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Post by fretslider on Sept 24, 2019 5:49:38 GMT -5
Stoke on Trent has been dubbed the Brexit capital, it voted by 69.4% to leave the EU.
The BBC helpfully explains this phenomenon by comparing it with a drugs epidemic
From Guido
In a broadcast that will do little to assuage the accusations of bias, the Beeb thought it was perfectly appropriate to compare Stoke-on-Trent voting for Brexit, with a local drug epidemic.
Introducing a set of interviews with young people, the presenter said
At times there can be a perception that most of the headlines surrounding Stoke-on-Trent have a negative connotation, whether it be Brexit or the drug ‘monkey dust‘
Before launching into a title sequence intercutting footage of news presenters saying the city voted for Brexit, with headlines about a “lethal £2 drug” that caused people to jump off rooves. People said Brexit was a leap in the dark, but that comparison is overly extreme…
order-order.com/2019/09/24/bbc-compare-brexit-drugs-epidemic/
The BBC is as bent as a nine bob note.
