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Tony Wilkinson · Oct 31, 2021

Storck said: ↑

The have refused to appear because they can not take being questioned rather than given a free ride. They need to grow a pair
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There is a massive gap between what the grassroot tories want and where the leadership are trying to take us....

trevor · Nov 1, 2021

Dennis said: ↑

Are you now agreeing that the BBC so-called bias is simply as perceived by the Govt or more particularly Nadine Dorries rather than it having any substance?

If the Govt is concerned about bias by the BBC, why do they appear on a regular basis on the Andrew Marr programme? That was a BBC current affairs programme the last time I watched it. In fact, it was only a few weeks ago that the PM was interviewed by Marr. It was a typical Johnson interview, lots of bluster and much guffawing but with lkitle substance. Marr had to remind him several times that the PM was in the studio to respond to questions about the Govt's policies. The PM certainly didn't take kindly to that.

Similarly, the Govt, and the PM in particular run scared from being interviewed by Nick Robinson on the Today programme. Robinson doesn't take any shit. In a recent interview on the Today prigramme, he pursued the PM to 'answer the question' repeatedly but unfortunately never received a meaningful response. And for the record, Robinson was a Parliamentary candidate for the Conservative party and remains a member of the party.

It's a poor showing for democracy when the Govt of the day won't appear on BBC flagship news programmes because they don't like their decisions and actions being scrutinised by respected journalists. It suggests that their policies are flakey.

As @Storck says, they need to grow a pair.
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I never agreed it is perceived you are putting words in my mouth If you read my post correctly you will see I said that the government regularly appear on numerous BBC programmes but have boycotted the Newsnight and the Today programs for what they believe is a bias against them, Whether perceived or not it is telling that the BBC has now responded with extra training for those reporters some who have been reprimanded before by the BBC editorial board.

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