Right Wing Press

[diddlydo]

The trashy right-wing press is over-quoted on this site - by which I mean the Daily Fail (sic) and the Daily Express. Is it indicative of the intelligence of said posters? Do they not read the Torygraph which at least has more articulate journalists even if one disagrees with their views?

[Ken4155]

I take the Mirror on weekdays (horse racing coverage gives me more info and leaves less to research) and the Express on Sundays (better crosswords). One is extreme left, t'other extreme right and both just as rabid as each other (bit like some ABers:-/). I do not get my political views from either, instead relying on various news channels/sites.

[NellieMay]

We don't take any newspapers.

[NellieMay]

The most biased paper, in my opinion, is The Guardian. The far left bible! Basically my politics were middle of the road until the far left idiots shifted me more and more to the right.

[diddlydo]

TTT - the BBC is pro-establishment which is right wing. As for Sky News - that makes no attempt to be anything other than far-right.

[emmie]

The BBC is left wing biased.

[NellieMay]

The BBC these days is so obviously left wing. Its meant to be impartial. If you listen to political interviews, reports, etc. Diddly its very noticeable, even though they try to hide it.

[emmie]

they are not necessarily pro establishment.

[diddlydo]

Heavens above - anyone who thinks the BBC is left-wing must be ultra, ultra right-wing off the scale.

[emmie]

it is left wing and you only have to view it's content to know that. I am centre stage of right.

[NellieMay]

Not so Diddly. You are so wrong. Anyone with any intelligence can see through the BBC impartial facade.

[NellieMay]

Me too Emmie - I was very centre, steering now unfortunately more right every single day, in view of the present extreme left leadership, and their ridiculous pie in the sky plans which will cripple this country. More and more people in the old labour areas are now talking of voting conservative.

[naomi24]

diddly doesn't seem to know her left from her right.

[emmie]

no she doesn't..

[THELOONYCORBYN]

"Is it indicative of the intelligence of said posters?"

id lay money on it, based on the posts on here, that those people would literally wipe the floor with you debating any subject whatsover.

[NellieMay]

Diddly, do you realise what life would be like in a far left country? Do some real research, read some books, ask people who have escaped communism. I live within in a family who has done so. There is not a lot of difference between far right and far left ultimately. The wealth and the power remain with the few. The majority are oppressed. What you think is far right on AB is nowhere near far right.

[Mozz71]

Diddlydo knows diddly squat.

If you think that Sky News is far right, you have no idea what far right means. Nowadays, I'm not sure there is such a thing as a 100% unbiased news outlet. The BBC is nowhere near as bad as the Tories among us shutter on about. I'm afraid that whenever someone sees or hears something that doesn't match their own beliefs, they shout "Bias" and throw their toys out of the pram.

Believing in climate change doesn't make you far left.

Now, some of the more simple minded lefties here seem to think that the Beeb is right leaning. They can't win.

[ludwig]

// Heavens above - anyone who thinks the BBC is left-wing must be ultra, ultra right-wing off the scale. //

This is the ridiculous thing about people's attitude to the BBC.
Right wingers say it's biased to the left, left wingers say it's biased to the right.

[Spicerack]

The aBBC left wing. Where do people get these crazy ideas?

[youngmafbog]

The problem with the BBC is that they should not righ/left or any wing. I'd say at present they are generally for the Metropolitan London elite, which is why they appear to be left to rightists and right to lefties.

Comparing them to sky or any Newspaper is wrong. You have a choice with Sky, the Daily Mail or the Guardian you dont with the BBS tax.