BBC Bitesize Accused of ‘Brainwashing’ Schoolchildren with Left-Wing Views on Migration and Net Zero

From THE DAILY SCEPTIC

By Richard Eldred

A Mail on Sunday investigation has found that the BBC’s education website is pushing extreme Left-wing views on open borders, Net Zero and inequality to children as young as 11. Here’s an excerpt:

Launched in 1998, BBC Bitesize is one of the biggest education websites in Britain, with half of all children aged between four and 16 saying they use it. Almost 1.7 million pupils access it every week.

BBC bosses have hailed the service as a key part of the broadcaster’s founding ‘Reithian’ values to “inform, educate and entertain”.

The MoS investigation reviewed material on BBC Bitesize for pre-GCSE secondary school pupils aged 11 to 14.

In one extraordinary example, pupils are encouraged to play a game called Increasing Immigration, making decisions aimed at boosting the number of incomers.

Each option comes with a budget “cost” and once they’ve chosen, they find out the effects on the economy, public health and the environment.

Instructions for the game, hosted on the Roblox platform, state: “We don’t have enough people of working age to keep our society running smoothly. We should try to attract migrant workers and incorporate them into our economy.”

In one scenario, pupils are told that “a few” immigrants are living here without proper visas or permission and can either deport them or grant them an amnesty. If they choose deportation they will lose one point on the economy and one on public health – and are warned: “This can be potentially dangerous for them [the immigrants]. Don’t expect this to be unchallenged!”

But those who opt to grant an amnesty are told “this will make them very happy” and win two points in the same categories.

In a second scenario, geography pupils are told that allowing people to pass through the border easily “could really help grow our economy”. They are offered the option of “open borders” – which results in their economy score rising by three points and public health by two points – or to vote that such a policy would be “too radical”, winning them no points.

Those who opt for open borders receive the optimistic message: “I’m excited to see where this goes!” In contrast, pupils who select “too radical” are told: “Perhaps you’re right to be cautious.”

A third example involves “poorly-paid, demanding” jobs available in food processing. Pupils are told hiring locals costs the fictional budget two points, but employing migrants costs one. In this scenario, each option boosts the economy by the same amount, but hiring migrants costs players less. …

Citizenship pupils in Northern Ireland are told that while immigrants can put pressure on housing and hospital waiting lists, they also “contribute more in tax income that they use in services” and “make a significant contribution to the economy: they fill skills gaps, pay taxes and spend money”.

Geography pupils in Wales, meanwhile, are told that migrants pump a “staggering amount of money” into the economy. …

The Northern Ireland study material also states: “Some people may think that migrants take jobs from local people. This view likely arises from prejudice.”

Another part of the website lists twice as many benefits for migration compared to disadvantages.

BBC Bitesize also appears to be advocating a world without borders. A video for Welsh geography students states: “As technology evolves… the question remains: can we learn to live with globalisation? And with it, fulfil the promise of a truly borderless world.” …

A video on the website also describes the contentious Net Zero policy as an “important goal” and suggests that pupils could “petition your local government to act”. Another video, for students in Wales, states: “For us to reach Net Zero in Wales, we’ll have to do things differently. We may need to fly less, eat less meat or stick to sustainably farmed meat.” …

BBC Bitesize material also hails a string of Left-wing and progressive ‘political’ icons, including climate activist Greta Thunberg and 1980s campaign group Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners. …

In another video about reducing inequality, the presenter states that “the world becomes a fairer place when we take every cause as our own” and, over footage of a Pride flag, says “I will always be an ally to those shouting for equality”.

It also shows demonstrations featuring placards emblazoned with “Black Muslim Lives Matter” and “Refugees Welcome”.

Worth reading in full.