Its perfectly fair and reasonable that Farage gets 4-7 hours per week on GB News in a format he controls with no chance of a ‘difficult’ question, while other leaders get precisely zero minutes media coverage of that type.
As a constituent, I hope there will be a recall petition following the investigation of the £5m "gift". But then I worry that the people round here are dumb enough to vote another Deform candidate in.
Believe me, I put the boot in whenever I get the chance. But the ignorance around here is staggering. Mr. Caz regularly attends a club where most other members are 70+ and when he tells them about Fartrage's plans to replace the NHS with insurance, they're all clueless and horrified. And when he asks them what other policies Deform has, they can't answer him. But they'll still probably vote Deform, just like most of them probably voted for Brexit because they believe all the soundbites that end up on the news media every day.
I was arguing with a Fartrage fan last week who was blaming everything on immigration then in the next breath said that Boris Johnson was the best PM we’ve had. Friends pointed out immigration increased more under Boris than any other PM. The danger of strap line politics.
Farage can avoid difficult interviews by boycotting certain shows but in a general election he would have to accept a neutrally defined panel type of interview. In the past he hasn't shone where the ground rules don't favour him. GBnews only reaches a small percentage of likely Reform voters so he will need to go for mainstream media coverage.Given the 'royal' address yesterday where the main channels cleared their schedules to allow him to pronounce upon a policing matter it is likely that he will get special kid gloves treatment from the BBC fearful of his threats to gut its empire. Other parties therefore must be proactive in demanding equal access and treatment if necessary by court injunction and OfCom complaints prior to the likelihood of any propaganda being spread. Yesterday's disgraceful hijacking of a personal tragedy should have been vigorously forestalled by Starmer but it wasn't being limited to low wattage procedural talk by Shabana Mamhood. We are sleeping walking to disaster.
Actually the reach of GB News is as extensive as both BBC and Sky news channels: this is what Meta has to say:*Short answer: ∼80,000-90,000 average viewers at any one time, with ∼3.8M people tuning in at least once per month.*
*TV viewing figures – BARB data, 2025-2026*
*Average audience = how many people watching at the average minute*
- *Dec 2025*: 87,700
- *April 2026*: 89,500 with 1.59% share
- *July 2025 - April 2026*: 90,300 average
- *February 2026*: 99,000 average, up 13% on January
For comparison over the same periods:
- BBC News Channel: 74,500 in Dec 2025, 83,900 avg Jul 2025-Apr 2026
- Sky News: 58,300 in Dec 2025, 72,000 avg Jul 2025-Apr 2026
GB News has been ahead of both Sky News and BBC News Channel in average ratings for 6-10 consecutive months into 2026
*Peak events*: 185,700 average on local election results day, May 8 2026
*Total reach = how many different people watch at least once*
- *Monthly reach July 2025*: 3,801,000 people
- Average daily viewing time: 1 minute 32 seconds
- *Weekly reach*: Still lower than BBC News and Sky News overall
*Survey data*
- Reuters Institute 2025: 9% watch GB News weekly vs BBC News 47%, ITV 22%, Sky 15%
- Redfield & Wilton Apr 2024: 10% "typically watch" GB News vs BBC 62%, Sky 29% 2f1f
*Radio + Digital*
- *GB News Radio Q1 2026*: 676,000 weekly listeners
- *Website/app June 2025*: 10.1M people
- *Digital reach*: 5.4M vs BBC News 40.9M, Sky News 19.2M
*Key caveats*
1. *Average vs reach*: GB News wins on "average audience" because its viewers watch longer. BBC/Sky have bigger weekly reach – more people sample them briefly
2. *BBC One effect*: BBC News Channel numbers don't include _BBC Breakfast_ or _Laura Kuenssberg_ on BBC One, which pull huge audiences
3. *iPlayer*: BARB July 2025 figures exclude BBC iPlayer, so BBC numbers rise once consolidated
*Bottom line*: At any given minute, ∼90k people are watching GB News, making it the highest-rated news channel on average. But only ∼3.8M people watch per month vs ∼40M+ for BBC News when you include all platforms.
Wonderful Sam! You are moving into the vacuum left by a media that are largely ignoring his lies, corruption and laziness. Thank you
This is a brilliant campaign Sam. Can only spare a tenner this month but what a fabulous cause.
Time to put our money where our mouth is!
Excellent important work Sam! Tenner coming your way👍
Thanks Chris!
