Just sent this to the BBC complaints lot...
--------------- This comment refers to the news and current affairs in general, although it was sparked by a headline in world at one today. I am disappointed that the BBC seems to have jumped onto the "4x4s are evil and 4x4 drivers are scum" bandwagon. The news item referred to Ken Livingstone's new policy on the most polluting cars being charged more to enter the London congestion zone. Mr Livingstone is well-known for his unreasonable and unthinking bias against 4x4s. The item was read thusly: "...plans to charge the most polluting vehicles, such as 4x4s [significant pause] and some other high-powered vehicles..." Even in the realm of private cars, by no means all the high-pollution vehicles are 4x4s, moreover, not all 4x4s are huge gas-guzzlers, some are small cars with good ecological credentials which just happen to be 4x4s. The item would have been just as valid with no mention types of vehicle at all; the way it was presented seemed to me to have a definite bias. The BBC used to be respected worldwide for its unbiassed reporting, I would prefer it if it could regain this status. Leave the bias and uninformed opinion to the lower classes of the press, where it is common.
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doubt it'll do any good, mind.