@johnprescott

Hello @kevinbakhurst Why does BBC news still use the Taxpayers Alliance? They should be described on-air as a right-wing pressure group

8:33AM Mon, January 02 2012

@peteinbarry Wales

@kevinbakhurst Makes a change from the usual left-wing pressure groups generally used by the BBC

8:35AM Mon, January 02 2012

@NYPFJBB North Yorkshire

and why do PolicyExchange get so much media coverage when they wont disclose how they are funded

8:36AM Mon, January 02 2012

@nicnatnic

@kevinbakhurst Ditto all lobby/pressure groups...?

8:36AM Mon, January 02 2012

@ex_offender England

why is an organisation that holds the government to account and ensures the govt gets value for money right wing?

8:37AM Mon, January 02 2012

@Peterkynaston West Bromwich (at weekends)

@kevinbakhurst Because them and Migration Watch are the only pressure groups or political groups the public empathtise with.

8:38AM Mon, January 02 2012

@LeftyLeprechaun Gravesend, Kent

@kevinbakhurst they should be described on air as swivel eyed chinless wonders!

8:38AM Mon, January 02 2012

@Juggzy

@kevinbakhurst Specifically an Atlantic Bridge and neo-con funded right wing pressure group with ties to Tory party donors.

8:40AM Mon, January 02 2012

@Reet_Good Fax Vegas, Yorkshire, UK

surely then @bbcnews should be described as a left wing pressure group.

8:41AM Mon, January 02 2012

@kfreel

the issue is what right to they have to make their comments, they're unelected, unrepresentative and how can they be deposed ?

8:42AM Mon, January 02 2012

@jennie_kermode Glasgow, Scotland.

@kevinbakhurst It's worth noting that complaints hve been made to the Charities Commission about their political activity.

8:43AM Mon, January 02 2012

@DibsXIII Kingston upon Hull

Big Q 4me is, who says they represent tax payers? I'm a tax payer but haven't voted4them or agreed with anything they've said!

8:45AM Mon, January 02 2012

@techpractical

@kevinbakhurst a Tory pressure group, you mean?

8:48AM Mon, January 02 2012

@andrew_carver

Too bloody right.

8:56AM Mon, January 02 2012

@Manwithaview1 Sydenham Hill

@kevinbakhurst The TaxPayers (sic) Alliance are an astroturf front group. Astroturf groups do not have any grass roots...

9:18AM Mon, January 02 2012

@leaveitwithya London

@kevinbakhurst And Unions as Economic Terrorists.

9:22AM Mon, January 02 2012

@m1dn1ght5un England

For the same reason they interview your union cronies?

9:22AM Mon, January 02 2012

@markjupp4 South Shields

@kevinbakhurst Too true. They're used as if an impartial commentator rather than pressure group with fixed agenda

9:24AM Mon, January 02 2012

@ziggy7

Oh really. Which ones would they be?

10:13AM Mon, January 02 2012

@AndyHenley1 UK

Fed up with TPA trying to divide society into 'taypayers' and 'others' - we ALL pay tax in some form, even benefits claimants!

11:01AM Mon, January 02 2012

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Hello @kevinbakhurst Why does BBC news still use the Taxpayers Alliance? They should be described on-air as a right-wing pressure group

@kevinbakhurst Makes a change from the usual left-wing pressure groups generally used by the BBC

and why do PolicyExchange get so much media coverage when they wont disclose how they are funded

@kevinbakhurst Ditto all lobby/pressure groups...?

why is an organisation that holds the government to account and ensures the govt gets value for money right wing?

@kevinbakhurst Because them and Migration Watch are the only pressure groups or political groups the public empathtise with.

@kevinbakhurst they should be described on air as swivel eyed chinless wonders!

@kevinbakhurst Specifically an Atlantic Bridge and neo-con funded right wing pressure group with ties to Tory party donors.

surely then @bbcnews should be described as a left wing pressure group.

the issue is what right to they have to make their comments, they're unelected, unrepresentative and how can they be deposed ?

@kevinbakhurst It's worth noting that complaints hve been made to the Charities Commission about their political activity.

Big Q 4me is, who says they represent tax payers? I'm a tax payer but haven't voted4them or agreed with anything they've said!

@kevinbakhurst a Tory pressure group, you mean?

Too bloody right.

@kevinbakhurst The TaxPayers (sic) Alliance are an astroturf front group. Astroturf groups do not have any grass roots...

@kevinbakhurst And Unions as Economic Terrorists.

For the same reason they interview your union cronies?

@kevinbakhurst Too true. They're used as if an impartial commentator rather than pressure group with fixed agenda

Oh really. Which ones would they be?

Fed up with TPA trying to divide society into 'taypayers' and 'others' - we ALL pay tax in some form, even benefits claimants!

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Hello @kevinbakhurst Why does BBC news still use the Taxpayers Alliance? They should be described on-air as a right-wing pressure group

@kevinbakhurst Makes a change from the usual left-wing pressure groups generally used by the BBC

and why do PolicyExchange get so much media coverage when they wont disclose how they are funded

@kevinbakhurst Ditto all lobby/pressure groups...?

why is an organisation that holds the government to account and ensures the govt gets value for money right wing?

@kevinbakhurst Because them and Migration Watch are the only pressure groups or political groups the public empathtise with.

@kevinbakhurst they should be described on air as swivel eyed chinless wonders!

@kevinbakhurst Specifically an Atlantic Bridge and neo-con funded right wing pressure group with ties to Tory party donors.

surely then @bbcnews should be described as a left wing pressure group.

the issue is what right to they have to make their comments, they're unelected, unrepresentative and how can they be deposed ?

@kevinbakhurst It's worth noting that complaints hve been made to the Charities Commission about their political activity.

Big Q 4me is, who says they represent tax payers? I'm a tax payer but haven't voted4them or agreed with anything they've said!

@kevinbakhurst a Tory pressure group, you mean?

Too bloody right.

@kevinbakhurst The TaxPayers (sic) Alliance are an astroturf front group. Astroturf groups do not have any grass roots...

@kevinbakhurst And Unions as Economic Terrorists.

For the same reason they interview your union cronies?

@kevinbakhurst Too true. They're used as if an impartial commentator rather than pressure group with fixed agenda

Oh really. Which ones would they be?

Fed up with TPA trying to divide society into 'taypayers' and 'others' - we ALL pay tax in some form, even benefits claimants!

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