We’ve had to correct the original BBC Scotland page (above). It had been:
Coronavirus: No quarantine checks carried out on passengers arriving in Scotland
That headline and the text fail to inform us that the decision to quarantine air travellers was taken by the UK Government and that they are responsible for giving access to the Home Office system so that officials in the devolved nations can do the follow-up checks.
That they took four weeks to do so is a failure the of the UK Government not the SNP!
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
Glad you brought this up as reading the earlier blog on the BBC which typically used the word ‘Admitted’ the Health Secy as if to convey she was at fault. The subtle and not so subtle distortions the BBC are using is becoming very annoying.
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Yes clever language – admitted. I admit the BBC is biased.
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Reblogged this on Ramblings of a 50+ Female.
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I posted this correction on Sunday Post website – the source (via PA) of the story
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As I mentioned the source for the article was Press Association who deliver copy to their subscribers without comment, trusting on journalistic instincts 🤣🤣. Anyone can submit a correction to a published PA story by emailing copy@pa.media.
So I did
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I was suspicious when the Network BBC news at 1pm today said that Jeane Freeman had ‘admitted’ that no follow-up checks had been done, and had been ferociously attacked by the Scottish Tories for this. This was a UK-wide attack clearly based on a twisted, partial and fallacious portrayal of the situation.
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yes sneaky wee word choice there – admitted
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They are not stupid, someone from the Scottish government should put in a complaint. Sick of their obvious manipulation of facts.
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The propaganda war against Scotland by englands westminster and its agents the BBC , SKY , ITV , radio and newspapers continues
Worse to come
We have seen court cases brought by them
We will also see businesses punished for being scottish
People will have their jobs taken away for being scottish
Riots and vandalism , personal attacks and deaths will be inflicted on us for being Scottish
Its what will happen as england is forced to shrink to its normal size
Clearly a lot of people in scotland have never lived in england when you hear them saying that english people dont really care if scotland becomes independent , they are wrong to believe that english people dont care , theyre bluffing
They care alright
They think they own this whole island
You will see and hear that before scotland decides it will be independent and becomes independent
It wont be a pretty sight
Certainly not ammicable
Once england is at its normal size
countries around the world will no longer feel as threatened
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Yes, well said Terence. The brainwashing/propaganda will only intensify as we approach the now inevitable second Scottish Independence Referendum. Many years ago I had the experience of being close the manipulation of the Scottish justice system by the British state. They can, and will, take every measure to prevent us gaining our independence.
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The definition of journalism has now been updated : “one skilled in the manipulation of language in order to give the appearance of reporting accuracy while distorting the facts”
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