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The BBC is one of the few news and content outlets that survived the Great Cataclysm that destroyed British journalism and turned The Telegraph and The Times in
by mmarq 4y ago
The BBC is one of the few news and content outlets that survived the Great Cataclysm that destroyed British journalism and turned The Telegraph and The Times in tabloids that publish articles about Theresa May being sexy or BP conspiring to bring immigrants to the UK (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/09/24/bp-sparked-fuel-crisis-drive-ease-visa-rules/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2021/09/24/bp-sparked-f...). Many BBC shows are still watched and sold everywhere in the world.
> the people of Islington
For the non-British reader, the person of Islington is a negative stereotypical character often used by right wing media. It is supposedly a rich hypocritical leftist that is out of touch with the hard-working person of Britain, another stereotype. Its use became more frequent when Jeremy Corbyn, who lives in Islington, became the leader of the Labour party.
Some recent examples:
Here the journalist is getting upset because, allegedly, a person of Islington thinks violating the European Convention on Human Rights is wrong:
> https://www.gbnews.uk/gb-views/rwanda-immigration-plan-is-first-step-in-taking-back-our-borders-says-patrick-christys/316832 https://www.gbnews.uk/gb-views/rwanda-immigration-plan-is-fi...
> And now we’ve got a country that is desperate to get to grips with illegal immigration but a few people from Islington think this is a terrible idea, we don’t do it.
Here the journalist is upset because, allegedly, the person of Islington would not fight to defend the UK if it is invaded by Russia:
> https://www.gbnews.uk/gb-views/patrick-christys-the-younger-generation-are-too-woke-to-fight-for-this-country/240720 https://www.gbnews.uk/gb-views/patrick-christys-the-younger-...
> I think we’d end up relying of the fair people of Carlisle and Leeds, while the Islington snobberati packed up their herbal tea and legged it to their second homes in Provence.