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Shaun Ley's political interviews on today's The World This Weekend showed two sides to him.
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First came a scrap with the ubiquitous Chris Huhne of the Lib Dems (even Vince Cable barely gets a look in these days!). This was a scrap provoked by Mr Huhne, whose strategy in recent interviews has been clear - talk and talk and talk. After holding back from interrupting for an age, Shaun finally forced his way in and pressed his point. Huhne (a man even Gordon Brown would think twice about grabbing by the lapels) then got shirty about Shaun's assertion that the Lib Dems couldn't win a majority themselves in the election and then fumed about the fact that only the Lib Dems get asked about what they would do in the event of a hung parliament. He argued that the obsession with such questions prevents Lib Dem spokesmen from having their policies discussed (about which he is quite right). Both men locked horns and fought fiercely. The resultant I.C. was 1.1.
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Then came the softest of interviews with BBC pin-up girl Baroness Ashton. The nearest Shaun Ley got to asking a tough question here was this: "Have you been taken aback by the degree of hostility on display?" There were no interruptions whatsoever, so that's an I.C. of 0.
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"BBC pin-up girl Baroness Ashton."
ReplyDeleteWas that intentionally tongue-in-cheek Craig.
You couldn't get an uglier person (not only in looks) if you tried.
By the way it's a glorious day here in Calgary, not a cloud in the sky and the mountains look spectacular in the early morning sun.
Andy C
My tongue was so far far up my cheek that I accidentally won second prize in a gurning competition. First prize went to Lady Ashton!
ReplyDeleteThe Lakeland hills across Morecambe Bay have been looking beautiful all week, especially when the sun broke through and lit up the last little bits of snow.
I should be walking about 100 yards from my house to the shore now, as we near sunset, rather than watching Jon Sopel and a selected audience tackle Gordon Brown - who is 'being himself' as I type (ie. VERY annoying!).
It had to come!!
ReplyDeleteThe BBC on their website are now giving star billing to that minging crone and socialist gargoyle Ashton.
"EU's Ashton chides Israel over Jerusalem settler plan"
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8568206.stm
As with the BBC's desperation to save Brown so it is with the Soviet stooge Ashton.
The BBC: The only ones listening to Ashton, its what we do.
You can only laugh.
Andy C
A Labour Party bigwig and top EU official attacks Israel - it's the BBC's kind of story!
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