Its perfectly fair and reasonable that Farage gets 4-7 hours per week on GB News in a format he controls with no chance of a ‘difficult’ question, while other leaders get precisely zero minutes media coverage of that type.
As a constituent, I hope there will be a recall petition following the investigation of the £5m "gift". But then I worry that the people round here are dumb enough to vote another Deform candidate in.
Hope you’re making your fellow constituents aware if his parliamentary attendance rate. It’s only marginally better than Sinn Fein.
Believe me, I put the boot in whenever I get the chance. But the ignorance around here is staggering. Mr. Caz regularly attends a club where most other members are 70+ and when he tells them about Fartrage's plans to replace the NHS with insurance, they're all clueless and horrified. And when he asks them what other policies Deform has, they can't answer him. But they'll still probably vote Deform, just like most of them probably voted for Brexit because they believe all the soundbites that end up on the news media every day.
I was arguing with a Fartrage fan last week who was blaming everything on immigration then in the next breath said that Boris Johnson was the best PM we’ve had. Friends pointed out immigration increased more under Boris than any other PM. The danger of strap line politics.
Farage can avoid difficult interviews by boycotting certain shows but in a general election he would have to accept a neutrally defined panel type of interview. In the past he hasn't shone where the ground rules don't favour him. GBnews only reaches a small percentage of likely Reform voters so he will need to go for mainstream media coverage.Given the 'royal' address yesterday where the main channels cleared their schedules to allow him to pronounce upon a policing matter it is likely that he will get special kid gloves treatment from the BBC fearful of his threats to gut its empire. Other parties therefore must be proactive in demanding equal access and treatment if necessary by court injunction and OfCom complaints prior to the likelihood of any propaganda being spread. Yesterday's disgraceful hijacking of a personal tragedy should have been vigorously forestalled by Starmer but it wasn't being limited to low wattage procedural talk by Shabana Mamhood. We are sleeping walking to disaster.
Actually the reach of GB News is as extensive as both BBC and Sky news channels: this is what Meta has to say:*Short answer: ∼80,000-90,000 average viewers at any one time, with ∼3.8M people tuning in at least once per month.*
*TV viewing figures – BARB data, 2025-2026*
*Average audience = how many people watching at the average minute*
- *Dec 2025*: 87,700
- *April 2026*: 89,500 with 1.59% share
- *July 2025 - April 2026*: 90,300 average
- *February 2026*: 99,000 average, up 13% on January
For comparison over the same periods:
- BBC News Channel: 74,500 in Dec 2025, 83,900 avg Jul 2025-Apr 2026
- Sky News: 58,300 in Dec 2025, 72,000 avg Jul 2025-Apr 2026
GB News has been ahead of both Sky News and BBC News Channel in average ratings for 6-10 consecutive months into 2026
*Peak events*: 185,700 average on local election results day, May 8 2026
*Total reach = how many different people watch at least once*
- *Monthly reach July 2025*: 3,801,000 people
- Average daily viewing time: 1 minute 32 seconds
- *Weekly reach*: Still lower than BBC News and Sky News overall
*Survey data*
- Reuters Institute 2025: 9% watch GB News weekly vs BBC News 47%, ITV 22%, Sky 15%
- Redfield & Wilton Apr 2024: 10% "typically watch" GB News vs BBC 62%, Sky 29% 2f1f
*Radio + Digital*
- *GB News Radio Q1 2026*: 676,000 weekly listeners
- *Website/app June 2025*: 10.1M people
- *Digital reach*: 5.4M vs BBC News 40.9M, Sky News 19.2M
*Key caveats*
1. *Average vs reach*: GB News wins on "average audience" because its viewers watch longer. BBC/Sky have bigger weekly reach – more people sample them briefly
2. *BBC One effect*: BBC News Channel numbers don't include _BBC Breakfast_ or _Laura Kuenssberg_ on BBC One, which pull huge audiences
3. *iPlayer*: BARB July 2025 figures exclude BBC iPlayer, so BBC numbers rise once consolidated
*Bottom line*: At any given minute, ∼90k people are watching GB News, making it the highest-rated news channel on average. But only ∼3.8M people watch per month vs ∼40M+ for BBC News when you include all platforms.
GBN is dangerous. My sister-in-law (68 y/o) has been what I can only call 'radicalised' by it - we can't afford to dismissive it so easily.