| Topic: | Re:Re:Re:BBC behind on the real news as always... | |
| Posted by: | Claire Moran | |
| Date/Time: | 29/11/17 15:37:00 |
| The causes that she has now unceremoniously ditched to 'focus on the UK.' From The Canary:- The BBC dedicated 50% of its coverage to Harry’s engagement. Here’s what it ‘forgot’ to cover. Just 21 minutes after the royal engagement story broke, the government announced that benefits will be frozen for the next 12 months. And it means the average working family will lose around £315 a year in real terms. Because of the timing, it’s possible that many people may have missed this news. This freeze will save the government £3.9bn a year by 2019/20. But it will plunge millions further into poverty. And as The Canary previously reported, food prices are already at a “four year high” and Brexit could lead to a further 33% rise. The move comes as another report has shown that economic inequality in the UK is higher than ever. Humanitarian crisis The engagement also overshadowed news that a senior Tory had criticised the government. Andrew Mitchell, former international development secretary, spoke out against the UK’s ongoing involvement in the devastating Yemen war. Mitchell accused the government of “shameful complicity” in the war. Because pictures emerged showing that the UK army has been secretly training soldiers from Saudi Arabia, who will go on to fight in Yemen. Although the story emerged on 26 November, royal news overshadowed more detailed coverage about a war that has been declared “the world’s worst humanitarian crisis”. And a UNHCR report revealed that the Yemen war has left: 20.7 million people in need, 1,980,510 internally displaced persons, and 280,096 refugees and asylum seekers. Brexit ‘secrets’ Key information was redacted from reports given to MPs about Brexit. These reports outline the economic impact of Brexit across 58 key sectors. The government initially refused to release them. But after losing a vote pushed by Labour, it U-turned. And as Harry announced he loved Meghan, the 850-word report was delivered to parliament. The documents are so heavily redacted that Brexit Secretary David Davis could be in contempt of parliament. And Labour’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer said: Not good enough. The vote was clear & binding. Reports in full should be handed over. We intend to press this issue. But this story wasn’t considered important enough to be headline news. And there’s more… A lot more happened too. The first UK civil claim alleging a series of sexual assaults was made against Harvey Weinstein. Theresa May faces new allegations of “rigging parliament’“ by trying to prevent MPs from changing budget legislation. As The Canary reported, May was also accused of trying to hide the full cost of Brexit. Bali announced the highest possible level of alert as Mount Agung erupted. But if you watched the BBC or glanced at the mainstream media, these stories didn’t seem important. How much more news will be conveniently buried in the next few months? |