[spankysmagicpian]

Right. I'm wading in here (could be a long one)

If anyone feels the need to classify me then I'm pretty left with a bit of communism thrown in. Spent the mid 80s on picket lines and collecting for the miners. Been reading the Guardian for 40 years, hate Brexit (still) and the Daily Mail so I'm not on 'the political turn' :-D

I've dipped in and out of GB News since it started as it's a new channel and I am yet to see anything in the slightest that could be classed as far right or indeed classed as an British Fox News. Andrew Neil last night was even having a pop at Johnson. Caught some this morning and it was more 'This Morning' than anything else.

That Don Wootton is a complete idiot for a start but it doesn't make him a far right nutter (he might be as far as I know). You get idiots everywhere. I see it as bit of an LBC - pick and choose who you listen to / watch (for me - Mair, O'Brien, Abbot and Nawaz - speaking of which...I've heard more questions/monologues which could be classed as controversial by Majid Nawaz than on GB News. I don't see anyone boycotting LBC advertisers (not a criticism of Majid)). My overall impression is that (acknowledging the huge amount of technical hitches) that it's pretty bland TBH. I was expecting some hard hitting investigations and awkward questions to the people in power but as yet, it's failed to materialise. It certainly won't be my channel of choice.

OK - main point bearing in mind my comments above..what is HACKING ME OFF is this Twitterstorm re: advertisers.
I only joined Twitter in January to ask Aldi something (LOL) and I can't believe what I see. Is it like this all the time?

I wouldn't mind the Twitter people getting upset if GB News had been suggesting the gunning down of the migrants and the instant deportation of anyone with not at least 73% British DNA etc but from what I have seen there's been nothing of the sort. The only bit I have seen that could be controversial is the questioning re: lockdown / extending it / mask wearing which in a healthy democracy, questions and decisions should be raised from an opposite viewpoint. Keeps them on their toes. Just to add that opposing viewpoints are not necessarily correct but they should be aired.

Rallying against GB News is not a productive use of peoples time - same old story, people seem to be picking on something which in the big scheme of things is pretty insignificant. They should be utilising their efforts against all the agendas that this present Govt are slipping in under the radar or the more overt ones such as the Police Bill, NHS sharing of data etc. Before these complainers realise, they won't be able even to get upset on Twitter or the Internet as the ways things are going - that will be banned too. Priti will be watching....