So what’s the view of the Liberal Democrats regarding the NHS?…

Well we know they are in favour of the NHS, but does enough of the public know our views? With a poll showing that we have lost 4 points, at the expense of the Tories and Labour, and showing the Tories are trusted the most with the NHS, it is interesting to consider the media reporting of the NHS on the public.

What this shows is one of two things. Either, the Liberal Democrats have been trying to get their view across to the media regarding the NHS, and due to the adversarial political system, we have failed to get it across enough. Alternatively, it may actually show that we have been too lax in getting our opinion across, and so have missed our chance to be the best option for the NHS out of three main parties. Or maybe it is a mix of the two. But whatever the reason is, there is something wrong for the Tories to gain from their true position on the NHS being revealed, and the Liberal Democrats to lose.

It is slightly worrying that the public have failed to see through the Tories facade regarding NHS support. They clearly want to turn as much as it into being privately run, as shown in a ComRes poll of Tory MPs. How the public believe the Tories therefore will be the best in safeguarding a national treasure, is beyond me.

What the Liberal Democrats need to concentrate on is providing their position on trending topics such as the NHS to the electorate in a clearer way. However, obviously, the role of the bias media must be considered. But it is bizarre for us to have lost points at the expense of the Tories, following the constant humiliation for the Tories, this month.

Because, there is only so much screaming you can do at the news…

We all know that certain media, especially newspapers, are bias, with reporters, editors and the like promoting their own viewpoint. However, there is a requirement for institutions such as the BBC to remain politically neutral, but in fairness, this is often breached. As a Liberal Democrat, I frequently find myself very angry at their coverage of the news.

The basis for this blog, as the issue of bias media is not a new one, is the recent reporting of Iraq and opposition political leaders calling for an increase in helicopters. Nick Clegg raised the problems caused by helicopter shortages first, however, on most of the news reporting I have heard – it has been David Cameron who has been associated with raising the issue. Furthermore, if you cast your mind back to the Ghurkhas, David Cameron was also seen to receive more media coverage than I believe he should have, given that the Liberal Democrat’s had been fighting for their right to settlement for many months, and that as a party, were the ones to call for the motion to be debated.

The bias reporting of the media is subtle, but does damage to the Liberal Democrat’s standings. It reinforces the unfair adversarial system, making out that the race is only really between the two main political parties. What needs to occur within institutions such as the BBC, which needs to aim at being political neutral, is an attempt at providing the Liberal Democrats a more serious voice, and provide them with more credit for the many key debates that we often lead.