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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond

I was wondering who would post about Nicola Sturgeon / Scottish government banning the union jack

I wonder do people feel silly now at posting fake news

The real truth is the flag policy was changed in 2010 and the queen yes the queen approved it

Why are unionists going mental over this when it was changed 8 year ago ?

I hazard a guess unionists wanted to get their wee SNP bad story information the British media to print to piss people off

Well it's fake news everyone and we on the pro Indy side are pissing ourselves laughing

Don't be a mug and believe what the MSM tell you

Remember when unionists told pro Indy supporters we are just a flag waving nationalists funny to see unionists care so much about the union jack missing from Scottish buildings lol ironic eh

I hope you all learn from this don't believe the British media they have a agenda and even will try to put out fake news

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was wondering who would post about Nicola Sturgeon / Scottish government banning the union jack

I wonder do people feel silly now at posting fake news

The real truth is the flag policy was changed in 2010 and the queen yes the queen approved it

Why are unionists going mental over this when it was changed 8 year ago ?

I hazard a guess unionists wanted to get their wee SNP bad story information the British media to print to piss people off

Well it's fake news everyone and we on the pro Indy side are pissing ourselves laughing

Don't be a mug and believe what the MSM tell you

Remember when unionists told pro Indy supporters we are just a flag waving nationalists funny to see unionists care so much about the union jack missing from Scottish buildings lol ironic eh

I hope you all learn from this don't believe the British media they have a agenda and even will try to put out fake news

"

i always check various sources and take my time weighing it up

The news is owned by political ly motivated billionaires

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was wondering who would post about Nicola Sturgeon / Scottish government banning the union jack

I wonder do people feel silly now at posting fake news

The real truth is the flag policy was changed in 2010 and the queen yes the queen approved it

Why are unionists going mental over this when it was changed 8 year ago ?

I hazard a guess unionists wanted to get their wee SNP bad story information the British media to print to piss people off

Well it's fake news everyone and we on the pro Indy side are pissing ourselves laughing

Don't be a mug and believe what the MSM tell you

Remember when unionists told pro Indy supporters we are just a flag waving nationalists funny to see unionists care so much about the union jack missing from Scottish buildings lol ironic eh

I hope you all learn from this don't believe the British media they have a agenda and even will try to put out fake news

i always check various sources and take my time weighing it up

The news is owned by political ly motivated billionaires "

Correct!

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

This should be another insightful thread

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond


"This should be another insightful thread "

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"This should be another insightful thread

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?"

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond


"This should be another insightful thread

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?

"

Who is not answering questions now ? Lol

You should have held back on your thread you look silly now believing the MSM on flegate

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"This should be another insightful thread

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?

Who is not answering questions now ? Lol

You should have held back on your thread you look silly now believing the MSM on flegate

"

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead


"

I hope you all learn from this don't believe the British media they have a agenda and even will try to put out fake news

"

it was the mail and the telegraph that reported it.....

are you comparing all the uk media to the two furthest right wing papers?

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond


"This should be another insightful thread

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?

Who is not answering questions now ? Lol

You should have held back on your thread you look silly now believing the MSM on flegate

"

Thank you agreeing

Now do you disagree with your queen after all she approved this issue ?

Unionists do look like right tits on this lmao

8years and now they have a problem lol

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

if you are trying to run with the "all the msm are the same" narrative, the you points scoring as a scottish nationalist are as bad and hypocritical for trying to do so......

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond


"

I hope you all learn from this don't believe the British media they have a agenda and even will try to put out fake news

it was the mail and the telegraph that reported it.....

are you comparing all the uk media to the two furthest right wing papers?"

What about Ian Dale ?

Doesn't change the fact the British media are caught out lying

Maybe it will now open people s eyes in Scotland to how much unionists are willing to lie

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"This should be another insightful thread

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?

Who is not answering questions now ? Lol

You should have held back on your thread you look silly now believing the MSM on flegate

Thank you agreeing

Now do you disagree with your queen after all she approved this issue ?

