The BBC twisting away

The BBC "report" an interview with John Major and include this line

"Sir John, who himself had to deal with a recession while prime minister from 1990 to 1997, said it had felt "pretty awful"."

Did the recession last from 1990 to 1997? I think not. Is that impression what the BBC want to convey, so that "the narrative" of Labour saving the Country in 1997 is maintained? I think so.

The BBC, as ever, proud to twist the facts to the detriment of a former Conservative government and to support their friends in the Labour government.


Here's a graph that I believe will support my point: