I personally don't think the BBC presenters should talk about their political stance on air as it can sway people's votes. People should be allowed to vote without feeling pressured by people they see as role models, fair enough these people are entitled to vote and like who they want and chat about it amongst their nearest and dearest, but not to the general public.Thanks for sharing, Silver, and I don't think you need worry for posting these screenshots — it's hardly any details about her personal/private life (shared with 285k close friends, lol) so fair enough to be out there. As you say, she's not wrong with what she's saying, she's just a bit late to the game. The Question Time staff have undeniably had a role in giving a platform to some unsavoury sorts in recent years, and one only has to look at all the repeated instances of planted audience members (particularly in Scotland — "more plants than a garden centre" was how it was described) to wonder what on earth they're playing at.
All that's already been said repeatedly though, and I doubt tweeting about it some more will spark much in the way of changeAs often seems to be the feeling here, it would be great if she took a more proactive approach than angrily posting (and deleting) her thoughts.
Having said that, I don't know what course of action I'd take if I was in that position. Easy to be an armchair commentator, I suppose!
Think about Brexit, people said they voted because off all the advertising and the way people they knew and admired were learning towards and now many of them are eating their worlds and wishing they had voted differently.
Politics is very important but people of influence should not try and sway people's votes.
I find it odd that people talk about voting as she. I grew up in northern Ireland you told no one who you voted for. I still live by that rule.
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