Unionists do look like right tits on this lmao

8years and now they have a problem lol"

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond

And when you call out fake news then your called cybernats ie see Ian Dale get tekt from Nicola and he didn't like it people Correcting his fake news oh well

Rattled a few unionists media cages I see lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This should be another insightful thread

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?

Who is not answering questions now ? Lol

You should have held back on your thread you look silly now believing the MSM on flegate

Thank you agreeing

Now do you disagree with your queen after all she approved this issue ?

Unionists do look like right tits on this lmao

8years and now they have a problem lol

"

When was the published guidance in this changed, was it back in 2010 or just very recently?

can someone advise?

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"This should be another insightful thread

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?

Who is not answering questions now ? Lol

You should have held back on your thread you look silly now believing the MSM on flegate

Thank you agreeing

Now do you disagree with your queen after all she approved this issue ?

Unionists do look like right tits on this lmao

8years and now they have a problem lol

When was the published guidance in this changed, was it back in 2010 or just very recently?

can someone advise?"

The published guidance was changed in 2018.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"This should be another insightful thread

So CLCC was it all lies from the British media about the Scottish banning the union jack yes or no ?

Did the queen approve it back in 2010 ?

Who is not answering questions now ? Lol

You should have held back on your thread you look silly now believing the MSM on flegate

Thank you agreeing

Now do you disagree with your queen after all she approved this issue ?

Unionists do look like right tits on this lmao

8years and now they have a problem lol

When was the published guidance in this changed, was it back in 2010 or just very recently?

can someone advise?

The published guidance was changed in 2018."

indeed, that is why I believe this came to light again

fact is, I never knew in 2010 or if I did, I was knee deep in gas compressors and producing oil to really give a fuck

its only now since I have retired that I have more time to sit & read news and take more interest

I am sure many others in employment are the same, far too busy with work & life to be aware of other things going on, such as this

but I did notice the published guidance was just changed and that's why I suspect this was brought up in news again

nothing wrong with a reminder for folks with a busy life, or indeed those who had a busy life but now enjoy "the good life"

.

time to feed the chickens, back soon

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond

Went to bed last night pissing myself laughing and with a big smile on my face that Alex Salmond and the Queen both agreed to remove the union jack from Scottish buildings way back in 2010

Best of all it only took unionists 8 years to notice and get angry about seems it is all about flag waving for unionists who knew eh lol

Hopefully you all learn something do not trust the MSM tut tut lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Went to bed last night pissing myself laughing and with a big smile on my face that Alex Salmond and the Queen both agreed to remove the union jack from Scottish buildings way back in 2010

"

You are easily amused then.... I must say I normally have different things on my mind when going to bed but if that's what floats your boat

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"Went to bed last night pissing myself laughing and with a big smile on my face that Alex Salmond and the Queen both agreed to remove the union jack from Scottish buildings way back in 2010

You are easily amused then.... I must say I normally have different things on my mind when going to bed but if that's what floats your boat "

I bet they had a cold wet night if they wet the bed!

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond

The Scottish government has given the three newspapers responsible 28 days to issue an apology. Failure to comply will mean the case goes to the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), the industry regulator

Good to see ifs about time the press were challenged and when they lie the get called out and told retact or issue an apology

They think they are untouchable time to bring them account for printing lies

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

Trump

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond


"Trump "

I suppose you think its ok for the press to outright lie and not challenge them to retact or apology ?

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

FAKE NEWS!

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond


"FAKE NEWS! "

Nothing to say now ? Happy to see the media outright lie now ?

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond

The Daily Mail has admitted that its ridiculous story about flags was utterly false and issued a full apology

See what happens when you challenge the press on lies why should they think they are untouchable ?

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

What happens when you challenge forum posters on their lies?

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By *utandbigMan
over a year ago

Bournemouth


"What happens when you challenge forum posters on their lies? "

They normally tell more lies

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By *icklybitMan
over a year ago

Ayrshire

"The real truth is the flag policy was changed in 2010 and the queen yes the queen approved it"

Have you got a credible link or confirmation that she did?

From the Royal Household itself, for example.

