{"id":87458,"date":"2025-11-11T07:26:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=87458"},"modified":"2025-11-11T07:26:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:26:38","slug":"democracy-is-being-undermined-deliberately","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2025\/11\/11\/democracy-is-being-undermined-deliberately\/","title":{"rendered":"Democracy is being undermined, deliberately"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was pure chance that I put out a video on the media and its news coverage yesterday. It was recorded before I left for my holiday. I thought it was a topic worth addressing. But I had no clue a row was going to erupt at the BBC yesterday. Serendipity sometimes works.<\/p>\n

I was, however, interested in the responses to the polls we published. These are significant in the light of the discussion of BBC News coverage. This was the result on this blog:\"\"<\/p>\n

More voted on YouTube:<\/p>\n

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The broad message is the same: informed and interested people have given up on the mainstream media for news, knowing that what they get is biased.<\/p>\n

We should be very worried about that: no wonder the far-right can manipulate those who are not as questioning.<\/p>\n

And the point is clear: we need reliable media back. They are the bedrock of democracy, and that foundation has been undermined deliberately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was pure chance that I put out a video on the media and its news coverage yesterday. It was recorded before I left for
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