Do you watch every program on the BBC? Do you not have the choice to watch anything you want, or not? There is no law that says you have to watch the BBC. Would it be OK for ITV to show bias just because they make money from adverts? Is it OK for publicly funded Channel 4 to show bias?
Every single party when in power complains of bias from the BBC. Look for something and you’ll find it. My aunty complained that a Question Time audience was biased, I thought it was full of shouty angry Brexiteers who didn’t actually want to listen to anything other than their own point of view.
You like polls, so here’s one Is the BBC biased?
The same %age thought that the BBC had a strong right wing bias as a left wing bias. The most telling part is this: “Perhaps the most striking finding from our poll is the extent to which views on each of the broadcasters’ coverage is largely explained through the lens of respondent’s own ideological self-placement.” Which is exactly what I’m saying, you’re looking for something and so of course you’ll find it.