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By *or Fox SakeCouple
over a year ago

Thornaby


"The Daily Mail has admitted that its ridiculous story about flags was utterly false and issued a full apology

See what happens when you challenge the press on lies why should they think they are untouchable ?"

This also apply to the National? A paper that makes the Daily Fail seem sensible?

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond


""The real truth is the flag policy was changed in 2010 and the queen yes the queen approved it"

Have you got a credible link or confirmation that she did?

From the Royal Household itself, for example. "

Are you the only one that still thinks Nicola is going around banning the union jack ?

Alex Salmond went to the queen to change the policy and the queen agreed are you denying this ?

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By *inkyHnS OP   Couple
over a year ago

The Council of Elrond

BBC Reporting Scotland this evening featured:

- 20 secs on Daily Mail FlagGate apology (fully headlined yesterday)

- Tried to blameSNP over Edinburgh Trams enquiry cost when the real truth is it was under Scottish Labour branch

- Dropped the story about Bill Gates positive comments on Scotland's contribution to science

Unionist media alot of shite and quite happy to lie to you and bury good news stories in Scotland that makes the SNP look good

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence "

The BBC have their own agenda

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By *andACouple
over a year ago

glasgow


"BBC Reporting Scotland this evening featured:

- Tried to blameSNP over Edinburgh Trams enquiry cost when the real truth is it was under Scottish Labour branch

"

The tram enquiry was set up by the SNP. They stated that it would be dealt with quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.

That was 3.5 years and £8 million quid ago...

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence

The BBC have their own agenda"

But the op is aimed at all mainstream media

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By *icklybitMan
over a year ago

Ayrshire


""The real truth is the flag policy was changed in 2010 and the queen yes the queen approved it"

Have you got a credible link or confirmation that she did?

From the Royal Household itself, for example.

Are you the only one that still thinks Nicola is going around banning the union jack ?

Alex Salmond went to the queen to change the policy and the queen agreed are you denying this ?"

I only asked if you had a credible link!

You obviously can't as you go on the offensive and avoid answering a relatively simple and straightforward question.

I can't honestly confirm it or deny it as the only two people that were there were HM the Queen and Salmond.

These conversations are supposed to be private, Salmond is either breaking a confidence or fibbing. Either way, he doesn't come out of this looking good.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


""The real truth is the flag policy was changed in 2010 and the queen yes the queen approved it"

Have you got a credible link or confirmation that she did?

From the Royal Household itself, for example.

Are you the only one that still thinks Nicola is going around banning the union jack ?

Alex Salmond went to the queen to change the policy and the queen agreed are you denying this ?

I only asked if you had a credible link!

You obviously can't as you go on the offensive and avoid answering a relatively simple and straightforward question.

I can't honestly confirm it or deny it as the only two people that were there were HM the Queen and Salmond.

These conversations are supposed to be private, Salmond is either breaking a confidence or fibbing. Either way, he doesn't come out of this looking good. "

Who said they were private ?provide a link pls

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By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead


"BBC Reporting Scotland this evening featured:

- Tried to blameSNP over Edinburgh Trams enquiry cost when the real truth is it was under Scottish Labour branch

The tram enquiry was set up by the SNP. They stated that it would be dealt with quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.

That was 3.5 years and £8 million quid ago..."

the problem with kinky is that everything is always someone elses fault... and the snp have no ownership over any issue...even though they have been power for the last 8 years.....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"BBC Reporting Scotland this evening featured:

- Tried to blameSNP over Edinburgh Trams enquiry cost when the real truth is it was under Scottish Labour branch

The tram enquiry was set up by the SNP. They stated that it would be dealt with quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.

That was 3.5 years and £8 million quid ago...

the problem with kinky is that everything is always someone elses fault... and the snp have no ownership over any issue...even though they have been power for the last 8 years....."

6 million documents had to be read through I heard on Vine

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By *andACouple
over a year ago

glasgow


"BBC Reporting Scotland this evening featured:

- Tried to blameSNP over Edinburgh Trams enquiry cost when the real truth is it was under Scottish Labour branch

The tram enquiry was set up by the SNP. They stated that it would be dealt with quickly, efficiently and cost effectively.

