Equivalence

Radio 4's Sunday programme again demonstrated the BBC's increasingly dogged equivalence between actual antisemitism in the Labour Party and supposed Islamophobia in the Conservative Party, despite the two being very different beasts. Here's how Ed Stourton began the segment on the influence of religion on the election:

The allegations of antisemitism against Labour and of Islamophobia against the Tories seem destined to haunt both the big parties during this election campaign. It was reported this week that the Conservative party had suspended some members over claims of Islamophobic social media posts.