Role of the media

• MQS punch and ludy politics Biang's mother trans daughter stabbed to death. Sure she was in the commots vat so made comment about Sammer net defining reperson is woman". Cries of 'shame' in the commons, ha was urged to apolage and did not media, scrutiny
• Role of the media

  • Office scandal
  • TV has power
  • Influence on politics
• Talk of passing an act of Parliament rather than going through court to declare them not guilty. But dangerous as some might be guilty. Courts and parlament
• ITV invested, shows how TV has that power
• Conservative MPs Oliver letwis, wood, Andrew britchen all pushing very hard to bright this to light all because of constituents coming to them
• BBC massively influenced by Roby Gibs. The real bias is with this right political force within BBC with intense influence
• Others think it's slightly left leaning
• News coverage much tamer than other channels. Too relant on 'good chaps theory' they'll do the right thing
• Labour withdraw support for Rochdale by election candidate-Aahar Ali
• He will stand as Labour candidate on the paper but if he's elected he will not hold the party whip and be an independent. Comments about Israel lowered security on October 7th after warnings of imminent threat
• Daily mail approached Labour with comments-starmer not consistent with anti metin stance- prompted party to withdraw their support from MP.
• 2015, conservative supporting newspaper repeated Camerons claim that if voters didn't Vote conservative, they risbad a weak Labour govt propped up by the SNP.
• Sunaks 'stop the boats' media has inflamed immigration issue. Small boats have become the scapegoat, their numbers do not equate to the immigration seen in the UK
• The majority of foreignars are from India or economic migrants.
• Role of the media

  • Provides silly stories not real debate
  • Registers the increasingly fragmented nature of modem politics
• Free media is vital in holding politicians to account especially when opposition is weak
• New Labour 2010. E. Cameron being a lond, so cannot be held to account by other select committees and media.
• Role of the media

  • Newspapers present a simplified version od political imues
  • Newspaper owners just want to boost their figures and cannot be held to account
  • Promote their own opinion
• 2011 phone hacking scandal-employee of nupert Murdock news. Hagai info gatherin which reduced public trust of the press. Led to closure of newspaper news of the world. Investigation led by Lord Justice Lawson, created a new body independent press standards organisation.
• Ed Miliband photographed awkwardly ating becon sandwich during 2015 campaign. Many used it to portray him as out of touch or lacking leadership qua lasting effects on Mbands public image. The imags drow away from policy issues and actor de Ma
• Insubstantial events important of them
• is less bias- BBC charter insists on political neutrality BBC presenter Gary Lineck suspended for tweeting new govts policy on immigration as language not dissimilar to that used by Nazi Germany 2003.
• Starmer New Year's Eve speech overshadowed by Sunak annending 2024 election will be sometime in the 2nd half of the yr
• All the media talks about is Sunals announcement and net Starmers speech even though Sunaks announcement wasn't even clear or final. Press is tuming to be anti-labour.
• 1/3 who voted conservative last time now say they don't know or won't vote
• Suggests those that do vote are looking for reasons to vote Tory, not reasons to vote elsewhere
• Labour shouldn't hesitate to make big bold moves that will get them noticed
• Role of the media, newspapers

  • Partisanship
  • Influence on elections
• 2015-62% viewed TV as biggest influence, 25% newspapers
• 2010 election, Nick Clegg enjoyed a boost in polls through televised debate showing an impressive performance. However, it was temporary, voters swung back to traditional parties after. Nonetheless, may have helped Lib Dems deny C an independent majority 2010.
• Lee Anderson racist speech about Sadiq Khan bringing extreme Islamic stuff. Conservatives are known to be islamophobic and labour thought of resignm
• Starmer is conscious not to push against Israel as media will say party is antisemitic. This lead to his amendments wording being 'humanitarian ceasefire' as it is not painting Israel so much as the villain.
• Conservative govt- photo ID to vote. Electoral Commission giving v public interviews expressing disagreement. human rights, scrutiny
• Also doubled the amount of donations for funding
• US 70% of money coming to senator or congressman is from small donations $5-10, only 30% from big donors. UK Labour or conservative, trade unions or big business ppl writing 2-3 million checks. Far too much influence. 10-20% of campaign is from one individual
• Every treasurer of Conservative Party is now in H of L
• Uk registered company even that's not making any money, can give money to parties. sc said it was a constitutional right to be able to pump money into super pcs. All campaign finance leg becomes null.
• British ppl overseas can now vote. Old, wealthy, vote Tory.
• Cameron 2011-12, wanted to abolish H of L in exchange for lid dems voting to reduce number of constituencies and redraw boundaries- in a way that would guarantee Tory majority in next GE.
• Factors affecting party success

  • Leadership
  • Voter behaviour