arm of the British Establishment.! Is he really going to confront the old boy's network on the Boards of Governors? The BBC has lost its way as a public broadcaster but in the UK, the government needs a compliant state broadcaster.

[@davidhoward4715]

Bollocks.

[@billykershaw2781]

This is true of many laws and regulations, they have to apply....

[@Peter-ud9bx]

Brilliant summary and analysis as always.

[@philjameson292]

I have to say that the election night coverage on BBC and C4 were both amateurish I think that election night tv has gone downhill since the Dimblebys retired. I also miss the Canadian bloke with his swingometer

[@Ettrick8]

I take part in a daily tv survey and I mentioned daily how biased the news was towards the Tories and Reform

[@davidpowell6098]

Is anyone surprised? I'm not.

[@wolfofthestep]

I found election night coverage extremely difficult to watch. I channel hopped between BBC1, ITV and Channel 4 and found it all pretty dire. Every channel was almost working on a 'click bait' like basis, with an alarming gleeful focus on Reform UK.

[@lliambunter]

Just been watching an interview on sky news with Lucy Powell , and the words 'or democracy ' was mentioned no less than eight times in three minutes ? what democracy ? it doesn't and has never existed

[@davidhoward4715]

So I'm guessing you're a Tory who just saw his mob get mashed.

[@lliambunter]

@@davidhoward4715 No idea how you possibly arrived at that conclusion Tommy none whatsoever I couldn't even bring myself to vote 'labour' as a result of them being too far to the right . but its understandable how we get a tory government with idiots like you who don't know their arse from their elbow

[@DylRicho]

3:47 -- I lost it after "political ignoramus." 😆 Genuinely wasn't expecting that.

[@AaronOkeanos]

There were experiments even in Britain with that. The idea is to split this in two tasks 1) Exposing 2) Enforcement. Meaning you have independent organizations who checking the media for misinformation but they have no rights to block or censor or sanction media this has to be done by another processs. These organization however are allowed to warn the producer about the problematic content to give them a chance to remove it and if not or on repeated offenses they end up on a public accessible blacklist which can be used for further purposes.

[@totty1962]

A Scottish tory broadcaster does it get any worse.

[@thaumaturgeishere331]

Andrew Neil

[@rabha1754]

Actally, she was born in Rome, not Scotland.

[@Believe-you-me-]

And grew up in Glasgow.

[@totty1962]

Great call ,i was waiting for someone to mention him.​@@thaumaturgeishere331

[@totty1962]

​@rabha1754 a Italian tory broadcaster it does get worse.

[@StuartH922]

Going back to 2015 the press would not shut up about a possible S.N.P. pact. Despite the answer being we will look at the numbers on Friday morning and given when first asked.

[@weswheel4834]

Also seems possible that Starmer refused because he didn’t want to be seen making shonky deals like that, but I like your explanation as well.

[@hypsyzygy506]

Aren't there parts of Leveson's media reform recommendations still to be imposed? The Leveson Inquiry was a judicial review of the media, but it was a political decision by Cameron to block most of its recommendations. The hard work has already been done, so Labour could easily make a political decision to reverse Cameron's stance and apply the recommendations fully.

[@garryferrington811]

It's good that the bias is now official. But can anything be done about it?

[@sadjaxx]

Its like all US Murdoch Fox News in the UK. ALL. THE. TIME.

[@johnedwards230]

Cost of living, health, education and police for me need to work, tax accordingly. Tories did not understand this. Immigration needs dealing with but it's below all of the other issues.

[@daronchristie4031]

It’s what sells Phil

[@haybrain]

No shit Sherlock ! BBC were ridiculous.

[@just-a-working-male]

If I didn't know Id think we had 3 parties Tories, Labour and Reform

[@decimal1815]

Journalism by WhatsApp needs to end

[@leotarn2755]

Makes me laugh how Nigel Farage has a backstage pass to the BBC studios, whilst the right whingers who dote on him want to "ban the beeb", because they have a woman commentating on a football match or summat

[@janrobertbos]

...get it sorted...appoint the RIGHT people...make sure they ARE impartial!!!

[@PandaKnight52]

In Australia the whole media is biased against Labor party with other parties used as a battering stick to beat Labor with. Guardian is especially adept at this.

[@cobbler40]

Somebody in the BBC loves Farage.

[@andym.6141]

Question Time soon to be renamed ‘Nigel Time’.

[@eamonnleyden7040]

What they didn’t talk about was how the people learnt tactical voting skills

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video!

[@jimmyhay47]

You didn’t need a ‘study’ to see the bias. It couldn’t have been more obvious.

[@ashroskell]

Appointing a new, unbiased Chair of the BBC would be a huge benefit to public discourse. That institution needs to do a lot of work to restore its damaged reputation. A Chair who does not have a record of being a party donor would be a start. And one with appropriate experience in journalism would be a step up! And certainly someone who does NOT set up personal financial deals for the appointing PM! Throughout my long life (I’m 57), the BBC was always disappointing at times, but in a way that was human and just down to occasional misjudgements. Now it’s a Tory leaning propaganda machine, throwing out occasional sops to the left, just to fight the obvious accusations they’ve earned. OFCOM has been BLATANTLY Tory, flatly REFUSING to enforce the law when the Tories break them! They need to be root and branch reformed or scrapped and replaced, for an organisation with clout, zeal and commitment!

[@alandoherty5237]

Great video thank you for the information provided by your good self keep smiling and be

[@CDeveloper-yr2oe]

We need a new electoral system. A proper PR.

[@Pikaling3408]

I wish the best of luck to Gareth and the whole England team tonight against Spain. Hopefully Its Coming Home.

[@qlnbd]

I do wish England well and hope they win it but I'm tired of hearing that "it's coming home" phrase. No matter what happens football is not coming home - Scotland have already been knocked out. 😁

[@stevecunningham5598]

Sooner watch paint dry than watch 11 cart horses and their knuckle dragging supporters.

[@willtricks9432]

Coming home where the NHS is crumbling More homelessness and the rivers run full of shit.

[@stevecunningham5598]

@@willtricks9432 Spot on .

[@qlnbd]

@@willtricks9432 well done. You managed to turn a post about football into a political point. Give yourself a pat on the back. Do you seriously think anyone who watches this channel is unaware of the issues confronting us?

[@debbiegilmour6171]

Labour doesn't need to win any seats in Scotland to win overall. Had they not won any Scottish seats, they still would have a majority in the region of 250 seats.

[@ADifferentBias]

In theory. But, fear of a hung parliament and a deal with the SNP was a major part of the Conservative campaign in 2015 especially, but also 2017 to an extent. It would have been again without Labour rebuilding in Scotland. That large majority didn't need much of a drop in votes to have deleted it completely.

[@Freddy-sp5wq]

I read that during the last Labour government 25% of BBC posts were government appointed but almost as soon as Devious Cameron was appointed it was changed to 75%. These are top BBC posts and they are 75% appointed by the big Johnson, Truss and Sunak!!!