tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post8654039807019748858..comments2024-01-01T17:21:52.555+00:00Comments on Is the BBC biased?: All in an afternoon's workCraighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08741318067991857821noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3272054900018746845.post-65262533712814800772019-10-15T21:12:04.427+01:002019-10-15T21:12:04.427+01:00Burley's views on political representation on ...Burley's views on political representation on Politics Live is defensible especially as it has a strong Westminster focus. But:<br /><br />1. I don't think that justifies the way they so often have 3 or 4 Remainers on to discuss Brexit-related issues on various programmes. There should be more of a 50-50 balance for those discussions. <br /><br />2. Question Time is a general discussion programme. I think it's political balance should more strongly reflect the political balance as measured in the polls. So something like one in three of political guests should be from the Conservative Party, one in 8 from TBP, and 1 in 25 from the Green Party. <br /><br />So for any 25 guests you have maybe:<br /><br />9 Conservatives <br /><br />6 Labour<br /><br />5 Lib Dems<br /><br />3 TBP<br /><br />1 SNP<br /><br />1 Plaid Cymru<br /><br />Of course the BBC further tweak things by having non-Conservatives like Soubry, Grieve and Clarke on every two mins. That's another distorting practice. <br /><br />3. Why do the BBC, generally so keen on the EU and always stressing its vital contribution to our country's well being, never show any interest in the EU Parliament? Of course, it would probably be the death knell for its politics programmes - but that just confirms how little people feel part of the EU. But I think there is a more sinister explanation: I think the BBC doesn't want the populace to think about the EU...it wants to boil the frog, so the less the frog thinks about being boiled (ie the ever closer union), the better. <br /><br />4. The idea of balance being determined by popularity is fair enough. But why doesn't Burley apply that to the media. Why does a tiny media outfit like Novara Media get so many invites, so we are forever having to stomach the unlovely sight of Ash Sarkar's smug features? Media appearances should also reflect the importance of journals and websites in our life. <br />Monkey Brainsnoreply@blogger.com