Dear BBC Scotland, I’m writing to ask for clarification on your policy regarding political interviews, specifically the six interviews broadcast by Reporting Scotland on 13th September with Vince Cable, 20th September with Jeremy Corbyn, 27th September with Theresa May, 30th…
August 2018
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Reporting Scotland editor forced to apologise after programme misled viewers
The editor of Reporting Scotland has been forced to apologise after the programme misled viewers on an issue relating to autism and school exclusions. A complaint was lodged after the flagship news programme claimed that 37% of children with autism…
Reporting Scotland fails to lead with FM speech as evidence of anti-SNP bias mounts
Reporting Scotland has failed to give Nicola Sturgeon’s conference speech the same high-profile as that of Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson. Instead of leading BBC Scotland’s flagship news programme, the SNP leader’s keynote speech was relegated to second spot, behind…
Scottish Tory candidate deletes ’round up Jewish families’ tweet after it causes outrage
A Scottish Conservative candidate has deleted a tweet in which he suggested the SNP would endorse the rounding up of Jewish families in return for a second independence referendum. In his tweet, Paul Penman said: “The SNP would prop up…
All Under One Banner marches are being misrepresented by BBC Scotland reporters
One of the most successful series of marches and rallies Scotland has ever seen is the ‘All Under One Banner’ group. An estimated one hundred thousand people attended the latest march in Edinburgh on Saturday. These marches have a very…
Kid Gloves for Ruth Davidson … Boxing Gloves for Ian Blackford
Below are two clips of pre-conference interviews broadcast on Sunday Politics Scotland. The first is Gordon Brewer’s interview with Ruth Davidson on September 30th. The second is Gordon Brewer’s interview with Ian Blackford on October 7th. It is clear that…
Did Reporting Scotland treat all pre-conference party interviews equally?
Prior to each Autumn Conference this year, Reporting Scotland carried an item for each of the four main parties – Lib Dems, Labour, Conservatives and the SNP. Indyref2 recorded each of the items in turn and each can be seen…
National Yes Registry to organise Grassroots consultation on Scottish Growth Commission
We would like to thank IndyRef2 for agreeing to publish this and help us get the word out across the movement as widely as possible. It is very much appreciated. A little background: Following successful discussions at our recent national…
BBC Scotland launches ‘counter-offensive’ after Yes group announces ‘ban’ victory
BBC Scotland has launched what appears to be a counter offensive after a pro-independence campaign group declared victory in a stand-off with an unelected quango. Earlier this afternoon the pro-Yes ‘All Under One Banner’ [AUOB] group declared victory after Historic…