Predictable BBC Spin and Bias
Tuesday, 26 January 2010
In the latest British Social Attitudes Survey there are a number of newsworthy findings:
i) A more liberal attitude toward homosexuality amongst the public.
ii) A significant move to the right politically, with more people seeing themselves as Conservative rather than Labour for the first time since 1989.
iii) A hardening of public attitudes towards cannabis, with a clear majority saying that it should be illegal.
iv) A big reduction in support for increased taxes and spending on health and education (down from 62% in 1997 to 39% today).
v) A significant reduction in support redistribution of income by the government - down from 51% in 1994, to 38% today.
Guess which story the BBC chose as a headline for its coverage of this survey.
i) A more liberal attitude toward homosexuality amongst the public.
ii) A significant move to the right politically, with more people seeing themselves as Conservative rather than Labour for the first time since 1989.
iii) A hardening of public attitudes towards cannabis, with a clear majority saying that it should be illegal.
iv) A big reduction in support for increased taxes and spending on health and education (down from 62% in 1997 to 39% today).
v) A significant reduction in support redistribution of income by the government - down from 51% in 1994, to 38% today.
Guess which story the BBC chose as a headline for its coverage of this survey.
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