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I find it comforting that both the left and the right in the UK is convinced the BBC is hopelessly biased against them. They must be doing something right. (I'

I find it comforting that both the left and the right in the UK is convinced the BBC is hopelessly biased against them. They must be doing something right. (I'm being slightly flippant - I am aware how it's possible to be wrong on both counts. However I do think calling the BBC a "Conservative mouth-piece" when many on the right of the Tory part think the BBC is left-wing and beyond repair is a little unfair)

flir 6y ago
The BBC are biased towards the status quo - left-leaning social policies, right-leaning economic policies and a (currently) Conservative government. The right-wingers get upset about social pieces, the left-wingers get upset about economic and political pieces. But it's not even possible or desirable to be utterly unbiased, so one of our broadcasters being "the voice of the Establishment" doesn't seem like that bad a thing to me. It's not like other broadcasters aren't avaiable.