The GP behind BBC Scotland’s unreliable headline story today on alleged shortages of protective equipment based on a letter from one GP and anonymous others:
Is he and a ‘friend’ in this one two weeks ago?
Three weeks ago, in both the Herald and Reporting Scotland, based on one GP and his Facebook ‘chatroom’:
This one medic, not an infection specialist, evidenced only by her walking around, but allegedly a pal of folk at Pacific Quay:
Two weeks later, how is the Spain analogy going?
I could go on and search through the archives but is it necessary?
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
The GP is Anas Sarwar’s brother-in-law according to some.
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Watching the FM press conf. yesterday came to the conclusion that
HM press just can’t change their modus operandi even in these critical times.
It is a continual political attack on the SG and any small thing will be blown out of all proportion in order to achieve those ends.
Pathetic and not fit for purpose in any normal country.
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It’s interesting to compare and contrast the BBC News website’s coverage of this story and that of many other online media outlets. The quotes attributed to Dr Hanif are especially notable.
The is from the BBC (Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-52204685 ):
‘The open letter from health workers, which was co-ordinated by Dr Shahzad Hanif, acknowledged that “some PPE has now been provided”.’
But then there is quote from Dr Hanif used by the news agency, PA:
“There are certainly signs that the quantity of protective equipment is certainly coming through now, certainly into primary care where I work and messages I have had from secondary care echo that – that’s less of a concern to us now, to be honest.”
Given the recent media emphasis on the lack of PPE for clinicians, is the latter comment not significant – even newsworthy?
(Source: https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2020/04/08/dozens-of-medics-sign-letter-expressing-concern-over-quality-of/?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJt9_NhOmBeF_SR-yFLNOXQ2Mq4UT48vSUr4ZwgDH72nRsR7GtnqQOnkadBGcOzphMMVEUj68MNsTUt2cWI94sUvfW3shOk-Ll5QMD3wH7uw5Z-gpZygOOp6jZ_3B7Tx9IvAbQ7R0XjNAKepaPgVTElTraxl47QaWTTkFYSSiTeO )
So one source emphasises ‘some provided’ and the other ‘ less of a concern to be honest’. You would of course have been able to guess which was the BBC ‘framing’ even without the links to sources!
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At this time , in a crisis that affects us all , these Unionists politisise, it shows their priorities, the only party not doing that is the SNP , I salute them for staying out of the gutter ! .
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Chancers, pure and simple.
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Reblogged this on New Scotland and commented:
BBC & Trust is not compatible
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It is beneath contempt that, at a time when faced with Corona virus and it’s possible aftermath, the “news” channel most folk of a certain age will go to is…the bbc; only to read/see/hear that stalwart of the Brit State engage so avidly in blatant scaremongering.
The bbc is proving, second by second, that they are not honest or trustworthy enough to report on ANY aspect of Scottish life…even a homebake sale at a school wouldn’t be recognisable in any piece by beeb.
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