Chameleon Magazine

This morning, Adil Ray once again went on the offensive against Reform UK. Nothing new there — GMB has made attacking Reform part of its morning routine.

But what was remarkable today was the tactic: drag an unrelated Labour minister into the conversation and pressure her to endorse GMB’s anti-Reform narrative, even though the minister was on to discuss a completely different issue.

No balance.

No fairness.

And, as usual, no interview with Nigel Farage himself.

It wasn’t about hearing both sides; it was about inventing a panel that would agree with the presenter. The Labour minister didn’t even take the bait — she kept trying to stick to her brief — but Adil kept pushing, trying to force a headline-supporting quote he could clip and recycle later.

This is how media bias works in broad daylight:

• Refuse to interview the person you’re attacking.

• Invite someone else only to pressure them into agreeing with you.

• Present your viewpoint as the “responsible” or “sensible” position.

• Hope the public doesn’t notice the setup.

GMB wants the outrage without the debate.

If they had Farage on, they’d have to confront the fact that he answers questions directly and pushes back — and that doesn’t fit the narrative they’re selling. So instead, they build a strawman and look for someone — anyone — to nod along so they can call it “consensus.”

This wasn’t journalism.

It was agenda-setting, dressed up as morning TV.