Declaring yourself to be "literally a communist" on the BBC will get you ratings, but might not get you invited back onto any of their political shows again.

If you know anything about the history of the BBC you'll know that they blacklisted all kinds of leftists and trade unionists for decades. The secret service was involved in vetting TV presenters for any hint of leftist sympathy. Conservatives sometimes claim that the BBC has left wing bias, but there's very little evidence for that.

And sure, they may have the occasional left wing MP or trade unionist on a show, but their views will always be declared to be "unsustainable" by the scowling host. Like all the mainstream media they totally hated Corbyn and would only invite commentators onto political shows if they were prepared to denounce him.
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