JULY'S I.C.s - EDDIE MAIR

The laird of Radio 4's 'PM', Eddie Mair strikes some listeners as smug, though I confess to liking the man. What do his I.C.s tell us?

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The July interruption coefficients for Eddie Mair are:

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Lord Mandelson, Labour (1/7) - 1.7 (hurrah!!)

Nick Clegg, Lib Dem (22/7) - 1.4 (hurrah!!)

Andy Burnham, Labour (28/7) - 1.2

John Healey, Labour (16/7) - 0.9

Stewart Hosie, SNP (21/7) -0.8

Grant Shapps, Conservative (16/7) - 0.8

Ken Clarke, Conservative (1/7) - 0.8

Edward Montgomery-Scott, Conservative (15/7) - 0.6

Bill Rammell, Labour (27/7) - 0.3

Colin Challen, Labour (1/7) - 0

Patrick Mercer, Conservative (14/7) - 0

Lord Falconer, Labour (30/7) - 0

Ann Widdecombe, Conservative (28/7) - 0

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Average number of interruptions per political party:

Lib Dem - 1.4 (!!!!!)

SNP - 0.8

Labour - 0.7

Conservatives - 0.4

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In June, Eddie averages were 2.3 for Labour and 1.4 for the Tories.

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Eddie Mair is a one-off at the BBC.