When Evan Davis went to Paris and hosted a non-BBC version of Question Time for UK sixth-formers concerning the UK's membership of the EU, the panel famously consisted of 5 pro-Remain guests and 0 pro-Leave guests.
I ended that post by writing:
Returning to official BBC matters in the light of all this: How many episodes of the BBC's own Question Time will have an overwhelmingly (or entirely) pro-EU panel over the next few months?
I bet someone will be counting.
People already are, suggesting a marked pro-EU bias across most Question Time panels in recent weeks.
This week's edition sparked controversy by featuring 3 firm pro-Remain guests, 1 who 'came out' as pro-Remain and 1 who remains undecided - and all the eve of David Cameron's 'mighty' EU deal.
The BBC officially pooh-poohs 'counting' as a way of monitoring bias, but if they refuse to do there are plenty of others who will.
As the EU referendum looks set to be called for June, Question Time will have to be very careful over the next few months.
As the EU referendum looks set to be called for June, Question Time will have to be very careful over the next few months.
