:00:00. > :00:26.comment on coverage of last Sunday's Manchester against a steady teacups,
:00:26. > :00:33.this an image of a typical young Manchester against a steady teacups,
:00:33. > :00:33.this an image of a typical young person on benefits or an offence of
:00:33. > :00:43.stereotype? I don't know what a person on benefits or an offence of
:00:43. > :00:49.of milk costs. So what? Does asking politicians the cost of necessities
:00:49. > :00:55.Last Sunday sought the first day of tell us anything useful about them?
:00:55. > :00:57.Last Sunday sought the first day of the Conservative party conference
:00:57. > :01:09.chairman. Outside something else was Manchester. Inside the hall, there
:01:09. > :01:14.chairman. Outside something else was going on. A big protest outside
:01:14. > :01:17.chairman. Outside something else was hall by campaigners opposed to
:01:17. > :01:21.changes in the NHS and welfare reforms and cutbacks in public
:01:21. > :01:32.services. Greater Manchester police estimate up to 50,000 protesters
:01:32. > :01:37.demonstration there. Just at the conference. He also posted a series
:01:37. > :01:44.confidence Security had stopped conference. He also posted a series
:01:44. > :01:48.BBC from filming the demonstration at the behest of the police, a claim
:01:48. > :01:54.denied by the security company and Manchester police. British of the
:01:54. > :02:04.march was used in BBC tea—time bulletins, but only in this brief
:02:04. > :02:13.protect against government spending cuts, particularly to the NHS. David
:02:13. > :02:14.Cameron ruled out mansion tax while he is prime Minister. Over 1000
:02:14. > :02:23.people objected to the BBC that he is prime Minister. Over 1000
:02:23. > :02:30.insufficient, although there is complaints were orchestrated as
:02:30. > :02:34.insufficient, although there is of the campaign. The shadow Health
:02:34. > :02:56.instead I followed it on twitter. Secretary Ecus the Corporation of
:02:56. > :02:57.instead I followed it on twitter. One of the first tweets I saw was
:02:57. > :03:00.your correspondent saying he was not One of the first tweets I saw was
:03:00. > :03:01.your correspondent saying he was not allowed to covered it. He seemed to
:03:01. > :03:11.gave the order. I want to know who allowed to covered it. He seemed to
:03:11. > :03:17.gave the order. I want to know who gave the order and why it was in a
:03:17. > :03:29.public place. There were 50,000 barely covered at all. This march
:03:29. > :03:34.was a really big political event, it Conservative conference. There were
:03:34. > :03:41.probably only 3000 Tory activists in Manchester. The march was not given
:03:41. > :03:49.the scale of reporting it deserved. amphibious bus which crashed in
:03:49. > :03:51.the scale of reporting it deserved. Thames and there were 30 wet to
:03:51. > :03:55.the scale of reporting it deserved. in London and that was the third
:03:55. > :03:59.item on the BBC website. This march was classified as local news in
:03:59. > :04:06.Manchester and did not reflect the scale of the event. There are a
:04:06. > :04:12.couple of issues, about prominence and the other is whether the BBC
:04:12. > :04:18.failed to do its job in reporting what was going on. Norman Smith
:04:18. > :04:21.failed to do its job in reporting that security stopped him filming,
:04:21. > :04:31.that was all there was to it. Can used to be a reporter. If I had
:04:31. > :04:33.that was all there was to it. Can to my news editor they wouldn't
:04:33. > :04:33.that was all there was to it. Can me recorded, he would have sacked me
:04:33. > :04:39.on the spot. Firstly, you don't me recorded, he would have sacked me
:04:39. > :04:47.no for an answer and secondly, that is the story. Who tells the BBC
:04:47. > :04:48.no for an answer and secondly, that it can and cannot report? According
:04:48. > :04:58.impartial and balanced. The fact to its charter, it is supposed
:04:58. > :05:01.impartial and balanced. The fact reporting is in itself a news story.
:05:01. > :05:33.The BBC gave us this statement. fuss on social media. They could see
:05:33. > :05:36.people were not happy. But if you see a comparative event that the
:05:36. > :05:45.London Marathon, which was smaller, where as this was virtually ignored,
:05:45. > :05:48.compared to the coverage of party conferences. There were more people
:05:48. > :05:53.on the march then went all the conferences. There were more people
:05:53. > :05:59.on the march than members of the Liberal Democrats or UKIP in the
:05:59. > :06:02.entire country. We don't know what the BBC editorial decision was. The
:06:02. > :06:09.numbers might have been a factor, the fact that it was peaceful, the
:06:09. > :06:13.changed on these NHS reforms. The demonstration was not going to
:06:13. > :06:22.change anything. That might lead into the fact that it's got some
:06:22. > :06:23.coverage, but not that much. These were people who were actually doing
:06:23. > :06:29.the right thing and they should were people who were actually doing
:06:29. > :06:33.got their fair share of coverage. Changes to the NHS are still ongoing
:06:33. > :06:40.and the BBC has barely covered it. Andy Burnham has gone on record
:06:40. > :06:40.and the BBC has barely covered it. changes, they will reverse the
:06:40. > :06:45.privatisation of the NHS. It is changes, they will reverse the
:06:45. > :06:49.huge story. Loads of people are furious and really worries about
:06:49. > :06:56.what is going on in the NHS. It coverage. No good saying it is on
:06:56. > :07:00.all your platforms. For most people in this country, a platform in
:07:00. > :07:22.thoughts on that. Please send us in this country, a platform in
:07:22. > :07:27.thoughts on that. Please send us your comments on any aspects of
:07:27. > :07:30.thoughts on that. Please send us how to get in touch with us. Last
:07:30. > :07:37.Friday, the panel on climate change scientists are 95% certain that
:07:37. > :07:57.Others thought there was far too humans are the dominant cause of
:07:57. > :07:58.Others thought there was far too much coverage on the sceptical white
:07:58. > :08:33.Back at the Conservative party conference, the Prime Minister spoke
:08:33. > :08:37.of his desire for under 25—year—olds to earn or learn, rather than going
:08:37. > :08:44.on benefits. The BBC home editor looked at the possible impact on the
:08:44. > :08:48.million or so young people not in education, employment or training.
:08:48. > :08:55.There were objections to the images on the screen behind him. Nothing is
:08:55. > :09:05.going to happen straightaway, there will be a review and an election,
:09:05. > :09:47.Boris Johnson, and this year was no they have those young people in
:09:47. > :09:55.Boris Johnson, and this year was no exception. The presenter asked Boris
:09:55. > :10:01.Boris Johnson, and this year was no pint of milk. Is it about 18p? Now
:10:01. > :10:08.it is about 40p. I meant the big ones. I said a pint of milk. I don't
:10:08. > :10:14.know how much a pint of milk costs. So what? Don't you think you should
:10:14. > :10:26.if you're concerned about the of living? Questioning of this kind is
:10:26. > :10:28.not a new tactic. In fact it dates back to and use it magazine in the
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