Thatcher death coverage prompts competing accusations of BBC biasBBC receives 268 complaints saying coverage biased in favour of Thatcher, and 227 saying it was biased against her Share Tweet this Email John Plunkett guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 10 April 2013 17.38 BST Margaret Thatcher: dividing the BBC's critics. Photograph: Steve Back/Barcroft Media More people have complained that the BBC's coverage of Baroness Thatcher's death was biased in favour of the former prime minister than against her, the corporation has revealed.