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August 16th, 2018 | BBC Scotland, Bias / Propaganda, fake news BBC, indyref2.scot, Reporting Scotland, Scottish Economy

Anger as BBC tells viewers that Scottish GDP had “roughly matched” the GDP of rest of UK, despite it being double

The presenter of Reporting Scotland has come under fire after telling viewers that Scottish GDP had “roughly matched” the GDP of the rest of the UK, despite it being double. Jackie Bird made the claim hours after it emerged that readjustments ...

July 30th, 2018 | BBC Scotland, Bias / Propaganda, indyref2.scot, Scottish Economy

England subsidises Scottish public spending, think-tank director tells BBC listeners

Scottish public spending is subsidised by English taxpayers, the director of a London based think-tank has claimed. Presenting a programme on BBC Radio 4, Paul Johnson, the director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, claimed Scotland could only ...

July 24th, 2018 | BBC Scotland, Bias / Propaganda, indyref2.scot, Reporting Scotland, Scottish Economy

2,500 jobs announced by Barclays in Glasgow but BBC spin the good news bad

Thousands of jobs announced by Barclay’s Bank, and destined for Glasgow, may not be secure according to BBC Scotland’s Business and Economy Editor, Douglas Fraser. Appearing on the flagship evening news programme, Reporting Scotland, Fraser ...

July 17th, 2018 | BBC Scotland, Bias / Propaganda, Brexit, Jason Michael, Random Public Journal, Scottish Economy

UNEMPLOYMENT IS OUT OF CONTROL in Scotland!!!!!!!!!

UNEMPLOYMENT IS OUT OF CONTROL in Scotland. Everyone tuned into the BBC knows Scotland is an economic basket case, incapable of autonomous government without the broad shoulders of the United Kingdom. BBC Scotland’s business and economy editor, ...

June 17th, 2018 | BBC Scotland, Bias / Propaganda, Prof. John Robertson, Reporting Scotland, Scottish Economy, Talking Up Scotland

Reporting Scotland uses discredited right-wing fundamentalist thinktank to try to undermine SNP

On 15.6.18 at around 6.40pm ‘The Institute of Fiscal Studies believes the new blueprint for the public finances of an independent Scotland would mean a tighter squeeze on public spending than the rest of the UK faces. The thinktank was ...