As #CameronMustGo hashtaggers are tweeting their fury about the fact that mainstream news outlets haven’t picked up their online campaign, it’s time to look at the worst sins committed by those who take their political insights to Twitter.
Although this particular sin has been heightened today by #CameronMustGo tweeters attacking the BBC for refusing to pick up on their hashtag campaign, it is a time-old, enduring trope of angry political tweets. If the Beeb doesn’t mention Some People Being Angry at the Prime Minister, whether it’s stated in a hashtag or via a handful of people protesting somewhere, it is accused of rightwing bias. If it does anything else, it’s accused of leftwing bias.
Content from our partners
