Bias in the News: Political Affiliations

Right Wing:

-       Conservative supporters, UKIP, BNP

-       The daily mail, The telegraph, The times, The sun

-       “You earn what you work for and should keep what you can”

-       Survival of the fittest/ richest/ best educated

-       Believe in privatisation of things like health care, education, ect

-       Do not want welfare state, ie benefits etc.

-       In favour of Brexit

-       Anti- immigration

-       Many voted against equal rights for gay people, some have ‘traditional’ views of women and pay

-       Often tied to the church or Christian belief.

Middle:

-       Liberal democrats

       -       The Independent  

       -       Support aspects of both right and left wing parties.

Left:

       -       Labour party, Green Party, Socialist worker Party, Communism

-       The Guardian, The Mirror

-       Believe in spreading the wealth for more equality

-       Taxation for the rich to pay for support for the poor

-       Support nationalism

-       Public health, state education etc.

-       Pro- Europe, against Brexit

-       Pro- Multi culture (Pro immigration)

-       Pro- Gay marriage, woman’s rights etc.

-       Pro- Environment and worried about climate change