"Don't ask me why they do that." Because the BBC is funded by a mandatory licence fee (TV tax) and so it must appear even-handed and balanced. If they're not,

"Don't ask me why they do that." Because the BBC is funded by a mandatory licence fee (TV tax) and so it must appear even-handed and balanced. If they're not, people complain that "I pay my licence fee but the BBC is mocking my deeply-held beliefs." It really annoys me sometimes ("Islamist terrorists" rather than "Muslim terrorists") but in other respects they are an excellent source of information.