DECEMBER'S I.C.s - INTRODUCTION & FULL LIST

*
Happy 2010 to you all!!
*
A new year it may be, but it's that time of the month again. No hangover either, so here we go!!
*
December has been a quieter month for interviews with only 196 relevant interviews covered (those politicians and journalists, & their long holidays!!).
*
As ever, I have covered every edition of:
*
Today
The Daily Politics
The World At One
PM
The World Tonight
Newsnight
The Andrew Marr Show
Broadcasting House
The Politics Show
The World This Weekend
The Politics Show: Scotland
Dragon's Eye
The Record: Europe
Westminster Hour
*
Just as a reminder - Interruption Coefficients (I.C.s) are calculated by dividing the number of interruptions by the length of the interview. The higher the I.C. the tougher the interview (as a rule). I.C.s of 0 have contained no interruptions! Interruptions are only classed as interruptions if they stop or significantly alter the speaker's flow. Muttered 'wells' and the like are classed as 'abortive interruptions' and are not counted. Those that share an I.C., say of 0.8, are sub-ranked according to a hidden (inferior) measure called the Questions Coefficient, which is calculated by dividing thee number of questions by the length of the interview. The more questions there are, the likelier the interviewer is holding the reins in an interview. That means that everything is ranked just where it should be!
*
As usual I will begin with the full list (with apologies as ever for the lack of punctuation!!):

14/12 Andrew Neil Phillip Hammond Conservative 3.9
*
14/12 James Naughtie Phillip Hammond Conservative 3.5
*
04/12 John Humphrys Eric Pickles Conservative 2.4
*
10/12 Andrew Neil John Denham Labour 2.2
*
10/12 Andrew Neil Ken Clarke Conservative 1.8
08/12 Andrew Neil Jeremy Browne Lib Dem 1.8
*
08/12 John Humphrys Phil Woolas Labour 1.7
09/12 Eddie Mair Phillip Hammond Conservative 1.7
*
01/12 Andrew Neil Lord Pearson UKIP 1.6
15/12 Justin Webb Quentin Davies Labour 1.6
15/12 Andrew Neil Gerald Howarth Conservative 1.6
15/12 Gavin Esler Gerald Howarth Conservative 1.6
*
07/12 Anita Anand Liam Byrne Labour 1.5
15/12 Eddie Mair Bob Ainsworth Labour 1.5
15/12 Andrew Neil Denis MacShane Labour 1.5
30/12 Shaun Ley Lord Adonis Labour 1.5
06/12 Shirin Wheeler David Campbell-Bannerman UKIP 1.5
20/12 Shirin Wheeler Vicky Ford Conservative 1.5
*
10/12 Andrew Neil Richard Caborn Labour 1.4
13/12 Jon Sopel Ed Davey Lib Dem 1.4
03/12 Jon Sopel Geoffrey Robinson Labour 1.4
14/12 Gavin Esler Hilary Benn Labour 1.4
10/12 Andrew Neil Lord Oakeshott Lib Dem 1.4
*
08/12 Eddie Mair David Lammy Labour 1.3
16/12 Andrew Neil Greg Clark Conservative 1.3
21/12 Justin Webb Chris Grayling Conservative 1.3
*
13/12 Jon Sopel Bob Ainsworth Labour 1.2
09/12 Kirsty Wark Liam Byrne Labour 1.2
30/12 Justin Webb Jeremy Hunt Conservative 1.2
13/12 Andrew Marr Boris Johnson Conservative 1.2
13/12 Andrew Marr Ed Balls Labour 1.2
*
03/12 James Naughtie Peter Mandelson Labour 1.1
13/12 Glenn Cambell John Swinney SNP 1.1
09/12 Eddie Mair Liam Byrne Labour 1.1
*
06/12 Glenn Cambell Christine Grahame SNP 1
08/12 Emily Maitlis Lord Lawson Conservative 1
10/12 Evan Davis Alistair Darling Labour 1
16/12 Martha Kearney Ed Miliband Labour 1
11/12 Anita Anand Lord Baker Conservative 1
10/12 Martha Kearney Andrew Lansley Conservative 1
*
18/12 Justin Webb Philip Davies Conservative 0.9
20/12 Andrew Marr Alan Johnson Labour 0.9
