BBC News at Six and Ten, BBC One, 11 September, 2014 Complaint We received complaints from viewers who felt Nick Robinsons report on the Scottish First Ministers press conference implied that Alex Salmond had not answered a question put to him. Response from BBC News The BBCs Political Editor Nick Robinson asked Scotlands First Minister Alex Salmond two questions at his press conference on Thursday 11th September. The first question centred on the tax implications of RBS moving its legal headquarters to London; the second on why voters should trust a politician rather than businessmen. Nick Robinsons report showed the second question on trust, with a script line noting that Mr Salmond had not answered that point. Mr Salmonds answer on tax was lengthy. Since it was not possible to use it in full in a short news report, a series of clips were included making his central points - the job implications of the re-location of RBS, the accusation that the Treasury broke rules by briefing market sensitive information and his request that the BBC should co-operate with an enquiry. In addition Nick Robinsons script pointed out that the First Minister said there would be no loss of tax revenue. The BBC considers that the questions were valid and the overall report balanced and impartial, in line with our editorial guidelines.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 07:46:22 +0000
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