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Re:UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards by bamboozled on Sunday September 28, 2025 @07:41PM (#45409054)
Sky is a really right wing partisan channel though, ofc they are going to say negative things about the incumbent government or basically anything it does.

Not to say the idea is good or bad, but how people watch hyper-partisan media and draw any conclusions from it is beyond me.

Re:UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards by reaperducer on Sunday September 28, 2025 @07:48PM (#45409093)
Sky didn't say anything. The two talking heads from two different political parties said things.

As an outsider, I have no idea if Sky News is "right wing" or not. I watch Sky and BBC because those are the two British services I can get where I am.

(And occasionally ITV, but it seems to be all potatoes, and no meat.)

Re:UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards by bamboozled on Sunday September 28, 2025 @09:21PM (#45409574)
Sure, but it’s not like there media outlets just select any old person to discuss any old topic. They can choose who they want to be the mouthpiece for a certain topic and make sure they get plenty of airtime to say whatever is required…
Re:UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards by reaperducer on Monday September 29, 2025 @06:16AM (#45412051)
Still off topic. Why is that?
Re:UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards by agedclock on Monday September 29, 2025 @12:40PM (#45415823)
Legally they have to provide "Due Impartiality" on the TV network. So they normally invite several people so they can claim they have provided balance.

I actually don't like that they are legally required they do this as often it becomes a shouting match between two participates. I want to hear someone's argument in full.

Re:UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards by agedclock on Monday September 29, 2025 @12:53PM (#45415979)
> Sky is a really right wing partisan channel though, ofc they are going to say negative things about the incumbent government or basically anything it does

You are pretending as if Sky is like Fox News in the UK. It is more like a slightly right of centre network.