15/12 Martha Kearney Gerald Howarth Conservative 0.9
06/12 Andrew Marr Alistair Darling Labour 0.9
07/12 John Humprhys Ed Miliband Labour 0.9
02/12 Andrew Neil John Hutton Labour 0.9
02/12 Andrew Neil Andrew Lansley Conservative 0.9
*
01/12 Andrew Neil Mark Francois Conservative 0.8
18/12 Kirsty Wark John Prescott Labour 0.8
16/12 Eddie Mair Jeremy Browne Lib Dem 0.8
30/12 Shaun Ley Theresa Villiers Conservative 0.8
03/12 Eddie Mair Mark Field Conservative 0.8
04/12 Anita Anand Justine Greening Conservative 0.8
27/12 Shaun Ley Ming Campbell Lib Dem 0.8
02/12 Anita Anand John Hutton Labour 0.8
07/12 John Humprhys David Davis Conservative 0.8
16/12 Andrew Neil Charles Clarke Labour 0.8
14/12 Andrew Neil Chris Huhne Lib Dem 0.8
*
05/12 John Humphrys Michael Fallon Conservative 0.7
13/12 Jon Sopel George Osborne Conservative 0.7
20/12 John Humphrys Sadiq Khan Labour 0.7
02/12 Anita Anand Andrew Lansley Conservative 0.7
27/12 Shaun Ley Michael Howard Conservative 0.7
*
22/12 Eddie Mair John Hutton Labour 0.6
17/12 Justin Webb Diana Johnson Labour 0.6
16/12 Martha Kearney Theresa May Conservative 0.6
07/12 Martha Kearney Liam Byrne Labour 0.6
09/12 Justin Webb Ed Davey Lib Dem 0.6
22/12 Martha Kearney Ken Livingstone Labour 0.6
28/12 Roger Hearing John Gummer Conservative 0.6
13/12 Carolyn Quinn Stephen Pound Labour 0.6
21/12 Carolyn Quinn Chris Smith Labour 0.6
11/12 Sarah Montague David Blunkett Labour 0.6
*
03/12 Jon Sopel Vince Cable Lib Dem 0.5
30/12 Carolyn Quinn David Miliband Labour 0.5
09/12 Martha Kearney Michael Fallon Conservative 0.5
03/12 Martha Kearney Lord Myners Labour 0.5
02/12 Justin Webb Alan Johnson Labour 0.5
05/12 Nick Robinson David Cameron Conservative 0.5
16/12 Anita Anand Charles Clarke Labour 0.5
10/12 James Naughtie George Osborne Conservative 0.5
13/12 Andrew Marr Helena Kennedy Labour 0.5
13/12 Carolyn Quinn Douglas Carswell Conservative 0.5
*
28/12 Justin Webb Sir John Wheeler Conservative 0.4
08/12 John Humphrys Ken Livingstone Labour 0.4
30/12 Eddie Mair Ann Widdecombe Conservative 0.4
06/12 Shirin Wheeler Lord Roper Lib Dem 0.4
09/12 Kirsty Wark Phillip Hammond Conservative 0.4
11/12 Sarah Montague Stephen Ladyman Labour 0.4
03/12 Sarah Montague Vince Cable Lib Dem 0.4
03/12 Eddie Mair Ken Purchase Labour 0.4
16/12 Martha Kearney Jim Knight Labour 0.4
07/12 Anita Anand Phillip Hammond Conservative 0.4
30/12 Sarah Montague Ben Wallace Conservative 0.4
04/12 Anita Anand Steve McCabe Labour 0.4
10/12 Martha Kearney Liam Byrne Labour 0.4
29/12 Justin Webb David Blunkett Labour 0.4
14/12 James Naughtie Chris Huhne Lib Dem 0.4
*
13/12 Glenn Cambell Tavish Scott Lib Dem 0.3
11/12 Martha Kearney Keith Vaz Labour 0.3
09/12 Eddie Mair Vince Cable Lib Dem 0.3
27/12 Paddy O'Connell Lord Adonis Labour 0.3
04/12 Shaun Ley Lord Mandelson Labour 0.3
15/12 Sarah Montague Sir Malcolm Rifkind Conservative 0.3
24/12 Eddie Mair Bob Marshall-Andrews Labour 0.3
13/12 Carolyn Quinn Lord Oakeshott Lib Dem 0.3
18/12 Shaun Ley Joan Ruddock Labour 0.3
20/12 Carolyn Quinn Tom Harris Labour 0.3
15/12 Justin Webb Phil Willis Lib Dem 0.3
06/12 Shirin Wheeler Richard Howitt Labour 0.3
06/12 Jon Sopel Lord Lawson Conservative 0.3
20/12 Shirin Wheeler Arlene McCarthy Labour 0.3
*
13/12 Adrian Masters Leighton Andrews Labour 0.2
15/12 Gavin Esler Bob Ainsworth Labour 0.2
28/12 Justin Webb Alan Johnson Labour 0.2
01/12 Anita Anand Ming Campbell Lib Dem 0.2
