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Robin Aitken: How the BBC became the voice of the progressive elite

Robin Aitken: How the BBC became the voice of the progressive elite

Update: 2025-11-12
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Robin Aitken – former BBC journalist and author of The Noble Liar – is the latest guest on The Brendan O’Neill Show. Robin and Brendan discuss the BBC’s abandonment of objectivity, the activist capture of the newsroom and why this still matters in the internet era.


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Robin Aitken: How the BBC became the voice of the progressive elite

Robin Aitken: How the BBC became the voice of the progressive elite

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