Quote Originally Posted by MarcusCole View Post
I get my news from multiple sources, I can recognise when these sources are pushing their narrative rather than giving a balanced view.
The BBC isn't supposed to be balanced. It's supposed to be impartial. They aren't the same thing. In particular, it suggests there are only two sides to an argument. When did you last see a pro-single market Brexiteer debate an anti-single market Brexiteer? Or an ever-closer-Europe Rejoiner debate a put-on-the-brakes-again Rejoiner?

The idea that the BBC should be balanced is destroying the quality of its output. (And it's why the 55 Tufton Street brigade get such exposure, because they are a useful contrary viewpoint to just about everything.)

Quote Originally Posted by MarcusCole View Post
When the BBC is reporting on certain issues they will always push the left wing viewpoint
That's really not true, as only a few moments watching them reporting any actual leftish-wing activity (from strikes to calls for government support to activity by the Labour party) will show.

The BBC's selection of stories is probably skewed a little to the left. Its treatment of those stories, especially when they are being commented on, is then skewed to the right - at least while the Tories are in power (since the absolute biggest skew of the BBC is towards the Establishment, which is currently as right wing as they come).