B.B.C. PROPAGANDA

Grey River Argus, 10 April 1943, Page 2

B.B.C. PROPAGANDA

“ONE-SIDED HASH” Scottish M.P.’s Estimate [British Official Wireless], RUGBY. April 8. Since the war started, Britain, unlike Germany, had never been off the air, declared the Minister of Information in the Commons, to-day, replying to the debate on the B-B-C. It was believed the 8.8. C. had between 20 and 35 million listeners in Europe. An v big news story it put out got known by most people m Western Europe, excluding Germany, within three hours. “We question the authority of the 8.8. C. and the Minister of information tp conserve the right of expression through the 8.8. C. for Government members and ‘yes men’ from various political parties,” said Mr. J. McGovern, M.P., attacking 8.8. C. propaganda. “We get this one-sided hash with shows a complete lack of faith in the democratic situation. Those selected to nut over talks on religious matters are what I might call the safe, patriotic men, the sort of people who praise 80001 b bombs and hope they do God’s work! No religious expression is allowed that contradicts the idea of the State waging war. It is a remarkable thing that the 8.8. C. states in medical talks that all foods which are difficult to obtain have no food value, whereas rubbishly substitutes are stated to be of great value. This shows how the medical profession can adapt its requirements to political need, supporting a Government which is waging war.” Mr. McGovern added that abominable things were constantly said over the German radio about Jews, but no Jew was allowed to reply over the 8.8. C. “One hears the Dean of Canterbury and others protesting, but this is part of the general exploitation of the suffering of these people tor the purposes of lighting war.” Mr. McGovern said the manner in which speakers gloated over the massacre of Germans from- the air caused revulsion among decent people. “We can only say how that all moral protests against the bombing of London arose because we had insufficient planes. Once we got them moral objections went into the Limbo. This totalitarian radio instrument is being wielded for the benefit of the Government at the Prime Minister’s dictation. Everybody seems afraid to face up to this. The radio should be a national instrument for the propagation, of every viewpoint, and unless the 8.8. C. is radically changed w G shall go headlong into the Continent’s mistake,”