First former MEP Edward McMillan-Scott tweeted, "So far the BBC has not reported this important breaking story (which is on multiple sources) on its once mighty “News & Current Affairs” output". Then former spin doctor Alastair Campbell joined in: "Why not BBC News ? Because if it’s bad for Brexit it ain’t on the Beeb".
Now it has to be said that comments could be going a lot better for Alastair:
- Is it not the story that's on their front page? Looks like it to me.
- Headlining on BBC Radio 4 news...worth checking perhaps before tweeting?
- Second story on both 5 Live and BBC Breakfast after Trump meltdown. Which seems fair. Sometimes, if you squint enough, people can contort the facts to fit their view.
- As long as you ignore, for example, the front page of its website.
- Not disagreeing with the generalisation but in this case its the second story on the web after Trump/G7.
So it actually looks as if "if it's bad for Brexit it is on the Beeb".
And talking of things that are on the Beeb...
Here's BBC editor Rob Burley rubbing a little more salt into Alastair Campbell's wounds:
And talking of things that are on the Beeb...
Here's BBC editor Rob Burley rubbing a little more salt into Alastair Campbell's wounds:
He's also saying that Alastair is spreading "fake news". (Who, Alastair Campbell? Surely not!).
As Rob says, the BBC is certainly not burying this story:
But on it goes:
