We did wonder how UKIP would respond to their poll result from Norwich North. Having received just under 12% of the votes cast, to say they are publicly delighted would be an understatement.
However, they say their support from the public is despite being excluded from coverage by the BBC. Now UKIP are declaring war on BBC bias.
Nigel Farage says: "There is a clear bias in the BBC against the UK Independence Party and this result shows that they are wrong in freezing us out of key political television and radio programmes. We've shown in Norwich North that we are a major player on the UK political scene and that our performance in the European Elections, where we recorded the second highest percentage of vote among all the parties, was no fluke. We have arrived and the people have shown that they agree with our politics. If the BBC doesn't like that, well tough. I personally will be taking this to the highest echelons of the BBC and finding out who decided we were not to be part of the Norwich North coverage and what is to be done about it".
A strong reaction from Nigel then. But is he surprised that the BBC do not wish to promote anti-EU policies? We're not... However, with a good campaign, UKIP could make the BBC reflect the views of the majority of the British people on the issue.
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