O/T:- Is Boris a mini Trump?
At today's press briefing about the trade talks with the EU at No 10 Downing Street, a number of reporters were denied entry to the meeting because of their previous stances. The entire cohort turned on their heel and left the meeting, including Laura Kuennsberg.
Backed by Dominic Cummings, Johnson has forbidden all ministers from doing any interviews with Radio 4. Isn't this tantamount to a news blackout and an anti-democratic act?
What would be your reaction if Neal Ardley banned certain journos from post match meetings because they had been critical of him in the past?
The word is that the BBC will be asked to get rid of their 'impartiality clause' which demands they give balance to any political stories. Work that one out. The BBC's days are numbered but that won't cause many tears among the cavemen who inhabit NCM.
OT - Political reporters banned from reporting on politics
I know a lot of people in here chose to vote for Boris. And I don't want to be antagonistic about that in this thread.
But I also want people to realise that his governments attempts at manipulating how they are reported on actually made ALL of the reporters (including The Sun, The Guardian, Daily Mail, Sky, BBC, Telegraph etc) walk out of Number 10 United in protest today.
There's some pretty dodgy stuff going on here wherever your politics lie...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...r-reporter-ban