OCTOBER'S I.C.s - JAMES NAUGHTIE

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Among Evan's rival dragons on the Today programme, James Naughtie is never going to be at risk of being called 'the unbiased one'! For a hefty selection of anecdotes on this former King of Bias, please click here: http://beebbiascraig.blogspot.com/search/label/Naughtie
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What was he up to last month?
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29/10 William Hague Conservative 1.4
19/10 Barry Sheerman Labour 1.2
09/10 Harriet Harman Labour 1
17/10 Lord Goldsmith Labour 0.6
19/10 Nick Herbert Conservative 0.6
31/10 Adam Holloway Conservative 0.3
19/10 Derek Clarke UKIP 0.3
15/10 Jim Fitzpatrick Labour 0.3
29/10 David Miliband Labour 0.1
21/10 Baroness Miller Lib Dem 0
21/10 David Miliband Labour 0
31/10 Jeffrey Donaldson DUP 0
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The 1.2 score against Barry Sheerman, incidentally, was the one where Mr Sheerman called that bully Ed Balls a 'bully'. The David Miliband ones (0.1 and 0) were classic Naughtie, and his encounter with William Hague (discussed in great detail here!) no less so.
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His averages for October translate as:
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Conservatives - 0.77
Labour - 0.53
Lib Dem - 0
DUP - 0
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Judged over the long term, Jim Naughtie's bias against the Conservatives is obvious. He is nearly twice as likely to interrupt them than he is a Labour politician. We all know he's pro-Labour, but he's not meant to show it. Here are his super-averages:
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Conservatives (16) - 0.84
Greens (1) - 0.7
Labour (34) - 0.43
SNP (2) - 0.4
UKIP (1) - 0.3
Lib Dems (6) - 0.07
DUP (1) - 0