Rejected petition Make it illegal for the media to have an English bias in news and sport reporting

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Make it illegal for the national news bulletins to report on English matters only. Ensure that issues both news and sporting are evenly reported on national news as the current bias is towards reporting on English stories, especially in sport which often sees Individuals and teams from England reported on and usually the other 3 countries in the union ignored even when they are playing against each other.

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Date submitted 30 September 2011
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