# BBC takes flak over debate audience - how'd you do it?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 1, 2015, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-takes-flak-over-debate-audience-howd-you-do-it/718976 "2015-05-01T09:37:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbc-takes-flak-over-debate-audience-howd-you-do-it/718976/21 "2015-05-01T17:30:42Z")

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> [@Novelty\_Bobble](#):
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> It was perfectly fine and fair. Certainly a good candidate for “least worst” option.  
> The only people complaining will be those who think their leaders screwed up on the night.
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> As for a biased BBC? cite for that please. They get a kicking for being both terribly left-wing, right-wing and non-committal _all at the same time_.

Indeed. Those that complain about BBC bias aren’t complaining about a bias towards the others, they are complaining about there not being a bias towards them. Except they won’t admit that, obviously.

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