IS NW REGIONAL TV REALLY SCRUTINISING ANDY BURNHAM AS PM AND A REVIVED LABOUR PARTY FOR NW ENGLAND?

22nd July 2026   Dear Readers   On 28th June 2026 I watched BBC NW’s Politics North West chaired by Annabel Tiffin. There was the assembled panel of Jim Mc Mahon, MP for Oldham West and Chadderton in Greater Manchester, Martin Cox, Tory Leader of Bolton Council and Gina Dowden, Green Councillor on Lancaster CityContinue reading “IS NW REGIONAL TV REALLY SCRUTINISING ANDY BURNHAM AS PM AND A REVIVED LABOUR PARTY FOR NW ENGLAND?”

North Lancastrians continue to be Fed a Diet of Manchester, Merseyside and Peak District from NW Regional TV

19th April 2026 Dear Readers I have just watched the Sunday tea-time news from BBC North West Tonight (today, 19th April), with coverage of the Manchester marathon, housing in Rochdale and a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Peak District National Park. Again, if one thinks ITV Granada Reports might have offered something better,Continue reading “North Lancastrians continue to be Fed a Diet of Manchester, Merseyside and Peak District from NW Regional TV”

The BBC Scandal over President Trump- and the Future of NW England Regional TV

11th November 2025 Dear Readers Those who value Regional TV in North West England, and want it improved for the northern two-thirds of North West England will be aware of the scandal which has enveloped the BBC in the last couple of days. It concerns the Panorama programme aired on Monday 28th October 2024 entitledContinue reading “The BBC Scandal over President Trump- and the Future of NW England Regional TV”