06/12 Jon Sopel Lord Mandelson Labour 0.2
31/12 Shaun Ley Eric Joyce Labour 0.2
29/12 Ritula Shah Lord McNally Lib Dem 0.2
31/12 Evan David Anne Clwyd Labour 0.2
06/12 Norman Smith Ed Vaizey Conservative 0.2
31/12 Shaun Ley Patricia Hewitt Labour 0.2
14/12 Justin Webb Hilary Benn Labour 0.2
20/12 Carolyn Quinn Mark Field Conservative 0.2
01/12 Evan Davis David Miliband Labour 0.2
27/12 Shaun Ley Neil Kinnock Labour 0.2
20/12 Carolyn Quinn Evan Harris Lib Dem 0.2
*
06/12 Glenn Cambell Lord Forsyth Conservative 0.1
13/12 Carolyn Quinn Lord Filkin Labour 0.1
06/12 Andrew Marr George Osborne Conservative 0.1
*
12/11 Martha Kearney Douglas Carswell Conservative 0
14/12 James Naughtie David Sparks Labour 0
06/12 Jon Sopel Andrey Lansley Conservative 0
15/12 Ritula Shah James Arbuthnot Conservative 0
20/12 Andrew Marr Eric Pickles Conservative 0
02/12 Andrew Neil Carwyn Jones Labour 0
03/12 Robin Lustig Paul Clark Labour 0
04/12 Martha Kearney David Gauke Conservative 0
13/12 Glenn Cambell Andy Kerr Labour 0
15/12 Martha Kearney Andrew Dismore Labour 0
16/12 Martha Kearney Gordon Banks Labour 0
01/12 James Naughtie David Miliband Labour 0
03/12 Jo Coburn Matthew Oakeshott Lib Dem 0
06/12 Glenn Cambell Stuart Stevenson SNP 0
18/12 Justin Webb Charles Clarke Labour 0
09/12 Sarah Montague Dominic Grieve Conservative 0
16/12 Martha Kearney Lord Rennard Lib Dem 0
22/12 Martha Kearney Ieuan Wyn Jones Plaid Cymru 0
03/12 Andrew Neil Kim Howells Labour 0
09/12 Kirsty Wark Vince Cable Lib Dem 0
11/12 Robin Lustig Ed Miliband Labour 0
31/12 Carolyn Quinn Mike Gapes Labour 0
02/12 Martha Kearney Mark Francois Conservative 0
02/12 Martha Kearney John Healey Labour 0
04/12 Shaun Ley Ed Miliband Labour 0
17/12 Emily Maitlis Frank Cook Labour 0
04/12 John Humphrys John Prescott Labour 0
06/12 Jon Sopel David Cameron Conservative 0
12/12 James Naughtie Sir Ming Campbell Lib Dem 0
07/12 Anita Anand Ed Vaizey Conservative 0
19/12 John Humphrys Ed Miliband Labour 0
01/12 Andrew Neil Ming Campbell Lib Dem 0
04/12 Martha Kearney John Mann Labour 0
03/12 Eddie Mair Patricia Hewitt Labour 0
10/12 Evan Davis Vince Cable Lib Dem 0
11/12 James Naughtie Norman Baker Lib Dem 0
13/12 Jon Sopel Liam Fox Conservative 0
16/12 Gavin Esler Ed Miliband Labour 0
14/12 Andrew Neil Barry Sheerman Labour 0
31/12 Shaun Ley Charles Clarke Labour 0
20/12 Paddy O'Connell Ed Miliband Labour 0
29/12 Evan Davis Ivan Lewis Labour 0
11/12 James Naughtie Carwyn Jones Labour 0
09/12 Martha Kearney John Thurso Lib Dem 0
20/12 Shaun Ley Mike Hancock Lib Dem 0
30/12 Justin Webb Kate Hoey Labour 0
03/12 Robin Lustig John Mann Labour 0
04/12 Anita Anand Chris Huhne Lib Dem 0
08/12 John Humphrys John Denham Labour 0
11/12 James Naughtie John Bercow Speaker 0
20/12 Shirin Wheeler Sharon Bowles Lib Dem 0
31/12 Sarah Montague Michael Portillo Conservative 0
02/12 Martha Kearney Chris Huhne Lib Dem 0
06/12 Shirin Wheeler Michael Connarty Labour 0
07/12 Kirsty Wark John Prescott Labour 0
06/12 Norman Smith Alan Simpson Labour 0
06/12 Norman Smith Paul Holmes Lib Dem 0
09/12 Martha Kearney Sally Keeble Labour 0
16/12 Sarah Montague Douglas Alexander Labour 0
16/12 Anita Anand Greg Clark Conservative 0
20/12 Shirin Wheeler Chris Davies Lib Dem 0
31/12 P.D. James Jack Straw Labour 0
11/12 James Naughtie Dr Richard Taylor Independent 0
14/12 James Naughtie David Laws Lib Dem 0
15/12 Martha Kearney Stephen Pound Labour 0
02/12 Eddie Mair John Prescott Labour 0