the more disgracefully you behave, the bigger the platform the media will give you. If you are caught lying, cheating, boasting or behaving like an idiot, you’ll be flooded with invitations to appear on current affairs programmes. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
BBC Scotland?

Meecham, “Count Dankula” was one of its early invitees.

His sole claim to fame is being fined for circulating a video showing how he had trained his girlfriend’s dog to raise its paw in a Nazi salute when he shouted: “Sieg heil!” and “Gas the Jews”.
3/ Last June, the scandal merchant Isabel Oakeshott was exposed for withholding a cache of emails detailing Leave@EU co-founder Arron Banks’ multiple meetings with Russian officials,

She was invited into BBCQT and other programmes?

Was @carolecadwalla given equal coverage? No
4/.

Darren Grimes, in the UK, is widely known only for the £20,000 fine he received for his activities during the Brexit campaign. Now he’s being used by Sky as a pundit.
5/ Boris Johnson too calibrates outrage for coverage

“The BBC used its current affairs programmes to turn Nigel Farage and Jacob Rees-Mogg into reality TV stars, and now they have the nation in their hands.”

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