b'7. Is the BBC a propaganda voice for the EU? BBC bias against Brexit and those whoIn the South West region, during the support it is evident from 1999, (whenreferendum campaign BBC West broadcast detailed monitoring began) up to today.an hour-long debate on Brexit with two panellists/speakers on either side. An From 1999 media monitoring reports byobvious person to speak for the Brexit side News-watchhave covered over 8,000was the author - as an MEP for the area, programme transcripts, 300 hundred hourselected on a pro-Brexit platform, who had plus of EU content and over 40 individualmoreover topped the poll in the European surveys and reports.elections just a year before.Before the referendum in the years 2005-Instead, BBC West chose to invite and put on 2015, there were 4,275 guests talking aboutChristine Hamilton, the wife of an ex- the EU on BBC Radio 4s Today programme;Conservative MP for Cheshire Neil Hamilton. of these only 132 (3.2 %) were supporters of(The same is now a Member of the Welsh leaving the EU.Assembly.) Christine Hamilton as a writer has published the Book of British Battleaxes During the referendum campaign, the BBCand has been a pantomime dame. Were were legally obliged to be neutral. They didthese the qualifications?not seem to be. 148'