Extremely difficult.
I wouldn't call it a socialist organization, but I don't live there and don't know all the details. I think sometimes we give anything with a British accent a little more respect because it sounds "fancy" to us New Worlders
People hate on NPR here in the States, as it receives govt. funding and they say it's extremely liberal. I observe a lot of different sources, and it's not THAT liberal. It's just not crazy conservative and that comes off as being very liberal, depending on your other influences. It's not really all-encompassing, (I mean, it's obviously aimed at very white, upper-middle class demographics) and I would like to see more "everyman" journalism coming from it. But it's not terrible.