Ok so I left Britain more than 15 years ago and have been living in Norway, blissfully unaware of what’s been happening. I recently went back to visit family, where I notice that my dad’s had a bit of a swing to the right, politically speaking. At some point he put on gbnews.
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK?!?
How popular is this blatant propaganda?
It’s basically the UK’s Fox News but perhaps even less impartial as it let’s politicians host shows - it definitely feels like an attempt to shift the Overton Window to the right. Quite why it hasn’t been sanctioned by Ofcom is unclear.
There’s a good overview here.
It also feels like a way to funnel bribes to politicians in plain sight, by paying them massive sums to rant at a camera with barely anyone watching
From February: