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Politics & Public Policy

• Introduction
• Principles of political impartiality
• Reporting of UK political parties
• Political interviews
• Political contributors
• Payment to MPs
• Broadcasting of parliament at westminster
• Broadcasting of other parliaments & assemblies
• Political broadcasts
• Ministerial broadcasts
• Broadcasting during elections
• Reporting UK election & referendum campaigns
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• Legal issues & elections overseas
• Commissioning opinion polls
• Polling methods
• Reporting opinion polls
• Polls at election times
• Surveys
• Focus groups & panels
• Phone-in & text votes
• Studio audiences
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• Online voting
• Reporting the result of an online vote elsewhere

Introduction

The principles relating to our political impartiality are set out in the BBC's Charter and Agreement and are central to our coverage of politics. Over time we must aim to give due prominence to all the main strands of argument and to all the main parties. Although the government of the day will often be the primary source of news, the voices and opinions of opposition parties must also be routinely aired and challenged.

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