Sep 16
BBC bias you say? Nah.
Re: Swedes have got it right
Date: 16 September 2003
Sir – As expected, the BBC has excelled itself over the past 48 hours in its coverage of the Swedish euro referendum (News, Sep 15). Seldom has there been such a display of pro-Europe bias.
With one exception since only Sunday evening, every BBC commentator I’ve heard or watched has described the No majority as being, in Steven Sackur’s words, “an eclectic rag-bag of far-Left, Green and conservative voters”. Like most of his colleagues, he is depicting virtually 60 per cent of adult Swedes as either extremist or idiotic.
Anyone with the slightest knowledge of Swedes will know they are an educated, sophisticated, politically aware and intelligent people, living in a refined and advanced culture, with a financial system the envy of all those unfortunate enough to live in the mess that comprises the economies of the euro-zone. The Swedes have got it right.
From:
Bernard Cowley, Blakeney, Norfolk
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The Beeb seems to be unaware that in the event of the UK signing the EU Constitution there will be no need of a “British” Broadcasting Corporation.Further the Licence Fee might be deemed as monopolistic and uncompetetive by Brussels.Hoist with their own petard.Exquisite.