Another example of media bias against Labour

I have previously posted about media bias against Labour.  I want Labour to be held to scrutiny, but I want other parties to face the same accountability to the media. 

The government, who had asked local authorities if they wanted to delay elections, have been forced to reverse their position by a legal challenge from ReformUK.  They could have fought this in the courts, but legal advice stated that the government position was unlikely to succeed. Rather than delay things which would cause more hassle for councils, as well as waste taxpayer money in fighting the case, the government backed down.  But it is not being reported as that.  At the very least, when it comes to headlines.  

Labour, Andy Burnham and media bias

Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as an MP for Labour. I do not know if it is the right or wrong thing to do, but what I do know is that him replacing Starmer as leader has risks as well as benefits.  The main advantages of having him as leader is that he has shown that he is capable in his role a Mayor of Greater Manchester but more importantly, he is a great communicator.

One big disadvantage is that Labour have financial handcuffs thanks to the dire economic legacy that they have inherited from the Tories.  The spending plans of Rachel Reeves are accepted by The City and any decision to spend more will result in debt repayments increasing, which means more money to bankers in interest and a smaller proportion to helping people of the country.  Also, like it or not, Starmer has managed to save many British jobs thanks to the way he has dealt with Trump.

But what people forget is the way the media is biased against Labour.  I have no issues with the media holding Labour to account.  Starmer has changed his views on many matters, some of which is right, some of which could be explained with better communication.  It is right that the media scrutinise the government.  What is not right is the way the media ignore Reform UK.  There are numerous examples of where Nigel Farage has been given a pass on matters.

As noted in the video above, Nigel Farage praised the nightmare budget of Liz Truss.  His trip to Davos to stick it to the global elites was not one.  The Guardian stated that he is listed on the programme for the World Economic Forum as a member of parliament and a representative of HP Trust, which describes itself as the “family office of Sasan Ghandehari” with a portfolio value in excess of $10bn (£7.4bn).  His views on how only some people should be jailed for social media posts have also not been challenged or raised either.  There are his dodgy finances where he has accidentally forgotten to declare financial interests on time as well has his views on duplicating ICE from the USA.  

In summary, Labour has to change the way it communicates, because the media bias against them is killing them in the polls.  And a change of leader risks the economic gains we have won. 

The BBC is not biased

Actually, most of the time, the BBC tries not be be biased, and most of the time, it succeeds. 

Last week, I was talking to someone about the BBC. They did not like it. In the discussion I talked about how it is soft power, not just BBC news being seen abroad in every hotel I have been in, but also the BBC world service and TV shows like Doctor Who and so many others.  I forgot to mention how the BBC is also seen as biased by many on both the left of politics as well as the right.

This is an issue I have discussed in 2022 and 2016, notably when Emily Maitlis spoke out about Sir Robbie Gibb. There are times that the BBC will follow the government line, notably during the Iraq war, though not before or after the invasion. Examples of bias can be seen with how Gaza has been covered, not just during the recent attempted Ethnic Cleansing after the horrific attacks of October the 7th, but before it. But the BBC reflects on what it does. As noted in the videos below, the BBC did not employ someone who lied repeatedly about the EU and it did not engage in phone hacking. 

The bottom line is that the BBC, even with its current board, has an ethos of trying to be unbiased. Those on the left and right of politics who wish to defund it or get rid of it are fools, not just because of how it promotes Great Britain, but also because most of the time, it is a balanced source of news.

General Election petition gathers more than one million signatures

Another headline on Bing, another very misleading one. The desire to make the brand of Labour into a toxic one continues. This time featuring a petition calling for an early General Election which has people from abroad voting in it. Strangely, those on the right ‘forget’ to mention that. Or how it has been promoted by Musk, someone set on defending the rights of those who engaged in the Farage Riots.