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Friday, 6 February 2009

The BBC biased by omission

The BBC biased by omission this time. Read their report entitled: "Is this Britain's cheapest MP?" and spot what's missing.

Yes they manage to go through the whole report without saying what political party he is an MP for. Now as it shows him in a positive light it is quite easy to deduce that he is a Conservative. The closest the BBC get to admitting that Mr Hollobone is a Conservative is with this part of the report:
"Mr Hollobone moved to Kettering to fight the 2001 general election, which he lost to Labour's Phil Sawford by 665 votes.

In 2005 he triumphed by 3,301 votes. "

Still not explicit but at least we know he's not Labour.

Of course when Mr Hollobone compliments a Labour MP, then it is only right and fair to mention the party:
"He insists his frugality does not make him a "maverick", but he cites Gwyneth Dunwoody, the outspoken former Labour chairman of the committee who died last year, as an example to follow.

"She was a lady of independent thought and was widely respected as a very good chairman. It was a delight to serve with her. I think her work as a parliamentarian inspired me and all who met her. "



The BBC's bias is quite blatant and easy to define:
Good news regarding a Labour politician - mention the political party
Good news regarding a Conservative politician - don't mention the political party
Bad news regarding a Labour politician - don't mention the political party
Bad news regarding a Conservative politician - mention the political party

You can replace labour with Democrat and Conservative with Republican for news stories about US politicians.


The BBC brainwashing is their game.

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