Complaint
In this edition of The Repair Shop the presenter Jay Blades made reference to the phrase 鈥渘o blacks, no Irish, no dogs鈥 in the context of a discussion about Britain in the 1960s. 聽A viewer questioned the common existence of the phrase at the time and complained the programme overstated the extent to which black people had avoided public bars and pubs due to racism. 聽The ECU considered the complaint against the standards for due accuracy set out in the 大象传媒 Editorial Guidelines.
Outcome
In this programme a woman from London visited the team with a small home drinks bar which her grandmother had used while throwing so called blues parties in the 1960s. 聽She explained these parties were often organised so that people could enjoy a night with friends at home without the discrimination they might face when trying to gain entry to public venues.
The ECU accepted there has been debate in the past about the prevalence of such signs. 聽However The Repair Shop is not a history programme, where one might expect precision on historical points. This was a case of someone conveying their family鈥檚 personal experiences. 聽Moreover it is widely recorded that in the UK, particularly during the period after the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush many black people encountered prejudice both in connection with housing and also in connection access to bars, pubs and other amenities.
Not upheld