(11-05-2022, 08:53 PM)DTV Wrote:(11-05-2022, 08:19 PM)Radio_man Wrote: Well the report on the 6 tonight about the Housing & Planning reforms set out in the Queen's Speech yesterday, demonstrates nicely how after 23 years, UK-wide BBC News still hasn't fully come to terms with devolution....... (Roll eyes)
It is poor, but, to be fair, not an issue specific to the BBC. Finding a Westminster-based political journalist who understands the British political system is a real challenge. They might be good on the ins-and-outs of the Westminster soap opera, but most wouldn't know where to start if you asked them to explain the basics of devolution, proportional representation or - heaven forbid - the Northern Irish political institutions. And don't get me started on the quality of their election analysis.
When you're the BBC's home affairs editor, it should be part of the job description to know whether the topic you are covering is devolved.
A quick search of the websites for the Scottish & Welsh Parliaments, and the Northern Ireland Assembly took me 5 minutes tonight to find out that Housing & Communities and Planning Law is devolved to Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland. On the Welsh Parliament website, it's competencies are listed on the homepage. There's no excuse.
https://senedd.wales/
https://www.parliament.scot/about/how-pa...ved-powers
http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/about-the-a...-assembly/
I'm amazed that he BBC still obviously do not make their London based journalists, reporting on UK-wide matters, have mandatory training on devolution.
The report on the 6 tonight shows that London based journalists still assume that after 23 years, England = the UK