British media bias

Why are British Eurosceptics so rude? Feb 26th 2010, 8:53 by Charlemagne from The Economist
"THE Belgian newspaper, De Standaard, asked me to write an op-ed explaining to their baffled readers why a British Eurosceptic politician was so very rude to the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, in the European Parliament this week. Nigel Farage, a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the United Kingdom Independence Party, called Mr Van Rompuy (a Belgian) that he had the "charisma of a damp rag", among other insults.The short version of why Mr Farage was winkled out of the UKIP politician by BBC Radio 4's Today programme yesterday morning. What does being so rude achieve, Mr Farage was asked. Well, it has got me on this programme, hasn't it, he replied. And there you have it. "Today" is a flagship programme on the BBC: about the most serious news programme in Britain, along with "Newsnight" on BBC television. And calling a foreign politician names gets you on it...." Full text
Comment: I suggest reading most of the British press (with the possible exception of The Economist and The Times) only for the purpose of fun. The talent to twist the truth, uncontrolled bias, appeal to the lowest instincts makes the circulation go up. Sometimes one may think that as much as Britain is the envy for many around the world, a large part of the rest of the world, particular near and no so near neighbors of the Kingdom such as the PIIGS or the Frogs or the Huns are the envy of the British.