Colleague made sarky comment about me re. GB News

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Discussion at work earlier - does anyone watch the news. Another colleague and I said we don’t mind GB news on occasion to which someone said (directed at me) - ‘I didn’t have you down as one of them’ in a judgemental tone.

Is it me or is that a bit rude and unnecessary?

Not really. They make massive losses and ofcom have repeatedly pulled them up for spreading misinformation

They’ve also pulled up the BBC for doing the same.

Used to be able to get it on freeview, now you have to have a TV that has 'Freely'. It's all a bit complicated for me, I certainly didn't like what I did hear previously (radio), it was sinister and nasty, so won't bother. There are bits on youtube for anyone who is interested.

And you insist on commenting.........

Yes, I have friends across the political spectrum, but even those who lean right of centre don't think much of GB News.

GB News reports the uncomfortable truth about the slow demise of the UK but typically on MN, you're not allowed to talk about that without being lambasted and accused of being racist.

@KeepDancing1 "Exactly this. Should any TV channel in the UK be allowed to brand itself as ‘news’ whilst actually being licensed as ‘entertainment’? "

You could say similar about the BBC which is licensed as News but is actually full of leftie bollocks spouted by football pundits

100%! Shocking!

Or homophonic or a bigot!!!

GB News are absolutely part of said not so slow demise. We have lots of problems here, but the answer to it is not hate and harking back to the past.

In the country my maternal family comes from, there are a lot of problems with race hate, and prejudices of all other kinds, as well as misogyny and intolerance towards working class disabled and ill people, who are seen as useless and unproductive - a hangover from the Soviet era when your productivity and utility to the state was everything. This is the kind of society you get if you go down the road GB News thinks we ought to. And believe me, it isn't one you want.

GBN deals in lies and misinformation, promoting fear and discontent. If you want to identify the content as News OP, thats your misfortune. But YABU to be surprised that most people believe it to be the TV equivalent of the Beano and to laugh at you for watching it.

It's not hate and harking back to the past. It's showing what is actually happening now ie a record 1000 people arriving in boats in one day last week. We're just expected to keep quiet though are we and not complain? You're correct in saying that it's a not-so-slow demise.

The thing is all these left wing zealots are seeing life from the prism of their Islington townhouse . The number of immigrants doesn’t affect them . Theirhotels won’t be no go zones , their streets won’t have loads of young men in gangs on street corners leering at their teenage daughters , they won’t have unwanted new housing estates built to accommodate all these newcomers who share no culture or values . They won’t struggle to get to see Dr’s or dentists or fight for school places no any shortcoming in their area they’ll just pay to go private . Their virtual signalling is because they have no idea . The country is broke with no signs of recovery but they’ve made their money so don’t care . The only people who should have a voice are the working class communities whose lives have been impacted and that’s exactly why Nigel Farage is doing so well . He recognised the issues , accepts they are real and empathises . Sir Keir no idea is as far removed from working class reality as it’s possible possible to be , no matter his cries of my dad was a toolmaker or some such way of describing the factory owner . He cannot make amends now because people have seen what he is about , his true colours , WFA, crippling NI costs. Farmers , fishermen . He has no care or regard for the working classes . In fact you could say NF is an excellent politician because he is forcing Sir Keir no idea to backtrack on some of these awful policies . Who’d have thought the left were more harsh on the vulnerable than the tories .

This is all absolutely spot on, well said Hattie 😍

Agree Hattie spot on. Honestly once you step outside the “approved” left wing middle class mindset it’s excruciating to see those that are still in it being so embarrassingly clueless.

I am not from Islington or any other part of London.
I live in a very diverse Northern town
I am not a Leftie
I still think GB News is mostly watched by Racists and idiots

No. Also, MN is not ‘biased’. It’s not a prejudgement. We have seen bits and we know what it’s like. So now we know what people are like who watch it.

It's not liberal enough for MN.

Come back when you've looked in the mirror and seen one looking back at you.

Ooh aren't you clever. Of course we've all got to take your word for it. As for MN not being biased!

Well obviously that depends on whether you are blaming years of austerity, a redistribution of money to the rich, an out of control housing market, Brexit and an inability to plan for the future for the demise of the UK or … … ‘immigrants’
GB news will tell you the latter, a modicum of brain usage will tell you it’s the former

I think people who take the Guardian are dim witted, naive dopey liberals. I believe that the readers have much to answer for, when they race bait and don their white saviour gear. I further believe they patronise minority groups to make themselves feel superior. Yes, one big homogenous blob is that audience.

What brain usage? I don't see any brain power in throwing lazy labels around. It's the left's go to 'argument' to facilitate their irrational thinking.

Racist isn’t a ‘lazy label’ though is it. Racism has significant consequences.

you say “we”. What group of mumsnet users do you represent? Can you not just own your own views without making yourself part of a group?