Toby Young Toby Young

What if Murdoch owned the Beeb?

A new book says the left-liberal bias is so ingrained it would survive any change of ownership

issue 30 April 2016

A new book published today by the Institute of Economic Affairs called In Focus: The Case for Privatising the BBC includes a chapter by the economist Ryan Bourne on the BBC’s left-of-centre bias. As you’d expect, Bourne’s contribution includes plenty of fascinating data, such as the fact that ‘Thought for the Day’ contributors are eight times more likely to offer a negative view of market-based and capitalist activity than a positive view.

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