Category Archives: anti Geert Wilders

The BBC has been curiously silent about the Dutch election, up until today. I think the Wilders factor perturbs them so they have to be careful how they cover this story. Earlier this morning, before 7am, I listened to the BBC state that because of the economic situation, immigration was less of an issue and therefore Wilders Party would not do as well as it was hoping though “it may double its vote”! Jonny Dymond produced a slightly more comprehensive coverage here – I bet he enjoys the relaxed lifestyle of the Dutch. His report is better balanced but there is the same line being sold that the Dutch will vote on the economy, and that Immigration is less of an issue than it was. The implication is that there is no connection between immigration and a country having to deal with severe recession! We shall see.    

Must have been some sort of oversight but the BBC seems oddly subdued about the fantastic gains  Geert Wilders  has made in the local elections in the Netherlands. One might have thought this merited some prime time discussion ahead of weighty topics such as “political protest songs” but apparently not. Ah well – the BBC has tough editorial decisions to make all the time…..