That was 3.5 years and £8 million quid ago...

the problem with kinky is that everything is always someone elses fault... and the snp have no ownership over any issue...even though they have been power for the last 8 years.....

6 million documents had to be read through I heard on Vine"

I was responding to kinky's claim that it was Labour who set up the enquiry. That was clearly a lie.

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence

The BBC have their own agenda"

The BBC are a disgrace!

The BBC's news coverage is overwhelmingly biased against Brexit, a study has found. It's flagship Radio 4 programme Today has featured just 3.2% of guests in favour of leaving the EU, according to the report. Just 0.2% of all BBC interviewees between 2002 and 2007 have been left wing supporters of leaving the EU, it claims.

Meanwhile two pro-EU Tory politicians Ken Clarke and Lord Michael Heseltine, were given 9 times the airtime of the 14 Eurosceptic left wingers put together.

One of the reports backers Lord Pearson of Rannoch, said the BBC was meant to be impartial. He added "This report shows the BBC has breached that agreement spectacularly".

The figures were published by think-tank Civitas with media monitoring group News-watch, which analysed thousands of hours of radio and TV broadcasts since 1999.

The report challenged the BBC to identify one programme since the Brexit vote which had spoken positively of leaving the EU.

Now I don't support Scottish independence or the SNP but the BBC is equally guilty of being biased against Scottish independence and the SNP as it is against Brexit.

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By *andACouple
over a year ago

glasgow


"The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence

The BBC have their own agenda

The BBC are a disgrace!

The BBC's news coverage is overwhelmingly biased against Brexit, a study has found. It's flagship Radio 4 programme Today has featured just 3.2% of guests in favour of leaving the EU, according to the report. Just 0.2% of all BBC interviewees between 2002 and 2007 have been left wing supporters of leaving the EU, it claims.

Meanwhile two pro-EU Tory politicians Ken Clarke and Lord Michael Heseltine, were given 9 times the airtime of the 14 Eurosceptic left wingers put together.

One of the reports backers Lord Pearson of Rannoch, said the BBC was meant to be impartial. He added "This report shows the BBC has breached that agreement spectacularly".

The figures were published by think-tank Civitas with media monitoring group News-watch, which analysed thousands of hours of radio and TV broadcasts since 1999.

The report challenged the BBC to identify one programme since the Brexit vote which had spoken positively of leaving the EU.

Now I don't support Scottish independence or the SNP but the BBC is equally guilty of being biased against Scottish independence and the SNP as it is against Brexit. "

Evidence for this bias against indy and the SNP?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence

The BBC have their own agenda

The BBC are a disgrace!

The BBC's news coverage is overwhelmingly biased against Brexit, a study has found. It's flagship Radio 4 programme Today has featured just 3.2% of guests in favour of leaving the EU, according to the report. Just 0.2% of all BBC interviewees between 2002 and 2007 have been left wing supporters of leaving the EU, it claims.

Meanwhile two pro-EU Tory politicians Ken Clarke and Lord Michael Heseltine, were given 9 times the airtime of the 14 Eurosceptic left wingers put together.

One of the reports backers Lord Pearson of Rannoch, said the BBC was meant to be impartial. He added "This report shows the BBC has breached that agreement spectacularly".

The figures were published by think-tank Civitas with media monitoring group News-watch, which analysed thousands of hours of radio and TV broadcasts since 1999.

The report challenged the BBC to identify one programme since the Brexit vote which had spoken positively of leaving the EU.

Now I don't support Scottish independence or the SNP but the BBC is equally guilty of being biased against Scottish independence and the SNP as it is against Brexit. "

Absolutely on both accounts

at these times if you wanted to attend question time in your area, you had to say you were a remainer or you were voting against independence to get a chance of attending

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence

The BBC have their own agenda

The BBC are a disgrace!

The BBC's news coverage is overwhelmingly biased against Brexit, a study has found. It's flagship Radio 4 programme Today has featured just 3.2% of guests in favour of leaving the EU, according to the report. Just 0.2% of all BBC interviewees between 2002 and 2007 have been left wing supporters of leaving the EU, it claims.

