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Some people do, such as how often right-wing vs left-wing guests appear on various shows. I’m not sure how useful these stats are though. For e.g Nigel Farage

Some people do, such as how often right-wing vs left-wing guests appear on various shows. I’m not sure how useful these stats are though. For e.g Nigel Farage moaned that the BBC and Question Time is too left wing, when ironically at the same time he was invited on the show more than any guest in its recent history. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/nigel-farage-set-record-question-time-appearances-century-155615416.html https://uk.news.yahoo.com/nigel-farage-set-record-question-t...

hither2 7y ago
That is not ironic. How many other right wing guests did they invite? This is typical la-di-da lefty nonsense, thinking you can deflect from your negative behaviour by presenting shallow statistics. Hey, guys! isnt like so funny cuz...look at the number! The BBC routinely imposes their favoured races onto representations of British history and culture. I suppose that is "right wing". Is that what you are getting at?
- Traster 7y ago
  It is ironic, the person whose views are most represented on the programme is complaining his views are under-represented? That's ironic. As for how many other guests did they invite? Go and look it up, they have a publicly disclosed formula for which views gets represented and it's based on prior election performance and current polling during election cycles. Which is why it's so funny - it's just a nonsense to complain about the number of right wing guests.
  - makomk 7y ago
    Alternatively, the fact that the BBC is so bad at finding a broad selection of conservative voices to put on shows like Question Time that they keep on having to invite Nigel Farage back is a good demonstration of how their political leanings are causing them to fail at representing conservative views. I'm sure I've read a damning analysis of the BBC's process for finding conservatives to invite on and its failings along these lines.
  - hither2 7y ago
    It is you and this other person that are making this claim. Provide the evidence to support your claim. Or, just for fun...name 10 other genuinely "right-wing" figures they have on.

hither2 7y ago

That is not ironic. How many other right wing guests did they invite? This is typical la-di-da lefty nonsense, thinking you can deflect from your negative behaviour by presenting shallow statistics. Hey, guys! isnt like so funny cuz...look at the number! The BBC routinely imposes their favoured races onto representations of British history and culture. I suppose that is "right wing". Is that what you are getting at?

Traster 7y ago
It is ironic, the person whose views are most represented on the programme is complaining his views are under-represented? That's ironic. As for how many other guests did they invite? Go and look it up, they have a publicly disclosed formula for which views gets represented and it's based on prior election performance and current polling during election cycles. Which is why it's so funny - it's just a nonsense to complain about the number of right wing guests.
- makomk 7y ago
  Alternatively, the fact that the BBC is so bad at finding a broad selection of conservative voices to put on shows like Question Time that they keep on having to invite Nigel Farage back is a good demonstration of how their political leanings are causing them to fail at representing conservative views. I'm sure I've read a damning analysis of the BBC's process for finding conservatives to invite on and its failings along these lines.
- hither2 7y ago
  It is you and this other person that are making this claim. Provide the evidence to support your claim. Or, just for fun...name 10 other genuinely "right-wing" figures they have on.