Media Bias
I would like a campaign on media bias due to the misrepresentation of the Scottish Government.
The BBC and all the Newspapers are reporting lies about the Scottish Government.
They are also, not reporting serious fraud and expence fiddling in the Labour party. They are trying to guarantee that Scotland will not be allowed a vote on independence. The BBC allowed the Scottish Government to be abused on a radio programme, where Baroness Deech said that the little pretendy Parliament can run off and be independent as we English are fed up supporting the benefit scroungers in Scotland.
If you wish I could send you countless documents and also a recorded copy of the programme in question.
To save time I would suggest that you visit a news site called newsnetscotland you will find everything you nedd there. I urge you to look at this as it is a serious breach of the Scottish human rights, who have been contacted.
I think it is serious as it could happen in any country in the UK.
michael loftus
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June Knight
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@Michael Loftus. Agree, a lot of non scots are hoping scots get the vote for independence as we wish you well as you cut off the lumpen leg. It is not england or britain but english politics which is making us all unwell and sending us mad, might as well not have had all the reform and post war years, going back to assumption elite rule, class and rich, no rights and poor conditions. health, housing and the least being worse off. So if you can cast yourself from this rot which will not stop until it consumes us all. then fairwell and God speed to you. And you are quite right, the Scottish press are much more interesting and informed. The bias on all sides is disgusting and assumptions of no rights or lower social class people or women, disabled, elderly and special needs children are nothing and should accept crap. This is young "buck" nonsense of a man who does not want to take responsibility and need to take care of those who are under him. but dismiss them and farm them out as a burden. For David Cameron or anyone else to complain that Scotland and Wales are not doing the same to their elderly, disabled and weak is like a man who is a wife batterer and abuser of his children and elderly relatives to make a complaint that his neighbours are not doing the same and demanding that they do. I wish you luck. There is a preservation that needs to be preserved in this country, and that is the integrity and the precious heart. and it must be preserved somewhere. So good luck to you.
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[Deleted]
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The media in general seem to have a heavy propaganda programme going to ensure that the facts of Scottish Independence are portrayed in a negative light. Even the normally liberal 'Guardian' struggles to give the Scottish government a fair hearing. The other 'newspapers' simply pump out nonsense. If the Scots are such scroungers why are the English desperate to keep them onboard?
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June Knight
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BBC bias is a big issue for everyone, not onlu Scots but others suffer wrong sand bias reporting. BBC does not give non bias reporting and creates and perpetuates ignorance and prejudice. It is not an allie to the British People.
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ali_cam
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Not a 38 degrees campaign issue surely? one definitely hijacked,
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Caz
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There is already a group - Scots Against Biased UK Media reporting - Its growing daily please visit
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Kevin James commented
BBC lead bias on many things, and it is so subtle and using everyday assumptions no one notices unless you are on the end of it. Really home counties and smug. Cannot get a decent discussion because of all the questions assuming the prejudice. such as Scottish fishing towns should be ashamed and embarrased towards the fishermen fighting for their livelyhoods and UK fishing fleet rather than the reasons for scottish fleet not being able to fish while having to land other countries stock and harbour their fleets. The stopping of honest discussion is scandalous.
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Mick
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Gosh what a misguided idea for a campaign. Some of the comments here just look like paranoria and criticisms of the messenger. Could those claiming delierbate bias of the BBC just identify one major news organisation that is less biased than the BBC. I can't think of one. Maybe they'd prefer Fox news.
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Anonymous
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f you watch reporting of an event as presented by a number of different providers you will see quite often that the news is being presented from a particular standpoint.
The BBC's funding is ultimately controlled by parliament. The BBC is not therefore independent. You decide for yourself from which side of the fence the BBC has taken it's standpoint on any given event.
England has abused Scotland for long enough. From prima nocta and the clearances to controlling and mis-using Scotland's revunue from the North Sea gas and oil fields. The people Scotland are once again waking up and objecting to their oppression by the English.
Does any one expect the BBC to take the side of the people of Scotland and their right to self-determination?
Does anyone seriously believe that the BBC will even remain neutral on any talk of Scotland leaving the UK and perhaps, hopefully, the EEC?
With the rate of immigration allowed by the UK government the people of Scotland will, unless we become independent, in a few years be a minority group of the UK population. It has or almost has happened to the Welsh. Has the BBC ever even mentioned either of these?
Kilroy-Silk once made a truthful observation on the BBC. It did not go down well with some people. Kilroy-Silk is no longer a presenter on the BBC, need I say more.
I do not expect the BBC to tell the whole truth about anything, nor do I expect them to honestly report in detail the stories behind the news items in any real depth.
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Steve Laughton
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It's quite simple, the BBC should actually be called the EBC around the world. There is no point in them trying to pretend any more that they are a trustworthy broadcaster, either within the UK or on their world service. This bias is exactly why the Scottish people want to separate from a larger power intent on wiping out the Scottish identity.
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cH
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Looks like the police are now interested!
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/273331-police-ask-for-a-copy-of-megrahis-television-interview/
But according to Reuters' own translation, Megrahi's actual words were only: "The West exaggerated my name."
Will the BBC apologise for making up stories to suit there relentless political agenda in attacking the Scottish Government?
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cH
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38 degrees will have no place in a democratic Independent Scotland as they seem to be happy to be ruled by an *'Elective Dictatorship' based in Westminster. * look it up in Wiki.
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bjk
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Seems Guido has got to the real reason why Johnny and co won't entertain any criticism of, or campaign against, the BBC - seems it would be akin to asking the Morning Star to campaign against Pravda.
Perhaps 38 Degrees should change their tagline to "people, power, change ..... but only if you're on the side of the left"
Perhaps the moniker should more appropriately be Johnny Charlatan?
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Pictish Beastie commented
Well Johnny Boy it looks as though your tactic has worked,ignore us and we'll go away! Unfortunately for you,and your future employers at the BBC,going by today's poll results Scotland certainly is going to go away and become a very wealthy,very socially democratic independent nation again and people like you will look enviously over the border to see what a truly fair society looks like! SAOR ALBA!
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cH
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According to the Scotsman newspaper Mr Fraser is quoted as saying:
"Anybody who works for the BBC as presenter on current affairs programmes has to be objective and politically neutral across a whole range of issues if they are to retain their credibility. It is difficult to see how Kaye Adams can continue to present a current affairs programme in an objective manner when it is clear she holds such strong opinions" -
cH
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"The Rangers manager was the victim of a quite brazen manipulation of video footage that left the viewer with the impression that McCoist had a flippant attitude to the very real and very serious problem of bigotry."
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cH
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"The BBC had 'obtained', legally or otherwise, tapes of police interviews with Sheridan and his wife and went on to use them in the programme."
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Jonathan Clay
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@Colin Eptom
I agree. But I find that statement, that I quoted from the article and that you requoted, to be repulsive, and so my trust in this campaign was lost -
Colin Epton
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@ Jonathon Clay - " Being tainted by Murdoch is better than being tainted by Socialism"
I thought this was a campaign for balanced reporting! -
cH
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#Jonathan Clay Hunt for the story on the BBC in Scotland.
Now if he was a member of any other party then it would be headlined for days.
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Jonathan Clay
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#cH I was with you up until I read the following in your link
"Much else in the world that is in the English language carries the BBC taint. So where do you go?... Sky News. Some would say this is tainted by Murdoch, but anything is better than being tainted by socialism"
Suddenly to me the link has no credibility and I want to reject all that it says.
I know this is a foolish instinct, so I'll not stop reading the Economist for instance, but I'll go back to trusting the BBC starting... Now.
