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Home » News » German TV appears to show real level of UK strike action

German TV appears to show real level of UK strike action

Did BBC and other MSM outlets ignore the size of protest?

Politics Reporter by Politics Reporter
March 17, 2023
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On Wednesday hundreds of thousands of workers, including London Underground drivers, went on strike in what is believed to be the biggest walkout since the current wave of industrial action began.

It coems as talks between teachers’ unions and the government have begun today as the National Education Union confirms no further strike dates in England will be announced for two weeks.

The talks are expected to continue over the weekend.

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Jayne Secker – You're actually striking your own way out of a job..

Mick Lynch(RMT) – That's a govt line you're punting out on their behalf…

Jayne Secker – I'm not having you accuse me of being a govt mouthpiece… #KayBurley #BBCBreakfast pic.twitter.com/ySjD9pASxF

— Haggis_UK 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 (@Haggis_UK) March 16, 2023

German TV

Thursday was the last of a series of strike dates announced across England.

But was it a German TV channel that really showed the scale of the protests?

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ZDF London tweeted the aerial footage and it looks huge.

Strikes and demonstrations in GB: Teachers, junior doctors und Tube workers walk out and fight for higher wages.

Streiks und Demonstrationen in GB: Lehrer, Assistenzärzte und U-Bahn Fahrer legen die Arbeit nieder und kämpfen um höhere Löhne. pic.twitter.com/Cl0TUzi81c

— ZDF Studio London (@ZDFlondon) March 15, 2023

But did other UK outlets show the same video people have wondered? The budget was on at the time and that does take up a lot of the news cycle, but could, or ore importantly should it have been reported on in more detail?

The Mail seemed more concerned on the disruption rather the the action writing yesterday: “Rail commuters were left furious today as train services across Britain were crippled by a national strike on top of a second day of disruption from the Tube walkout.

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“Passengers tweeted that rail workers ‘really are pushing the public’s patience’ and said the strikes are ‘going to be the death of me’ as they struggled to get to work.

Central Bylines posed the question: “The @bbc says it is impartial, yet the most common question on this Tweet that now has over 1 million impressions is why @BBCNews didn’t cover this and German TV via @ZDFlondon did.”

The German @ZDFlondon footage has now had over 1.5m views. Are we now reliant on German TV to report the truth @BBCNews?

Is Conservative donor and BBC Chairman Richard Sharp behind this lack of coverage @BBC?pic.twitter.com/JeXgWmie8a

— Central Bylines (@CentralBylines) March 16, 2023

Tobi Frenzen wrote: “It took German news media to see these images… Let’s make sure that – as a result of this deliberate domestic suppression – more people end up seeing it than would have been the case if our UK media had simply done their job and reported it!”

It took German news media to see these images…

Let’s make sure that – as a result of this deliberate domestic suppression – more people end up seeing it than would have been the case if our UK media had simply done their job and reported it! #Stikes pic.twitter.com/coDc1g8Y9B

— Tobi (@TobiFrenzen) March 16, 2023

While another Twitter user claimed that: “This aerial footage was from German TV and shows how huge the protest by doctors, civil servants, teachers, university workers and many more was. Yet the @BBCNews had nothing… blatant Government interference evident yet again!”

Wow!
This aerial footage was from German TV and shows how huge the protest by doctors, civil servants, teachers, university workers and many more was.
Yet the @BBCNews had nothing… blatant Government interference evident yet again!

pic.twitter.com/vyiZz1DEVb

— Bob (@bobrmitchell) March 16, 2023

And other had this to say…

1.

@BBCWorld @itvnews @SkyNews – German channel ZDF covering the massive strikes yesterday. Showing the actual numbers involved. Where is the coverage of this aerial footage from U.K. broadcasters?

— Janet (@jcjumble) March 16, 2023

2.

Please keep sharing – the UK media completely ignored this massive protest march of NHS, teacher and other strikers and their supporters – everyone in the UK needs to see it … https://t.co/wSB6Fc13uB

— Oliver ✊🌏🔥 #ClimateAction #EcoSocialist (@tynewrc) March 17, 2023

3.

THis is not the first time the BBC has failed to show a protest. Only last Saturday they ignored one against NHS privatisation.@Keir_Starmer @UKLabour are remarkably quiet about this issue too.
It seems we have a problem here – we can quibble about whether it is Fascism –> https://t.co/GYogjv7d7x

— His Royal Huwness🐟Aitch NOT haitch🦂 (@JohnHuwEvans2) March 17, 2023

4.

On Wednesday, thousands of public sector workers took to the streets to protest against poverty wages.

And the leader of the Labour Party ignored it. https://t.co/d7cM7gztg0

— Frank Owen's Legendary Paintbrush🥀🇵🇸🇾🇪 (@OwenPaintbrush) March 17, 2023

5.

Funny that the huge demo of doctors and teachers was covered on German TV but not on British TV. https://t.co/eRTAkWy6un

— Dr Chris Day (@drcmday) March 16, 2023

Even NY Times seemed more interested?

Hundreds of schools closed in the U.K. on Wednesday as educators walked out as part of a two-day strike. Teachers unions said that tens of thousands rallied in London, calling for increased funding to education as well as pay increases for teachers. https://t.co/L7cueN1p1d

— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 15, 2023

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