Apr 19 2007

The Today programme backs The Lib Dems

5 Responses to “The Today programme backs The Lib Dems”

1. # Stuart Fairneyon 19 Apr 2007 at 11:24 am

   The Today programme editors and journalists rather remind me of the girl who finally got a date with the boy she had dreamed of for many years, (i.e. the Labour election victory in 1997) but the relationship ultimately disappointed, (Iraq and one or two other things) and so she flirts with the less impressive non-threatening friend, (Lib Dems) that she’s never really serious about in a futile attempt to make the first one jealous and hopefully reform the his behaviour. The friend of course is flattered and capable of hearty self-delusion, but never really in with a realistic chance of winning, so really, the parallel with the Lib Dems is more or less exact.

2. # Brian Tomkinsonon 19 Apr 2007 at 1:06 pm

   I sympathise with your suggestion that there is evident political bias shown, particularly by certain presenters, on the Today programme. In my view this bias is to Labour not the Lib Dems. In any event there seems little favour shown to the Conservatives. However, this morning’s interview with Campbell was clearly specifically about Iraq. It would have not been appropriate for John Humphreys to introduce the many other issues regarding the Lib Dems to which you refer.
   A question you may like to consider is why Campbell and, on occasions, other Lib Dems are routinely invited to contribute and not a Conservative. Is that bias at the BBC, as you insinuate, or a failing on the part of the Conservative front bench to make sure that their voice is heard?

3. # AndyWon 19 Apr 2007 at 8:25 pm

   It’s

4. # billyon 19 Apr 2007 at 9:19 pm

   Enough pressure and he might die in the studio. Te beeb is being kind to avoid that.

5. # Timon 20 Apr 2007 at 8:47 pm

   ‘Today’ was even more wretched than usual this morning. As well as the above we had John Humphreys declaring repeatedly that British Gas prices ’should’ be lower and then they ran an item on the future of ‘Thought for the Day.’ They interviewed someone, and read out correspondance from those, in favour of opening it up to atheists. I then thought there would be some balance when the token Christian was interviewed for his views but he turned out to be in favour of the idea as well. The presenters could hardly contain their excitement at the prospect of this part of the Gramscian agenda being finally fulfilled.

   We also had an interview with two Guardian journalists, including Ms Toynbee, whom was allowed airtime to advertise the paper’s supplement of ‘Greatest 20th century speeches.’ Would The Telegraph have been allowed similar free publicity?

   You should push harder for BBC privatisation John.

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