OCTOBER'S I.C.s - ROBIN LUSTIG

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Ritula's World Tonight buddy Robin Lustig is a dyed-in-the-wool liberal-leftie, but is he a biased interviewer? There are not many figures for October, as Robin is largely a foreign-affairs man and interviews with domestic politicians are not high on his agenda. Still:
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20/10 Michael Fallon Conservative 0.9
14/10 John Walker BNP 0.7
28/10 Mike Hancock Lib Dem 0.4
14/10 Sir Menzies Campbell Lib Dem 0.3
22/10 Sayeeda Warsi Conservative 0
14/10 John Cruddas Labour 0
22/10 Chris Huhne Lib Dem 0
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This translates into:
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BNP - 0.7
Conservatives - 0.45
Lib Dems - 0.23
Labour - 0
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Viewed over the long-term (which in this case is needed!), we have 26 interviews to consider:
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BNP (1) - 0.7
Conservatives (6) - 0.27
Labour (13) - 0.21
Lib Dems (7) - 0.14
Plaid Cymru (1) - 0
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As you can see Robin Lustig is not a great interrupter (except, perhaps, against the BNP!). The jury is still out on this one (though a charge of fondness for the Lib Dems is likely to stick!)