BBC's 'Impartiality' Bill Comes Due, Literally
While mainstream outlets frame this as a 'blow' to a cherished institution, they conveniently gloss over the BBC's rather selective definitions of 'neutrality,' especially concerning state-sanctioned violence. Remember how the BBC scrambled to correct initial reports on the Gaza hospital bombing in October 2023, or its consistent downplaying of Palestinian suffering as mere 'clashes'? (Don't
worry, they'll issue a correction in 20 years, maybe.) The British public, it seems, is tired of footing the bill for narratives that conveniently align with government foreign policy, especially when it involves ethnic cleansing. One might wonder if the £169.50 fee is just too steep for what increasingly looks like state-sponsored infomercials, particularly when it fails to call a genocide a
genocide. Perhaps the BBC could crowdfund from its most dedicated, anonymous 'sources' in Whitehall and Washington? Or better yet, just embrace its role as the Crown's PR firm and save everyone the pretense.