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And of course, that's the point of these articles: they're reality distortion devices to make the unpopular minority opinions of one bit of rural Britain stand in for 'what rural people think'.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

More on that in this powerful @georgemonbiot.bsky.social piece.
An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England | George Monbiot
This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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In reality, time and again, when you look at polling on rural vs urban opinion it's often identical. With strong majorities opposing the attitudes and habits of the very people the Telegraph is headlining.

As I've written before, the rural culture war is a myth: national.thelead.uk/p/the-rural-...
The ‘rural culture war’ is a myth
The issues over which we’re told we’re most divided, are often the ones on which we actually most agree.
national.thelead.uk
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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The polling asked multiple questions. But none of them mention 'Metropolitan bias' and perceptions of inaccuracy vary widely depending on how the question is framed.

For instance, one asks whether BBC Reports about rural issues are biased: 28% of rural respondents say yes, 27% say no.
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Now, it's telling that the actual poll is never linked and the questions it actually asked aren't mentioned: not in the Telegraph, nor Farmers' Weekly, nor the Regional Moorland Group's own article about their poll.

But dig around on YouGov and you'll find the original here:

tinyurl.com/3mvy2phm
December 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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From the tenor of the piece, it really isn't clear whether they consider that a bad thing or a badge of honour.
December 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM