Man in a Shed: News or just propaganda ? Its the BBC !

Monday, June 19, 2006

News or just propaganda ? Its the BBC !

The BBC is running with Blair's love in with popular things that may bring him votes. Today its football and England.

Its a cynical move by Blair - and at the very least BBC News should be asking why he's doing it. BBC remember your reporters are supposed to deliver analysis.

Biased BBC ? It's that or they are just inept.

Update:

Radio 4 Today did much better this morning. Intially did the fawning Blair on Football thing, but then brought in the Radio 5 606 guy with a reasonable analysis of what Blair was up to. They didn't stab Blair in the back, but equally they didn't just swallow what they'd been given. This is far more like it.

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