Neglect of working class has decimated TV industry, says Carol Vorderman

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Broadcaster blames television snobbery for shift to social media and says it is partly responsible for UK riots

Carol Vorderman told the Edinburgh TV festival working class people no longer felt represented by what was on offer and were looking elsewhere.Carol Vorderman told the Edinburgh TV festival working class people no longer felt represented by what was on offer and were looking elsewhere.

“The rich and powerful corrupting politics,” she said. “The upper middles taking broadcast for themselves. The increasingly absurd rightwing newspaper headlines being promoted by political programmes. What has this got to do with class? Everything. Literally everything. Earlier in the week at the festival, ITV’s managing director, Kevin Lygo, defended Farage’s appearance on the show.

 

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