GB News collaboration with the Trump organisation- Do you think it undermines British democracy with mis information?

They plant chosen guests to put their far left opinions across

Or right-wing! 😁

I conclude it must be fairly well-balanced then.

Allira

^They plant chosen guests to put their far left opinions across^

Or right-wing! 😁

I conclude it must be fairly well-balanced then.

From analysis of QT guests by the Cardiff University’s School of Journalism, Media and Culture; looking at all the QT programmes aired over a period from 2015 -16 to 2022 -23

The analysis found that the two main political parties were fairly evenly represented by their respective politicians (with the tories having a very slight advantage), but:

Question Time has long been accused of bias towards both the left and right – usually a good indication of balance.

But the overuse of rightwing guests, as identified in our analysis, supports some of these claims of a lack of impartiality. The regular appearances of panellists such as Isabel Oakeshott and Julia Hartley-Brewer – the two most frequent non-politician guests in our analysis – raise questions about how producers choose guests.

theconversation.com/bbc-question-time-analysis-of-guests-over-nine-years-suggests-an-overuse-of-rightwing-voices-232315

Facts! Sometimes I love your posts Maizie

Isabel Oakeshott and Julia Hartley-Brewer

Oh yes, those are the two I was thinking of.

Thanks for that MaizieD, I'm attempting to cook dinner for ten and timing is causing problems, I need a third oven.

Slippyme

Ever watched Question time? Biggest biased programme out there. They plant chosen guests to put their far left opinions across

Nonsense, they are really careful and indeed there has been proportional over representation of Reform Speakers and the audience always includes people across the board.

But you might listen to BBC 4's Friday night "Question Time", (1948) and the follow up "Any Answers" (1956)

Long established programmes that move around the country.

Any suspicious of lefty bias will be quickly squished given the phone in opinions they let through on Any Answers.

Have you ever bothered to listen - given they have been on air so long - before you sound off about the Beeb

Isabel Oakeshott? She, who is in a relationship with Richard Tice, who funds Reform and is a presenter on GB News. She's about as "non political" as my left toe. She was a guest on QT in Feb 2017 and suggested that Nigel Farage should receive a knighthood.

Nonsense, they are really careful and indeed there has been proportional over representation of Reform Speakers and the audience always includes people across the board.

Sorry, is was at one time said by the programme makers (who are an independent company who produce the programme for the BBC) that the audience reflects the voting patterns in the area in which it is made.

Thee have been suspicions of 'plants' though when eagle eyed critics on social media have spotted the same person in the audience in several different locations.. (with photos to prove it)

I assume that this perceived over representation of Reform speakers has happened in the last couple of years? The academic monitoring I quoted from only went up to 2023.

apologies for typos 😕

Has Farage been on GB News or Question Time since the accusations of anti semitism?

I don't think so, Maremia. he seems to have been keeping a low profile and avoiding the press.

MaizieD - your analysis of QT guests is 2 years out of date. Isabel Oakshott last appeared in November 2023 and Julia Hartley-Brewer in December 2020.

I would hardly call that 'regular' appearances

Er - this is the AI overview for the last threee months.
AI Overview
Journalist Isabel Oakeshott appeared on BBC's Question Time in late 2025, discussing topics like Trump's potential actions, EU regulation of tech giants, and immigration/welfare issues, with clips available on YouTube and Facebook in late 2025 and early 2026, showing her engagement with current political debates despite having recently moved to Dubai, notes Wikipedia.
Key Appearances & Topics:
September 2025: Discussed Donald Trump's potential intervention in global conflicts like Ukraine and Israel/Palestine.
December 2025: Debated European Union actions against big tech and comments on the benefits system/immigration.

Thanks for the update Casdon.

sundowngirl

MaizieD - your analysis of QT guests is 2 years out of date. Isabel Oakshott last appeared in November 2023 and Julia Hartley-Brewer in December 2020.

I would hardly call that 'regular' appearances

I said it was in my post, I detailed the dates. Does no one ever read the post they're responding to?

That's the best objective analysis I could find. It's only two years out of date, which doesn't much alter the conclusions it comes to.

I'm sure there are plenty of 'opinions' floating around the ether, but anecdotes aren't data.

Apologies Casden, I asked AI ‘when was the last time Isabel Oakshott was on QT’ and it obviously gave me incorrect info.

MaizieD I did read your post but to say “it’s only 2 years out of date” was rather odd

Now here's another issue. How reliable is AI?

I think that is a fair point Maremia, you have to be very specific in what questions you ask, and even then it can misinterpret. It’s convenient, given the alternative is to search episode by episode to see who appeared, or to rely on other people having done so, which means it is out of date information.

Maremia

Now here's another issue. How reliable is AI?

It’s not reliable at all, that’s why I ignore posts that mention AI.

That’s illogical too, Primrose53, because AI is a logical system, as long as the question asked is precise, it’s just a big search engine.

AI and Chat bots do have different capabilities and uses.

www.tidio.com/blog/chatbots-vs-conversational-ai/#

sundowngirl

Apologies Casden, I asked AI ‘when was the last time Isabel Oakshott was on QT’ and it obviously gave me incorrect info.

MaizieD I did read your post but to say “it’s only 2 years out of date” was rather odd

I don't think it's the slightest bit odd. The question of bias in QT has been rumbling around for years. It's related to perceived BBC bias. of course.

Two years from a programme that has been running since, apparently, 1979, is a statistical blip.

Yes, the make up of the panels may have changed slightly since 2023 but the change is recent and we don't know yet if it is a a trend in itself or a brief deviation from the trend shown over the preceding nine years.

I did ask ChatGtp about the non MP guests in the period since 2023. It produced a list of guests which is a bit more politically 'balanced' than in the previous 9 years, but as it omitted Isabel Oakshot's recent appearance I'm not sure how reliable its list was,

GB news is a right wing propaganda machine just like Fox News. They are Trumps arm
In the UK. No proper journalist would align themselves to them - just look at who they use!

sundowngirl

Apologies Casden, I asked AI ‘when was the last time Isabel Oakshott was on QT’ and it obviously gave me incorrect info.

MaizieD I did read your post but to say “it’s only 2 years out of date” was rather odd

It's not odd. It's counting. Most people will understand that.

Thanks for your link MaizieD, for data collected over 9 years and was reported on 2 years ago- pretty conclusive and fairly recent for a 9 year investigation period.

In the UK, TV and Radio broadcasters generally fall along a political spectrum from left to right.

The BBC is generally highly trusted. Widely used across the political spectrum, though sometimes perceived by some as having a light leftward or light rightward bias depending on the viewer's own political stance.

ITV news is also highly trusted.

Channel 4 News is perceived by some as having a lean left bias.

Sky News is seen by some as an impartial provider.

GB News is described as right wing and is the least trusted of the main broadcasters, measured by Ofcom.

Don't take my word for these descriptions. For detailed, constantly updated media bias ratings, you can consult organisations such as Mediabiasfactcheck. com, Allsides or Ad Fontes Media, amongst others....

Good research LemonJam, thanks.