
Why BBC bias claims make me want to scream
Comments like the ones above are all over twitter. Granted twitter is not always known for its nuanced and reasoned debate, but BBC haters do seem particularly prolific. And it’s not only twitter. I hear it from callers all the time when I work there, I hear it from people at parties and I even hear it from my own friends from time to time – the BBC is biased. This week Lord Adonis, the former Labour Transport Secretary, got in on the action, arguing that the BBC has a pro-B