Heavy Snow In North East For Weeks. National Media Panics As 'Snow Showers Head South'

We all know that the national media has an inherent South Eastern bias. I have blogged about it before here. Nowhere does this become clearer than the hysterical panic that grips the media when London has more than a flake of snow.

The North East has had heavy snow, on and off, for over two weeks now. The snow in the past few days has closed roads, closed schools and affected transport links. Durham Tees Valley Airport was closed yesterday due to an icy runway. Amidst all of this, the national, London based media didn't feel fit to give the story any more than a passing mention.

All seemed to change this morning though. The main media outlets had as their headline story the fact that 'snow showers are heading South'. Doubtless, if snow does hit London and the Home Counties, elements of the national, Southern based media will be on the the verge of calling for a state of emergency. Perhaps, one of these days, the national media might rebalance itself from its Southern bias. That will, of course, only happen when the North East is represented by MPs willing to stand up for the region and assert their North Eastern pride.