Just the framing of every story is about what reform think about what the government are doing. I don't remember this happening when the Tories were in power
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There's no doubt in my mind that the major news outlets - including the BBC - are amplifying anti government voices. There again the government seems to be amplifying anti.governent voices by allowing Farage to set the agenda.
sep 1, 2025, 1:40 pm • 8 0 • view
But why? Who gains? Who commands the BBC? What is their interest?
sep 1, 2025, 2:23 pm • 0 0 • view
Several political appointments at the top of the BBC.
sep 1, 2025, 3:13 pm • 2 0 • view
In the previous government, surely?
sep 1, 2025, 3:17 pm • 0 0 • view
Indeed and therein lies the problem.
sep 1, 2025, 3:18 pm • 1 0 • view
The only criticism of BBC senior leadership from the government so far has been that they haven't been right wing enough
sep 1, 2025, 3:31 pm • 2 0 • view
Whose side are they on? So confusing.
sep 1, 2025, 3:32 pm • 0 0 • view
DC installed Tory directors in 2016. I'd like to see the BBC neutral and respected again. It's crazy that I'm funding their biased drivel
sep 1, 2025, 3:51 pm • 1 0 • view
This is 9 years ago. How long are these biased appointments for?
sep 1, 2025, 4:13 pm • 1 0 • view
I heard Chris Mason on Radio 4 (I think it was) about an hour ago too and thought exactly the same thing. Followed by all this stuff about Rayner when BBC almost had to be (metaphorically) bludgeoned to even whisper about Zahawi and his 'tax affairs'.
sep 1, 2025, 3:21 pm • 0 0 • view
Mason just said, on bbc news at 6, something like 'it's more about lack of leadershop (Starmer) than needing to change personnel'. Who the hell does Mason think he is? This is meant to be impartial unbiased unopinionated BBC😡
sep 1, 2025, 5:20 pm • 1 0 • view
As much as I am not a fan of the govt response... how the hell do you get a hearing in this information enviroment?
sep 1, 2025, 3:18 pm • 5 0 • view
Therein lies the challenge. The standard response is that being in government gives you the substantial advantage of being able to set and shape the narrative, although that has been more difficult by Trump’s largely successful attempt to export this agenda to Europe 1/2
sep 1, 2025, 3:30 pm • 3 0 • view
That said, having a positive and simple message and the ability to communicate it would be an improvement on the current position. Show don’t tell was always a limited strategy, although playing to Starmer’s strengths. 2/2
sep 1, 2025, 3:30 pm • 4 1 • view
Yeah, I don't think the standard approach really holds at all. The Govt isn't impacting the media agenda at all - policy announcements just aren't being picked up and are forgotten tomorrow. I think there could be a better approach, but I'm not sure it'd get heard
sep 1, 2025, 3:40 pm • 0 0 • view
It is hotels and small boats every day That is bonkers and how on earth can you fight against that when everyone appears to refuse to talk about anything else Even on here its constant (supportive mind, but still constant)
sep 1, 2025, 3:41 pm • 1 0 • view
The press are up for the drama of it sure, but people are as they are not as you'd like them to be. And altho the raw numbers of the very hostile are more modest than you'd guess from the coverage, the intensity of the outrage that exists in many communities is something else.
sep 1, 2025, 4:00 pm • 2 0 • view
That's something that a lot of people on here don't want to address.
sep 1, 2025, 3:35 pm • 1 0 • view