So it's now just 'clear to everyone' and the 'plenty of evidence' has taken a back seat. Say no more. I'll let you have the last word as you need it.
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You have a very odd definition of 'hard left communist'. Ash Sarkar labelling herself as a 'libertarian communist' (whatever that is) should be a clue to her real views - along with her social media profile that identifies her as 'Anarcho-Fabulous. Luxury-Communist. Walks like a supermodel. Kebab aficionado. London.' I have read a bit of her stuff online and seen some clips on Novara Media Youtube but mainly missed her on the BBC. But from what I have seen and read she is not really a communist at all. She is essentially a Corbyn democratic socialist, and was at recently home in the Labour Party.
The polar opposite of Ash Sarkar is anyone from the hard right of the Conservative Party or Reform.
I think you are wrong about the BBC breaking trust, but at least you are honest in saying 'I have no evidence for this but....' If only others with no evidence would also stick to giving a 'personal opinion' and not deflect, dodge and run when asked to back up their claims. I do accept that some people will hold the view that the BBC is a mouthpiece for metropolitan liberals or 'the left' - if they don't decide that for themselves they are bombarded with the claim from most of the Tory press. But I don't see evidence that is a dominant view, or one that explains the loss of BBC viewers.
For what it's worth the public is more likely to the the BBC as right leaning than left - whatever the Daily Mail and Sun tells them!
https://pressgazette.co.uk/comment-a...eft-wing-bias/
Indeed and probably the reasons why people are turning against the BBC, not because they're lefty.
75,000 per month cannot chiefly be down to financial reasons , otherwise other subscription providers would be losing their revenue drivers for the same reasons.
Really , if you want any more “links “ let me know
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...royal-coverage
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre...ebruary%202021.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/news-centre...rves-audiences
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...dson-interview
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/202...of-17m-report/
https://variety.com/2022/tv/global/o...on-1235300374/
Communist is the opposite of fascist ? ......and they eventually meet
That's bollocks
Cuba was very far left but it didn't go round killing black people
Over the years Ash Sarkar has rebranded herself with a few nice descriptions in order to appear non threatening but when she tells everyone she's a communist, repeatedly over years, it's probably best to believe her instead of imaging what she really means. Politics is her life and career, i think she knows what a communist is. She's hard left and has said some pretty crazy things over the years yet the BBC make her a permenant fixture on Moral Maze and platform her on BBC politics programmes. Where is the right wing fascist equivalent?
Yes, Communism is opposed to fascism and vice versa. One far left, one far right. That's what ww2 on the Eastern front was about. Communism is not free of blood on their hands. It's estimated that Communism across the globe killed 100 million. 60 million in the Soviet Union since the Bolshevik revolution in 1917.
The BBC regularly platforms communist Ash Sarkar and in the case of the Moral Maze, they discuss impartially, with a straight face communist theory.
I concur
Do you not think out of 75,000/80,000 people leaving the subscription service per month none left based on the fact that the lack of impartiality was a factor - wow you’re not thinking clearly and it would appear you’re not liking what’s being presented.
I know a few people in my circle who have cancelled because of lack of impartiality, and some because of lack of quality.
https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/about/...d-figures-AB18
UK total number of cancelled licences in force in 2022/23*
No. of licences in force
April 2022 69,860
May 2022 76,240
June 2022 75,770
July 2022 77,770
August 2022 91,640
September 2022 84,130
October 2022 79,380
November 2022 75,930
December 2022 68,530
January 2023 77,030
February 2023 70,460
March 2023 80,480
I would say the rise in the cost of living would be by far the biggest factor
Not according to this survey - there is is evidence to suggest out of 75/80,000 cancellations per month impartially would result in 35/40,000 cancellations.
BBC failures: Half of Britons no longer want to pay licence fee for 'bias' reporting
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/13...licence-fee-UK
These figures show that the government’s live TV tax no longer has public support. The BBC does not meet its obligations to represent those who are forced to pay for it or to deliver impartial news coverage and programming.
Hmmm… from a right-wing newspaper. Okay.
Yeah, in the same way tabloids don’t let facts get in the way of a good story.
The facts are the BBC is losing 70,000/80,000 customers per month , and the facts are that a significant percentage of that number is down to impartial reporting. Failure to acknowledge that there is a correlation ( Gary Lineker, Brexit , Ukraine, Gaza , Iraq , etc ) means you’re playing the man not the ball. I’m not sure what you’re point is really.
i guess things like this don't help there cause
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The mask is slipping. See how her expression changes in an instant? Just remember it’s all a clown show: You cannot take any of the UK state’s drama seriously. It is the time of the fall. <a href="https://t.co/1de7oo3i6y">pic.twitter.com/1de7oo3i6y</a></p>— banthebbc (@banthebbc) <a href="https://twitter.com/banthebbc/status/1732674257522413860?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 7, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>