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Because BBC (and by proxy the ones that control it) want to have the last word on news and culture. What used to be a center left organization is now teeming wi

Because BBC (and by proxy the ones that control it) want to have the last word on news and culture. What used to be a center left organization is now teeming with many in the far left, blatantly allied with the labor party [1]. Turning state funded media into a partisan propaganda agency typically doesn't end well in a democracy. [1]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_the_BBC

rayiner 7y ago
> Turning state funded media into a partisan propaganda agency typically doesn't end well in a democracy. Some would say that’s the inevitable result of state funded media.
pjc50 7y ago
I think you missed the last decade of conservative government, their influence, and the persistent platforming of the extreme right by BBCQT.
- throwGuardian 7y ago
  > persistent platforming of .. First off, a journalist/news channel doesn't/shouldn't only hear from voices that affirm biases, especially state funded ones - in this case, it's healthy for the BBC to hear opposing views taken by their editorial staff. Secondly, de-platforming shouldn't be there normal. Your phrasing is indicative of a trend towards decimation of speech in western civilization. Your labels of "extreme right" are unsubstantiated and expectations of default deplatforming of anything right of "far left", dangerous to discourse. For the unfamiliar, here [1] is a recent example of the alleged "platforming" done by BBC QT as alleged by the op. These days, it's gotten all too common to label opposing opinions with extremely inaccurate strawman-able distasteful labels, just to censor them. [1]: https://youtu.be/re7K2SGMmHU https://youtu.be/re7K2SGMmHU
sideshowb 7y ago
Citation does not support argument, indeed contains many instances of right as well as left wing bias.
- cameronbrown 7y ago
  I don't think it's left/right bias - now leave/remain bias is something I can definitely see the BBC having. As a government institution they naturally favour the status quo.
  - sideshowb 7y ago
    Yes, the evidence has shown a bias towards whichever government is incumbent.
KaiserPro 7y ago
The Hilarious part of this comment is that the labour extreme left think that its staffed exclusively with conservative stooges. an example of that is here: https://www.thecanary.co/topics/andrew-neil/ https://www.thecanary.co/topics/andrew-neil/ and https://twitter.com/owenjones84/status/1201200387509886977?lang=en https://twitter.com/owenjones84/status/1201200387509886977?l...

rayiner 7y ago

> Turning state funded media into a partisan propaganda agency typically doesn't end well in a democracy. Some would say that’s the inevitable result of state funded media.

pjc50 7y ago

I think you missed the last decade of conservative government, their influence, and the persistent platforming of the extreme right by BBCQT.

throwGuardian 7y ago
> persistent platforming of .. First off, a journalist/news channel doesn't/shouldn't only hear from voices that affirm biases, especially state funded ones - in this case, it's healthy for the BBC to hear opposing views taken by their editorial staff. Secondly, de-platforming shouldn't be there normal. Your phrasing is indicative of a trend towards decimation of speech in western civilization. Your labels of "extreme right" are unsubstantiated and expectations of default deplatforming of anything right of "far left", dangerous to discourse. For the unfamiliar, here [1] is a recent example of the alleged "platforming" done by BBC QT as alleged by the op. These days, it's gotten all too common to label opposing opinions with extremely inaccurate strawman-able distasteful labels, just to censor them. [1]: https://youtu.be/re7K2SGMmHU https://youtu.be/re7K2SGMmHU

sideshowb 7y ago

Citation does not support argument, indeed contains many instances of right as well as left wing bias.

cameronbrown 7y ago
I don't think it's left/right bias - now leave/remain bias is something I can definitely see the BBC having. As a government institution they naturally favour the status quo.
- sideshowb 7y ago
  Yes, the evidence has shown a bias towards whichever government is incumbent.

KaiserPro 7y ago

The Hilarious part of this comment is that the labour extreme left think that its staffed exclusively with conservative stooges. an example of that is here: https://www.thecanary.co/topics/andrew-neil/ https://www.thecanary.co/topics/andrew-neil/ and https://twitter.com/owenjones84/status/1201200387509886977?lang=en https://twitter.com/owenjones84/status/1201200387509886977?l...