This story was reported on West Country TV news a couple of days ago. I missed the first half of the report, which I guess was about 5 mins long. My impression was that this 'news report' was less than objective, being subtley biased in favour of the christian viewpoint. All christian interviewees and local church representatives were presented in a flattering and uncritical manner and given full oportunity to present their case as if it was completly without reproach. The nurse in question was framed positively as an 'attractive' caring woman who has been wronged by an overofficious inhumane 'big brother' beaurocracy. However she somewhat undermined her sypathetic TV showcasing by appearing to be smug, and unsuccesessfully stifling a constant smirking expression of superiority. There, thats my 'objective' report on how this industrial relations dispute has been reported by 'conservative' local West Country TV news.
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