“Corporation’s editors have a ‘safety-first’ attitude and are obsessed with newspapers’ agendas, says economics editor…”
Brown, M. and Deans, J. (2014). “Robert Peston: BBC follows the Daily Mail’s lead too much.” [online] the Guardian. Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/jun/06/bbc-obsessed-agenda-daily-mail-robert-peston-charles-wheeler [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
“A PETITION attacking the BBC for being biased against the Green Party in its election coverage has attracted more than 45,000 signatures….”
Culley, Jeremy (2014). “Green Party blasts BBC for ‘media blackout’ in election coverage.”, Bolton News. 5 June 2014. Available at: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/politics/11258717.Green_Party_blasts_BBC_for__media_blackout__in_election_coverage/ [Accessed 17 Jul. 2014].
“There is a new consensus, especially in the media, which says the problem of racism is far greater today than it was in the past. The idea that racism is on the march was routinely expressed following the surge in votes for Eurosceptic parties in the recent EU elections…”
Furedi, Frank (2014). It’s just not true that racism is on the rise. [online] Available at: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/its-just-not-true-that-racism-is-on-the-rise/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
IS BRITAIN becoming a less tolerant country? Data collected by NatCen, a research institute which runs the annual British Social Attitudes survey, seem to show that racism has increased of late. The Guardian, a newspaper which published the findings on May 28th, reported that hostility to immigrants is “setting community relations back 20 years”. Yet pull apart the data and a different conclusion emerges.
The Economist, (2014). “Pride and prejudice.” [online] The Economist 31 May 2014 Available at: http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21603056-britain-becoming-less-racist-not-more-pride-and-prejudice [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
The proportion of Britons who admit to being racially prejudiced has risen since the start of the millennium, raising concerns that growing hostility to immigrants and widespread Islamophobia are setting community relations back 20 years.
Taylor, Matthew and Muir, Hugh (2014). “Racism on the rise in Britain”. Guardian 27 May 2014 [online] Available at: http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/may/27/-sp-racism-on-rise-in-britain [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
Times today on election
“Nigel Farage declared today that Ukip would be “serious players” in the general election next year as swathes of voters rejected the three mainstream political parties to back him in local elections. Continue reading
Four predictions for today’s European and local elections elections. We can see whether they worked tomorrow
Daley, J. (2014). My completely unscientific prediction of today’s elections – Telegraph Blogs. [online] News – Telegraph Blogs. Available at: http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/janetdaley/100272641/my-completely-unscientific-prediction-of-todays-elections/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
With UKIP doing well defensiveness about “Due Impartiality” at the BBC
Guy Fawkes’ blog, (2014). Another BBC Producer Publicly Attacks UKIP “Lunatics”. [online] Available at: http://order-order.com/2014/05/22/more-bbc-producers-attacking-ukip-lunatics/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
Argument for why the media (and the political class hate Nigel) and why support for UKIP has something positive about it
O’Neill, Brendan (2014). “Nigel Farage and the fury of the elites” spiked. [online] Available at: http://www.spiked-online.com/newsite/article/nigel-farage-and-the-fury-of-the-elites/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].
Article making an argument that the coalition government has led to behind the scenes deals that make for bad and unaccountable government
Nelson, F. (2014). This isn’t coalition – it’s government by blackmail – Spectator Blogs. [online] Spectator Blogs. Available at: http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2014/05/how-britains-coalition-government-is-quietly-disintegrating/ [Accessed 18 Jul. 2014].