On my way home from work today, I listened to BBC Radio Scotland. On one of their news bulletins, they reported on #fmqt , leading with a recording of a full question Douglas Ross, leader of the small Tory group in the Parliament. The reporter summed up the FM's reply in
just a few words. The bias in reportage of the upcoming referendum has begun. (@nwScotty)

@BBCScotlandNews, we have defended you through most of the bbc bias allegations over the past few years, because we believe in public broadcasting free of political and financial
influence.

At present we are finding it is difficult to believe the BBC is meeting that public broadcasting remit by balancing the political status quo of tory England, with the reality of progressive left Scotland, split 50/50 at present over independence.

Whatever the
outcome of a referendum, we need a public broadcasting outlet worth fighting for. At present, I see a BBC on a shoogly peg.

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