http://standpointmag.co.uk Welcome to the Standpoint magazine, the culture and politics monthly en /node/3390 <!--paging_filter--> <p><strong>The rigged debate.</strong></p><p>Debates are between people with opposing views. If they're not, we call them love ins. A favourite tactic of Radio 4 is to set up what seems to the casual listener to be a debate, but which is in reality a sham argument. Listen to how the <em>Today</em> programme<em> </em>rigs <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9021000/9021730.stm">this supposed debate about</a> Kenneth Clarke's plans to reduce the prison population. (Scroll down to 0732.)</p><p><a href="/node/3390"><span>read more</span></a></p> /node/3390#comments Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:58:19 +0100 Nick Cohen 3390 at http://standpointmag.co.uk