Complaint
A listener complained the programme contained a false and misleading statement on the topic of levelling up.聽 The ECU considered the complaint in the light of the 大象传媒鈥檚 editorial standards of accuracy.
Outcome
The complaint concerned a contribution from a caller who said 鈥渢here is only one remedy for me how to level up鈥ight across the board, and that鈥檚 the redistribution of income鈥. He went on to suggest the national income of the UK should be divided equally between every member of the population, thus providing 拢35,000 per year to every adult or child, which he maintained could be achieved by a radical readjustment of the tax system.聽 While not necessarily disagreeing with the complainant鈥檚 views on the practicality of the caller鈥檚 suggestion or the credibility of his figures, the ECU did not consider that listeners would expect contributions to the programme from members of the public to observe the same standards of accuracy as material originated by the 大象传媒, or that the expression of a somewhat unconventional opinion in this context amounted to a breach of the 大象传媒鈥檚 editorial standards.
Not upheld