This morning Momentum activist Ellie Sharp is appearing on a rolling package on Sky News opposing the return of schools. At 6 a.m., as usual the militant left-wing campaigner was simply described as a “primary school teacher”. Then, to their credit, Sky News added a more accurate description. By 8 a.m. Sharp was a “union activist”…
By 11 a.m., the words “momentum activist” had been added…
Sky News has done the right thing, informing their viewers of the guest talking head’s affiliations, allowing the public to better judge the guest’s claims in light of that knowledge. Time for other broadcasters to follow suit…
UPDATE: Sky’s Adam Boulton responds and he is not happy about transparency:
IMHO opinion we should never have done this. It is a mistake. We should treat you and your fellow bullies with the contempt you merit. https://t.co/pfBl9Q4Wir
— Adam Boulton (@adamboultonSKY) May 22, 2020
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Teacher Ellie Sharp appeared on Sky News over the weekend to engage in some good old Tory bashing. She repeatedly said the phrase “speaking as a teacher” and “speaking as an educator” before claiming “I don’t believe Boris Johnson has our best interests at heart.” Perhaps she would have been less misleading if she had said “Speaking as a Momentum activist…”
A quick search shows Sharp’s clear far left activism:
- Repeatedly appears in Momentum propaganda videos
- Organises for the National Education Union
- Campaigned for Rebecca Long Bailey to become Labour Leader
- Appeared in far left NEU videos
- Retweets Richard Burgon and literal communists
Not that Sky News let the viewers know any of that context…
