Senior Tories repeatedly threatened BBC during election, says Ed Miliband’s top spin doctor – Telegraph

Last Updated: May 13, 2015By

So the Party of Restriction actually blackmailed the BBC into watering down its coverage of the election in favour of the Conservatives – and after the BBC went along with it, the Tories are going ahead with plans to destroy the corporation in its current form. That’s what the BBC gets for betraying licence fee-payers, according to Labour’s Tom Baldwin.

“Cameron, George Osborne and Boris Johnson all have hired their chief spin doctors from the ranks of BBC journalists. So, far from being part of a leftist conspiracy, it is a rich recruiting ground for Conservatives.”

He rebutted suggestions that the BBC was a “giant leftwing conspiracy”, criticising the Corporation for focusing too much on the possibility of a Labour-SNP deal.

“In truth, Downing Street’s criticism of the BBC is akin to a football manager railing against the referee after a 3-0 win with a disputed penalty,” Mr Baldwin wrote, saying it was Labour who lost out most from the BBC coverage of the election.

Source: Senior Tories repeatedly threatened BBC during election, says Ed Miliband’s top spin doctor – Telegraph

7 Comments

  1. NMac May 13, 2015 at 11:14 am - Reply

    Personally, I always felt the BBC coverage was Tory biased, so I stopped watching it.

    • Mike Sivier May 13, 2015 at 12:05 pm - Reply

      Now you know why!

  2. moira morrison May 13, 2015 at 1:00 pm - Reply

    Et-Tu B.B.C. Love , Dave!!

  3. hstorm May 13, 2015 at 6:51 pm - Reply

    Just as a reminder to the Tory foam-at-the-mouths when they complain of ‘intrinsic left-wing bias’ at the BBC…

    https://theconversation.com/hard-evidence-how-biased-is-the-bbc-17028

  4. Eoin Ryan May 14, 2015 at 7:40 am - Reply

    And during the Scottish Referendum the BBC did as they were told by the London Establishment, their performance was disgraceful as they followed the Westminster line, ask Derek Bateman or even Brendan O’Hara MP……., as ye sow, so shall ye reap! I have no sympathy

  5. Sasson Hann May 14, 2015 at 8:25 am - Reply

    Free and fair election then?

  6. w.osborne May 14, 2015 at 1:31 pm - Reply

    I agree with a lot of the comments made, I have sent e-mails to the BBC complaining of the bias before the election but got the usual reply of we are not bias, I think it is a case of flying pigs, It is a waste of our BBC subscriptions.

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