"In the BBC I joined 30 years ago [as a production trainee, in 1979], there was, in much of current affairs, in terms of people's personal politics, which were quite vocal, a massive bias to the left. The organisation did struggle then with impartiality. And journalistically, staff were quite mystified by the early years of Thatcher." (Mark 'the Plonker' Thompson).
This man really is weird. What is he talking about? I suppose, if you are a rank tory, you would object to the occasional Ken Loach play, and the fact that there were limits to the amount of public money BBC executives were allowed to trouser. None of that cheese-paring at the top now that Mark T's in charge. But in current affairs? When, I wonder, did this perceived left-wing bias end? Does Thompson think the BBC's reporting of the Miner's Strike was biased to the left?
I note that there is no mention in this interview of the BBC's pro-Israel bias, and its reporting of Israeli government and Israeli Defence Force claims as facts.