Generally, I think "the bbc" is centre-left (upper-middle-class flavoured).
Their positions on most issues conform to that faction.
Re:The BBC on the Rack
by tomatocracy on Saturday April 04, 2020 @08:42AM
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I know what you mean but I think it's unhelpful to define it in terms of left/right. I'd describe them as having a bias towards the typical metropolitan liberal outlook.
The reason I'd describe it this way is that it's much more apparent on social issues and certain aspects of international relations, where they don't even seem to understand that other viewpoints might exist. On economics they seem to have at least some awareness that there are a spectrum of viewpoints and take a more consumerist view as often as they do a soft left view (although they still never really seem to consider libertarian or harder left viewpoints).
Those reporters and editors put out biased content from the left and right.
There are good arguments that the BBC do not criticise the current government and some people take that to mean that they support the government. That is exacerbated by the fact that David Cameron appointed prominent Conservatives to directorial roles in the BBC.[0]
But yes, the news they put out is not unbiased- it’s just that they have bias in all directions depending on who is writing and editing.
[0]: https://www.ft.com/content/7ba884c2-176d-11e6-b197-a4af20d55...