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Steve Parks
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If ever I’m accused of a newsworthy crime, I look forward to the BBC obligingly running the headline “He didn’t do it, the police are biased”
Normally you update a story during its lifecycle, and that’ll include denials. But they don’t become the lede! They become additional paras: “Responding to the allegations, a spokesperson for Mr Johnson said...”
Main story is still that the prime minister is under investigation!
As ever, I should state that I don’t believe the BBC is politically biased, just suffering from years of cuts and threats - and lacking enough boldness to hold the establishment accountable. It’s a capacity, capability and confidence issue
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Here’s an example of how BBC gets played by extremists. Ran a headline since last night that Tories will build 40 new hospitals. It’s since emerged that was a lie.
BBC deletes tweet, and edits the 40 claim out of story - but doesn’t explain what changed, why, or highlight the lie
Story should now be “Government lies about hospital building on first day of Tory conference.”

There need to be consequences for political lies. But now they’ve had 16 hours of the ‘40’ hospitals claim topping news, and it’s in national conscience. Quiet correction will be lost
Again, this isn’t the Beeb being party-political biased. It’s the spin doctors playing it by abusing the ‘polite’ playing by the old rules of the political news team. It’s like the racism row - you can’t possibly call a political leader a liar either 😟
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A shame there’s no official drinks do after #Sprint19. ‘Daily mail problem’ I guess. When ministers and press say ‘gov needs to be more like the private sector’ they should realise the private sector knows the value of celebration & networking far outweighs cost of glass of wine
The people there today, with all they’ve been working on, really deserved to be able to celebrate together. Some big achievements and a lot of stress to handle.
Also, great chance to get x-gov groups connecting.
Instead we’ve all dispersed with ppl we know already in small groups
By the way this is meant as no criticism of the organisation of #Sprint19 at all - it was *superbly* done. My criticism is of the climate Civil Servants have to work in. Being told to be more like private sector but not allowed to do what the private sector does to be like it is
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As the Supreme Court considers vital questions to protect our parliamentary democracy, I found a tearful woman at the feet of Sir Winston Churchill...
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en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodford_…
As I drove past saw the flicker of a flame in the evening light. I pulled over and walked across the green.
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