So go on then name an example lie
I couldn't be arsed to dig into stuff to find a BBC 'lie' that we could argue about as I was fairly sure that something would pop up soon enough and it did this week...
Minimum price 'cuts drinking by half a pint a week'The introduction of minimum pricing for alcohol in Scotland appears to have cut drinking, a study suggests.
Since May 2018, the price of alcohol has had to be at least 50p per unit.
The study published in the British Medical Journal looked at how much alcohol was bought in shops before and after the move up to the end of 2018.
It found the amount purchased per person per week fell by 1.2 units - the equivalent of just over half a pint of beer or a measure of spirits.
The biggest fall was among the heaviest fifth of drinkers - the amount purchased by this group fell by two units.
But overall Scots were still buying more than 14 units a week, the recommended limit, after the introduction of the new drinking laws.
What is more, the analysis excluded pubs, bars and restaurants, where about a quarter of drinks are purchased.
If it isn't a lie it is a
bizarre perversion of the facts to suit the BBC's nanny-state agenda...
It follows on from this...
Charity calls for alcohol minimum pricing to be extended across UKA charity has called for Scotland's minimum unit pricing policy for alcohol (MUP) to be rolled out across the UK.
It followed the publication of evidence suggesting MUP has had a significant impact on drinking patterns.
Data presented at a conference in Glasgow suggested alcohol-related deaths in the city had fallen by 21.5%.
The policy was introduced in May 2018, but organisers said there was already an indication it was working - and should be more widely applied.
The research was presented at the British Association for the Study of the Liver (BASL) conference in Glasgow and was based on unpublished data from the city's Alcohol and Drugs Partnership (ADP).
The British Liver Trust said although the results came very soon after the law was introduced and the long term impact was still being studied, they nonetheless had important implications for MUP in England and the rest of the UK.
Scotland was the first country in the world to implement a minimum unit price for alcohol, following a 10-year campaign by health bodies.
It means licensed premises in Scotland cannot sell alcohol below a price which depends on the amount of alcohol contained in the product. It is currently set at 50p per unit of alcohol.
According to the BBC MUP has been a sensational success with consumption reduced and alcohol related deaths falling by 21%
But it simply isn't true, alcohol sales
increased as did the number of alcohol related deaths in Scotland overall. The policy is a dismal failure but the BBC is using press releases from anti-alcohol lobby groups to present it as a success and get MUP extended across the RoUK...
This is by no means a unique occurrence, they do it all the time and have been doing it for years. I woke up to it with the 'second hand smoke' scandal which I think I mentioned previously...
The BBC should be completely unbiased and impartial - they have the money and resources to investigate claims such as these but they choose not to.
Of course, this isn't something only the BBC do, similar stories can be found this week in the 'newspapers' and other TV channels so the public get wall to wall coverage of something that simply isn't true.
And that is why I never watch, read or listen to the MSM.
