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*The question they took off iPlayer* Must read.....

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Wyllow3 Thu 20-Aug-26 14:58:32

The question they took off iPlayer

The question they took off iPlayer
On Sunday morning, Sir Jim Ratcliffe sat down with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One. By Monday morning, the episode had been removed from BBC iPlayer. No statement. No explanation. An error page where the programme had been.
Internal sources at the BBC describe pressure applied at a political level. Contact was established between Ratcliffe's representatives and senior figures at the corporation that same Sunday morning. The BBC's press office did not respond to our requests for comment.

Just read the rest. I’ll leave it up to you as to why the super super rich can actually influence the political sphere.

I find it quite shocking. 😡

The question they took off iPlayer
On Sunday morning, Sir Jim Ratcliffe sat down with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One. By Monday morning, the episode had been removed from BBC iPlayer. No statement. No explanation. An error page where the programme had been.
Internal sources at the BBC describe pressure applied at a political level. Contact was established between Ratcliffe's representatives and senior figures at the corporation that same Sunday morning. The BBC's press office did not respond to our requests for comment.

Just read the rest. I’ll leave it up to you as to why the super super rich can actually influence the political sphere.

I find it 🤬

tinyurl.com/57ywhrw8

If this doesnt get you in I'll copy the whole text out - with how Kuenssberg successfully took him apart. As for who put pressure on whom - ?? No idea.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 20-Aug-26 15:18:48

Laura Kuensberg wasn’t on BBC 1 last Sunday. The show is on its annual summer break.

AGAA4 Thu 20-Aug-26 15:23:23

Well done to Laura Kuenssberg. I think we know that the super rich have influence over the media and it is very wrong.

AGAA4 Thu 20-Aug-26 15:25:17

GrannyGravy13

Laura Kuensberg wasn’t on BBC 1 last Sunday. The show is on its annual summer break.

You are right. That show hasn't been on for the last few weeks. I wonder where that interview came from?

OldFrill Thu 20-Aug-26 15:26:36

The OPs link leads to an entirely fake site, it's not a genuine Guardian link, check the URL. This fake news is highlighted as fake news all over the net.

GrannyGravy13 Thu 20-Aug-26 15:32:39

You beat me to it OldFrill 👍🏻

Similar interviews with other well known people popping up on X and other social media platforms.

Fake gotcha moment news

GrannyGravy13 Thu 20-Aug-26 15:33:37

Maybe ask for this thread to be taken down Wyllow3

Wyllow3 Thu 20-Aug-26 15:39:59

Good idea, GG13, I will. Thank you for drawing attention to it.
I wish I had some way of checking if the material in it is true!