BBC actively supporting Reform?

[Cluborange666]

No idea of the veracity of this source but it certainly supports what everyone has already noted, the disproportionate amount of airtime given to a very small party in contrast to eg the Green Party. Honestly, I despair. The UK seems on some sort of inevitable slide into fascism.

uk.news.yahoo.com/bbc-bosses-draw-plans-win-094558517.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALaG1Ki9vFRnX5RxHN_f3L3-78BdtQEPbjzHXic6RgZeKrjs2-yUsHWGTe8AgA0mh7kACyAYJS7gI6ifePi6qbPyGdmpD-5-D1-4ZxyBlQQwLid9aqBcg3eRP-yrknngwGYt09QzHQVYIauL8xJ4o5Eb69U0TXHcScarf6eJMLV8

And I’m sorry to bring more doom and gloom to everyone. This kind of thing activates my anxiety.

It’s not actively supporting Reform, the BBC and other media outlets are reporting on a political force that is currently disrupting politics in a way that hasn’t been seen in my lifetime. If the Greens were disrupting in the same way then they’d get the same level of coverage.

The BBC are always accused of being biased towards one party or another, normally to the detriment of whatever party or movement the person believing them to be biased supports.

For me the BBC has been pro-Labour for decades and shows no sign of moving to a more neutral ground.

Get used to it. Europe is swinging to the right. Reform did increadibly well at the recent local elections and are parking their tanks on Labour's lawn. This is why they are getting more coverage than the Greens.

But Reform has more MPs and got nearly doubled the votes that green got. I think they may have more councillors as well.

So it's perfectly reasonable the larger party gets same or slightly more coverage.

FGS Get a grip, claiming the UK seems on some sort of inevitable slide into fascism and a silly title.

NEWS FLASH a majority of others don't agree with your political views, so occasionally they may get airtime too. 🙄

Oh definitely. It's not the comments, it's the amount of airtime which is easily feasible. And yes Reform now has more councillors, but that is recent and the BBC has been giving Farage and Reform excessive airtime for a very long time

"activates my anxiety "

yet you make a post on MN so that youre having to focus on it and give it headspace....

Surely the point of anxiety is to know the triggers and deal with them effectively? ergo not posting on MN...

Lib Dems:
MPs: 72
councillors: 3009
Articles mentioning leader on BBC site:
1 this month

Reform UK plc
MPs: 5
councillors: 812
Articles mentioning leader on BBC site:
5 this week

Current public opinion matters and Reform are first, so media will reflect this.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/985764/voting-intention-in-the-uk/

I completely agree with OP, definite BBC bias towards reform and I think it’s dragging more hard of thinking people into their thrall. They offer fantasy solutions which will never stand the light of reality. Scary times.

If the Greens had received anything like the level of coverage that Farage has had in his various guises as UKIP/ Brexit/ Reform, then they would have had an enormous step up in terms of disrupting the status quo. You only need to look at the number of times Farage has appeared on Question Time compared to Green party politicians.

The Greens could have 24/7 coverage and people still would not support then, they are not popular end of.

Why do we need the BBC to accelerate this dumbing down of society. I thought we were paying a licence fee for a certain level of quality; by pursuing this strategy in my mind and many others, they are bereft of credibility on news items and don't they know GB News have this covered!

Yes and when it comes to elections of certain political parties we all know that the media matters, especially in this country! The BBC are supposed to be impartial, how is this an impartial strategy, it's contrived and purposeful dumbing down!

I agree. The BBC are making the same mistake as Labour in believing that Reform voters will be swayed from Reform's core message.

They're desperate to hold onto the licence fee while promoting the very people that want to take it away.

Strange how you think that and I think the opposite. I Complained about an article on the news website a few months ago detailing fararge's income outside of parliament and the fact they didn't report anyone elses.

During brexit it was clear that the BBC was pro, they are also pro Labour. If you listen to radio 4 comedy 're current events such as the news quiz, it's noticeable that most contributors are left of centre and that the comedy is not as critical of this government as they were to the Tory one.

Have to agree. Using the term fascism in this context is really insulting to those that have had to endure true facist rule. Are people really thinking a government that incorporates Reform politicians is going to mass execute political opponents or lock people up and torture them or disappear journalists. It's bizarre and demeaning to all those that have suffered this.
But no wonder the OP is suffering from anxiety if that's what they believe.

Not many British people are going to have experienced a fascist government. So disingenuous!

It wouldn’t surprise me. Reform is really an unknown quantity, but it has one known potential: to destroy the Conservative Party. I can see the BBC loving that. Not that the Tories need much help at present. They’ve been doing a very good job on their own.

do you think?

The greens have a problem with many many issues, including describing what a woman is.
I think for them, the less coverage the better. They are the protest vote party, and the more you know about them the less likely you are to vote for them

What do you think of the current government locking people up for tweets and Facebook posts @Cluborange666 ?

Is that on your fascist radar?

I'm not sure those figures are that helpful without context though.

There have been by-elections that the Lib Dems weren't particularly challenging for in this period that Reform was a serious runner and rider in.

Plus Reform just does a lot more weird stuff that is newsworthy - they've had the Party Chair resign and rejoin this week alone. Whereas the Lib Dems don't really do much in any given week.

Finally Labour and the Conservatives are taking very public shots at Reform which, again, brings Reform into the news cycle more.

It's the other way round isn't it? Reform get a lot of free PR, if you are online or read the press they are being rammed down our throats day in day out. Nobody needs to follow Reform because the BBC provides daily free updates

He's rarely challenged. I want to know how his constituency feel and what he's actually achieved for them as their MP.