"I think the mainstream media has undoubtedly had a real agenda in this election, and that has been to focus attention only on the major politcal parties.
Take the BBC for example, in the first 2 weeks of the campaign they did not mention us *at all*, not one mention. Because of public pressure, they started at least to mention our name, but we're not getting 10% of the coverage on the BBC that each of the major political parties are..."
"...I think ther's a reason for that. I think there's enourmous public anger with MP's at the minute, over the expenses scandal. That opened the eyes to the fact that MP's expenses is a symptom of a system where politicians are in it for the money. Where they are professional politicians.
There's not really any ideological differences between the major political parties, and there's not real alternative being offered. If people saw an alternative, I think the major political parties..."
"...would be in trouble. And the media, of course, are all part of the same political establishment, and they're protecting their interest by denying coverage to any alternative to the main political parties.
I think if you do get into a political party you become corrupepted quite quickly. Your abiulity to speak your mind is very limited. There are a few individuals who can stand above that, but in the vast majority of cases people get drawn into the system by the 'clubbability' of it all..."
Transcript for the lazy:
"I think the mainstream media has undoubtedly had a real agenda in this election, and that has been to focus attention only on the major politcal parties.
Take the BBC for example, in the first 2 weeks of the campaign they did not mention us *at all*, not one mention. Because of public pressure, they started at least to mention our name, but we're not getting 10% of the coverage on the BBC that each of the major political parties are..."
tartley 1 year ago
"...I think ther's a reason for that. I think there's enourmous public anger with MP's at the minute, over the expenses scandal. That opened the eyes to the fact that MP's expenses is a symptom of a system where politicians are in it for the money. Where they are professional politicians.
There's not really any ideological differences between the major political parties, and there's not real alternative being offered. If people saw an alternative, I think the major political parties..."
tartley 1 year ago
"...would be in trouble. And the media, of course, are all part of the same political establishment, and they're protecting their interest by denying coverage to any alternative to the main political parties.
I think if you do get into a political party you become corrupepted quite quickly. Your abiulity to speak your mind is very limited. There are a few individuals who can stand above that, but in the vast majority of cases people get drawn into the system by the 'clubbability' of it all..."
tartley 1 year ago
loving what im seeing/reading from craig murray so far... good article about british politics not being fair or free here for anyone reading
djdnauk1977 1 year ago