To: BBC News, Sky News, ITV News
Stop UK Media Censoring Progressive Parties using Unfair Coverage
Firstly sign this petition, then do the next steps.
Complain to Sky News :
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Complain to BBC News :
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint
Complain to ITV :
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https://itvsupport.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new?ticket_form=programming_and_other_itv_services
Complain to Sky News :
Press the link below and add some of your own words to it
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Complain to BBC News :
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/contact/complaints/make-a-complaint
Complain to ITV :
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https://itvsupport.freshdesk.com/support/tickets/new?ticket_form=programming_and_other_itv_services
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hackedoff.org
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bettermedia.uk/change-the-media/
Honourable Mentions :
storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org
mediareform.org.uk
stopfundinghate.info
hackedoff.org
openrightsgroup.org
facebook.com/ima.press/
ima.press/members
bettermedia.uk/change-the-media/
Honourable Mentions :
storytracker.solutionsjournalism.org
Why is this important?
The UK’s biggest public news broadcasters are not balanced, plural or impartial. They provide very little coverage to progressive parties like Green Party and Your Party when compared to similar sized ReformUK. See the Evidence below.
Sky News
Sky News has articles significantly more often for ReformUK :
https://news.sky.com/topic/reform-uk-10994/1
than Green Party
https://news.sky.com/topic/green-party-6622/1
Sky News carried live coverage from Reform UK on their channel :
bestforbritain.org/complaint_sky_coverage_of_reform_uk even prioritising it over England’s Lionesses parade
ITV
ITV has articles significantly more often for ReformUK
https://www.itv.com/news/topic/reform-uk
than Green Party
https://www.itv.com/news/topic/green-party
Similar issue for Lib Dems (Reform got 3x more coverage)
https://www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/party-political-coverage
ITV was also heavily biased against Jeremy Corbyn : https://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Corbynresearch.pdf
BBC
BBC has articles significantly more often for ReformUK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cp07jzgm24jt
than Green Party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cq23pdgvy20t
BBC refused to interview greens new leader after win and refused again at party conference
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25521273.bbc-issue-greens/
Similar issue for Lib Dems (Reform got 3x more coverage)
https://www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/party-political-coverage
and
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/bbc-accused-of-pro-reform-bias-as-lib-dems-launch-campaign-to-end-wall-to-wall-farage-coverage/
BBC was also heavily biased against Jeremy Corbyn : https://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Corbynresearch.pdf
YouGov shows trust in the BBC is down from 81% 2003 to 38% 2023 : https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/v32hkc6t9y/YG%20trackers%20-%20Trust.pdf
This has happened 10 years before as well : https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bbc-news-stop-this-media-blackout-of-the-green-party
Sky News
Sky News has articles significantly more often for ReformUK :
https://news.sky.com/topic/reform-uk-10994/1
than Green Party
https://news.sky.com/topic/green-party-6622/1
Sky News carried live coverage from Reform UK on their channel :
bestforbritain.org/complaint_sky_coverage_of_reform_uk even prioritising it over England’s Lionesses parade
ITV
ITV has articles significantly more often for ReformUK
https://www.itv.com/news/topic/reform-uk
than Green Party
https://www.itv.com/news/topic/green-party
Similar issue for Lib Dems (Reform got 3x more coverage)
https://www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/party-political-coverage
ITV was also heavily biased against Jeremy Corbyn : https://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Corbynresearch.pdf
BBC
BBC has articles significantly more often for ReformUK
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cp07jzgm24jt
than Green Party
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cq23pdgvy20t
BBC refused to interview greens new leader after win and refused again at party conference
https://www.thenational.scot/news/25521273.bbc-issue-greens/
Similar issue for Lib Dems (Reform got 3x more coverage)
https://www.enhancingimpartiality.com/blog/party-political-coverage
and
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/bbc-accused-of-pro-reform-bias-as-lib-dems-launch-campaign-to-end-wall-to-wall-farage-coverage/
BBC was also heavily biased against Jeremy Corbyn : https://www.mediareform.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Corbynresearch.pdf
YouGov shows trust in the BBC is down from 81% 2003 to 38% 2023 : https://docs.cdn.yougov.com/v32hkc6t9y/YG%20trackers%20-%20Trust.pdf
This has happened 10 years before as well : https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bbc-news-stop-this-media-blackout-of-the-green-party
