The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival, writes Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Yeah it’s an opinion piece but some interesting stuff about how even conservative journalists when they don’t toe the line are pushed to the side.

  • CapriciousDay@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Part of the problem is that highly partisan rightwingers were imposed on the BBC by the Conservatives. It speaks to Keir Starmer’s mortal weakness that he has not sought to replace them with unbiased figures.

    In other words, the BBC behaves much like Starmer’s government: appeasing critics on the right and far right, while suppressing the left.

    I don’t think Starmer has much of a “mortal weakness” here, he’s just right wing and winning.