The BBC are choking on their muesli today as a conservative candidate has won the presidential election in Chile. The tone of both their website articles on the story shows them to be bad losers. Gone is the gloating whenever a Latin American left-winger wins, leaving only sour grapes. Check out these articles (especially the second, by Gideon Long) and you'll see what I mean:
Billionaire wins Chile election
Conservative billionaire Sebastian Pinera wins Chile's presidential run-off, ending more than 20 years of centre-left rule.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8464136.stm
Tycoon Pinera promises rapid growth for Chile
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8464690.stm
