To think the BBC use photos to sway public opinion?

[dinaminion]

(Light-hearted but true). The BBC are meant to be the voice of neutrality, but often their photos are far less neutral than their text. This one of Matt Hancock quite obviously says "What a Prat!": ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-63471923.

I've noticed photos of Rishi Sunak so far make him look competent and composed, so I'm guessing he is in a "BBC Honeymoon Period". I'll be interested to see if they get steadily more awkward and dishevelled over the coming months, if his plans for the economy go awry.

That's it, if bth sides are complaining then the BBC are doing well. We will miss them when they are gone.

I said upthread that I don't think the BBC bias towards left or right.

I do think they take their remit to scrutinise politicians a bit too far sometimes. The aim of individual commentators and editors is to catch them out, get scoops, satirise, and expose weaknesses, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, often at the expense of the bigger picture.

For example, the Today programme interviewed the new Education Secretary earlier this week, and the bulk of the time was taken up with questions about one of her predecessors, Gavin Williamson. She has no new or different knowledge of his nasty letters to the chief whip - they just wanted her opinion and weren't going to let up until they got it. Given all that is happening in schools right now, and the fears for their financial future, that was shoddy journalism.