JULY I.C.s - ANDREW MARR

Andrew Marr is unquestionably biased. Click on the label Marr and you will find several proofs of this on this blog. The man is, to my mind, a disgraceful interviewer. What about his I.C.s? Do they offer further proof?

Marr interviewed 11 politicians in July. Here are his I.C.s:

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George Osborne, Conservative (19/7) - 1.3

Nick Griffin, BNP (12/7) - 1.1

David Cameron, Conservative (26/7) - 0.9

Ed Miliband, Labour (12/7) - 0.9

David Miliband, Labour (5/7) - 0.8

Alistair Darling, Labour (26/7) - 0.6

John Hutton, Labour (5/7) - 0.5

John Major, Conservative (5/7) - 0.5

Alan Johnson, Labour (19/7) - 0.5

Tom King, Conservative (12/7) - 0

Helena Kennedy, Labour (19/7) - 0

Because of gentle interview with old-timer Tories, Marr's averages are unexpectedly close between the government and the main opposition:

Average number of interruptions per political party

BNP - 1.1
Conservatives - 0.7

Labour - 0.6

Marr's June figures are also close, with Michael Gove (Conservative) coming off worst (2.4), but not much worse than Labour (average 2.1) and even the Lib Dems (1.8).

The I.C.s do not prove strong left-wing bias by Andrew Marr. Everything else does.