Political bias at BBC - something has to be done surely

[Biker 1]

& this morning's gloom: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38284554
Sometimes I think the BEEB actually wants a full blown recession, just so they can say 'we told you so'.....

[johnxjsc1985]

Biker 1 said:

& this morning's gloom: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38284554
Sometimes I think the BEEB actually wants a full blown recession, just so they can say 'we told you so'.....

the headline was basically it hasn't gone bust yet but we still hope it will soon enough.

[eccles]

BIANCO said:

johnxjsc1985 said:

Biker 1 said:

& this morning's gloom: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38284554
Sometimes I think the BEEB actually wants a full blown recession, just so they can say 'we told you so'.....

the headline was basically it hasn't gone bust yet but we still hope it will soon enough.

They really have decided that they must show what a bad decision it was and they are hoping that they will scare enough people into changing their minds.
All the so-called experts they banged on about got the short term predictions wrong but all they say it to early to tell when it comes to good news. But instantly say any bad news is because of brexit. They got the easy short term predictions wrong but are guaranteed to get the harder long term ones right.
The BBC are a genuine threat to our economic welfare the way they are acting with these self profiling prophecy's.

I'm confused... is 'they' the experts, or the BBC reporting what the 'experts' are predicting?

[gruffalo]

BCoC said it and the BBC reported it.

How very dare they;-)

They are often hugely biased but I don't see any in this article.

[don4l]

gruffalo said:

BCoC said it and the BBC reported it.

How very dare they;-)

They are often hugely biased but I don't see any in this article.

So far, all the predictions of doom have proven to be false.

Anyone who carries on repeating them at this stage is clearly on a "mission".

[gruffalo]

don4l said:

gruffalo said:

BCoC said it and the BBC reported it.

How very dare they;-)

They are often hugely biased but I don't see any in this article.

So far, all the predictions of doom have proven to be false.

Anyone who carries on repeating them at this stage is clearly on a "mission".

I agree that the prediction of doom was wrong but this is not the same.

It is quite likely that growth will slow, it often does for a raft of reasons and next year we have many events to factor in, Italy, Greece and France could all very easily have a negative impact on growth along with uncertainty around the outcomes of our exit negotiations.

I do think in the long run we are better off out of the EU but there are bound to be fluctuations in the economy on the way because there always are.

[WinstonWolf]

gruffalo said:

don4l said:

gruffalo said:

BCoC said it and the BBC reported it.

How very dare they;-)

They are often hugely biased but I don't see any in this article.

So far, all the predictions of doom have proven to be false.

Anyone who carries on repeating them at this stage is clearly on a "mission".

I agree that the prediction of doom was wrong but this is not the same.

It is quite likely that growth will slow, it often does for a raft of reasons and next year we have many events to factor in, Italy, Greece and France could all very easily have a negative impact on growth along with uncertainty around the outcomes of our exit negotiations.

I do think in the long run we are better off out of the EU but there are bound to be fluctuations in the economy on the way because there always are.

One thing that has become patently obvious is "experts" know the square root of fk all...

[gruffalo]

WinstonWolf said:

One thing that has become patently obvious is "experts" know the square root of fk all...

Correct but this is about bias at the BBC and I see none in this article.

[WinstonWolf]

gruffalo said:

WinstonWolf said:

One thing that has become patently obvious is "experts" know the square root of fk all...

Correct but this is about bias at the BBC and I see none in this article.

The BBC refuse point blank to publish any good news WRT us leaving the EU. The slant is "Oh st, it hasn't got bad after all but we still hope it might"

[Biker 1]

gruffalo said:

Correct but this is about bias at the BBC and I see none in this article.

But surely continually putting this type of article up, with almost zero from the opposing viewpoint, is bias?

[Stickyfinger]

BBC = drip drip drip

[SKP555]

So as per the other thread how would you get rid of them and their negative impact?

[eccles]

SKP555 said:

So as per the other thread how would you get rid of them and their negative impact?

If you dislike it that much is it so hard to watch another news outlet?

[turbobloke]

eccles said:

SKP555 said:

So as per the other thread how would you get rid of them and their negative impact?

If you dislike it that much is it so hard to watch another news outlet?

Which totally misses the key point, as usual in such circumstances.

The BBC as national broadcaster must be scrupulously impartial, it is without any doubt failing to be impartial and the problem that needs sorting is with the BBC, not whether people choose to watch or listen to the propaganda or not.

The drip drip effect is permeating millions of homes and as a former BBC senior staffer puts it, skewing debate in the UK. Completely unacceptable.

[SKP555]

eccles said:

If you dislike it that much is it so hard to watch another news outlet?

That's not the point.

It has a negative impact on the country as a whole and it is funded by the state, as well as drawing aome legitimacy from it's privileged position among older and more gullible viewers.

[XCP]

Given the state of the Labour party at the moment, and the referendum result, it doesn't seem to be working very well.

[eccles]

turbobloke said:

Which totally misses the key point, as usual in such circumstances.

The BBC as national broadcaster must be scrupulously impartial, it is without any doubt failing to be impartial and the problem that needs sorting is with the BBC, not whether people choose to watch or listen to the propaganda or not.

The drip drip effect is permeating millions of homes and as a former BBC senior staffer puts it, skewing debate in the UK. Completely unacceptable.

I bet you have that reply permanently primed and ready to go..... just click paste!

[turbobloke]

eccles said:

turbobloke said:

Which totally misses the key point, as usual in such circumstances.

The BBC as national broadcaster must be scrupulously impartial, it is without any doubt failing to be impartial and the problem that needs sorting is with the BBC, not whether people choose to watch or listen to the propaganda or not.

The drip drip effect is permeating millions of homes and as a former BBC senior staffer puts it, skewing debate in the UK. Completely unacceptable.

I bet you have that reply permanently primed and ready to go..... just click paste!

Not as yet, but the idea is a good one. The only problem is that it's needed so frequently when the point being missed is bleedin' obvious

[anonymous-user]

XCP said:

Given the state of the Labour party at the moment, and the referendum result, it doesn't seem to be working very well.

I don't think anyone can seriously suggest they are biased to Labour.

[SKP555]

XCP said:

Given the state of the Labour party at the moment, and the referendum result, it doesn't seem to be working very well.

It's a bit more nuanced than simply supporting Labour, although their kiddy fiddling arm immediately slandered a "right wing Tory" when challenged.

But no, their ideas are generally deeply unpopular and they give a wildly disproportionate amount of influence to a very small group of people whose ideas are discredited.

This only highlights the need to change it.