Meanwhile two pro-EU Tory politicians Ken Clarke and Lord Michael Heseltine, were given 9 times the airtime of the 14 Eurosceptic left wingers put together.

One of the reports backers Lord Pearson of Rannoch, said the BBC was meant to be impartial. He added "This report shows the BBC has breached that agreement spectacularly".

The figures were published by think-tank Civitas with media monitoring group News-watch, which analysed thousands of hours of radio and TV broadcasts since 1999.

The report challenged the BBC to identify one programme since the Brexit vote which had spoken positively of leaving the EU.

Now I don't support Scottish independence or the SNP but the BBC is equally guilty of being biased against Scottish independence and the SNP as it is against Brexit. "

The programmes are balanced, so both side put their view across.

UKIP want to leave the EU. Are you honestly trying so say that no one from UKIP has spoken on the BBC?

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By *entaur_UKMan
over a year ago

Cannock


"The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence

The BBC have their own agenda

The BBC are a disgrace!

The BBC's news coverage is overwhelmingly biased against Brexit, a study has found. It's flagship Radio 4 programme Today has featured just 3.2% of guests in favour of leaving the EU, according to the report. Just 0.2% of all BBC interviewees between 2002 and 2007 have been left wing supporters of leaving the EU, it claims.

Meanwhile two pro-EU Tory politicians Ken Clarke and Lord Michael Heseltine, were given 9 times the airtime of the 14 Eurosceptic left wingers put together.

One of the reports backers Lord Pearson of Rannoch, said the BBC was meant to be impartial. He added "This report shows the BBC has breached that agreement spectacularly".

The figures were published by think-tank Civitas with media monitoring group News-watch, which analysed thousands of hours of radio and TV broadcasts since 1999.

The report challenged the BBC to identify one programme since the Brexit vote which had spoken positively of leaving the EU.

Now I don't support Scottish independence or the SNP but the BBC is equally guilty of being biased against Scottish independence and the SNP as it is against Brexit.

The programmes are balanced, so both side put their view across.

UKIP want to leave the EU. Are you honestly trying so say that no one from UKIP has spoken on the BBC? "

I'm well aware ukip have been given airtime on programmes like BBC Question Time. The report I quoted shows though that the BBC is not being impartial and it's not balanced. Thousands of hours of radio and TV coverage were analysed and the results showed Europhiles are being given much more airtime than Eurosceptics.

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

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By *LCCCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge


"The media reflects the people with different sections of the media reflecting different view, if all the media are against independence, that would suggest that the public don't want independence

The BBC have their own agenda

The BBC are a disgrace!

The BBC's news coverage is overwhelmingly biased against Brexit, a study has found. It's flagship Radio 4 programme Today has featured just 3.2% of guests in favour of leaving the EU, according to the report. Just 0.2% of all BBC interviewees between 2002 and 2007 have been left wing supporters of leaving the EU, it claims.

Meanwhile two pro-EU Tory politicians Ken Clarke and Lord Michael Heseltine, were given 9 times the airtime of the 14 Eurosceptic left wingers put together.

One of the reports backers Lord Pearson of Rannoch, said the BBC was meant to be impartial. He added "This report shows the BBC has breached that agreement spectacularly".

The figures were published by think-tank Civitas with media monitoring group News-watch, which analysed thousands of hours of radio and TV broadcasts since 1999.

The report challenged the BBC to identify one programme since the Brexit vote which had spoken positively of leaving the EU.

Now I don't support Scottish independence or the SNP but the BBC is equally guilty of being biased against Scottish independence and the SNP as it is against Brexit.

The programmes are balanced, so both side put their view across.

UKIP want to leave the EU. Are you honestly trying so say that no one from UKIP has spoken on the BBC?

I'm well aware ukip have been given airtime on programmes like BBC Question Time. The report I quoted shows though that the BBC is not being impartial and it's not balanced. Thousands of hours of radio and TV coverage were analysed and the results showed Europhiles are being given much more airtime than Eurosceptics. "

So any programme that included a UKIP spokesman would have spoken positively about leaving the EU, one would presume.

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