I would basically agree with most of that.
I disagree somewhat with the comment about it not being a news channel. I think it is, but it concentrates far more on
opinion on that news, and it has an opinion on certain, if not most, of the news stories. The rolling ticker at the bottom of the screen carries all the major news headlines just like all the other news channels, but then the discussions will concentrate on certain things. It has a self-declared agenda, overall it will be right wing, but they do have dissenting voices on there. But then if the presenter doesn't agree with the contrary view, he will have the last word.
It's not what we're used to, and unless you're a committed right-winger you won't be agreeing with everything (or much of what) they say.
Of course they simply will not have the clout that BBC or ITN have, they don't have their own correspondents all around the world, and even on home shores the feel is that most of their reporters are fresh out of a journalism degree, or even something from the 'performing arts' arena. In amongst the Alastair Stewarts, it's very amateur in its presentation.
I think by and large what they set out to do was very valid, to challenge the so-called cancel culture, there are several issues which the MSM fail to see both sides of, for fear of 'upsetting harmony', but the irony is that those who keep banging on about we need discussions about this stuff, are only having their side heard. If you really want to talk about stuff properly, you have to be prepared to take all sides into account.
I do think it speaks volumes that Neil has very quickly disappeared, and certainly he was the very well-respected poster-boy for the channel. I should imagine we will hear why at some point, but for the time being it's all very cryptic.
Farage's opinions aren't mine but he's an agitator as we know, and he makes some very good points. Interesting that he now has his own show there, a bit cheesy that he presents it over a pint in a fake bar, but he has had some good guests and good discussions.
I suspect GBN might now either fail or go down a more extreme rabbit hole, it will therefore lose advertisers (or perhaps fall foul of Ofcom's rules) and will go down in a ball of flames and acrimony.
And then there will be the Andrew Neil book about it, who knows, perhaps he's writing that as we speak?
