John52 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Does this mean Piers Morgan is going to stick to BoJo's script and not ask unscripted questions? https://www.theguardian.com/media/2020/nov/15/downing-street-lifts-boycott-of-itvs-good-morning-britain Or is it because Dominic Cummings is no longer writing the script? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Does anybody actually watch that ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Yep - I've just watched it so am better qualified to comment on it than you are BoJo set up Hapless Hancock to front it on his behalf To his credit, Piers Morgan asked all the right questions Of course, Hancock ignored the question he was asked, and answered the question he wanted to be asked :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 So, yet again, its the Commercial media asking the awkward questions Instead of the State sponsored BBC we are forced to pay for to maintain its so called Independence of the Government *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuartO Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 I remember with fondness the days of Jimmy Young on Radio 2 at lunch times, who used to ask polite questions rather than try to conduct an aggressive cross-examination, leaving the readers to spot for themselves when the speaker was ducking things. Broadcasting interviewers all seem to think their job is to entrap politicians and find really killer questions to put to them and I'm not sure it has real value because the politicians are trained to duck and weave accordingly these days. Hancock is quite good at handling it. All that is really achieved is the interviewers come across as really nasty people, interupting and harranging their guests all the time. There's far too much of interviewers interviewing their colleagues too - as if their opinions or their alleged off-the-record informations is always entirely credible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 StuartO - 2020-11-16 9:35 AM Broadcasting interviewers all seem to think their job is to entrap politicians and find really killer questions to put to them and I'm not sure it has real value because the politicians are trained to duck and weave accordingly these days. Hancock is quite good at handling it. All that is really achieved is the interviewers come across as really nasty people, interupting and harranging their guests all the time. There's far too much of interviewers interviewing their colleagues too - as if their opinions or their alleged off-the-record informations is always entirely credible. Can you give us one example? - its on catch up ITV around 8.30 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Jimmy Young was a different era - pre Dominic Cummings whose style has been provoke and divide - hugely successful in the vote leave campaign, and election. Remainers and Leavers, Lockdown observers and Lockdown breakers, Tories and Non Tories all hating each other, Divide and Rule. But disastrous in Government where genuine respect, consensus and goodwill are needed. And for him personally where those under his iron fist hated him, superficially complied with him, but set him up to fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 John52 - 2020-11-16 9:16 AM Yep - I've just watched it so am better qualified to comment on it than you are as is everyone else it seems because a quick google shows all the main media outlets leading with it :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryd999 Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 If you cant be bothered with ITV catch up its on youtube here Just finished watching it. Matt Handjobs advisors seriously need to tell him to do something about his smug Cheshire cat face. As regards his explanation (non explanation really) regarding closing the borders. The fact that it was discovered long before he reckoned or at least suspected that spreaders could be asymptomatic is even more reason to have shut the borders instead of letting 22 million people come into the UK. Absolute tosh on the testing as well, it was indeed the number of people they promised to test (100000) not the number of tests, they were counting a nose and throat test on one person as two tests and a pair of surgical gloves as two items of PPE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 Barryd999 - 2020-11-16 11:45 AM If you cant be bothered with ITV catch up its on youtube here Just finished watching it. Matt Handjobs advisors seriously need to tell him to do something about his smug Cheshire cat face. As regards his explanation (non explanation really) regarding closing the borders. The fact that it was discovered long before he reckoned or at least suspected that spreaders could be asymptomatic is even more reason to have shut the borders instead of letting 22 million people come into the UK. Absolute tosh on the testing as well, it was indeed the number of people they promised to test (100000) not the number of tests, they were counting a nose and throat test on one person as two tests and a pair of surgical gloves as two items of PPE. I suspect he is next for the chop - BoJo just keeping him to use as his next scapegoat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulletguy Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 StuartO - 2020-11-16 9:35 AM I remember with fondness the days of Jimmy Young on Radio 2 at lunch times, who used to ask polite questions rather than try to conduct an aggressive cross-examination, leaving the readers to spot for themselves when the speaker was ducking things. Suit wearing Young was real timewarp radio with his short back 'n sides whose R2 programme stuck rigidly to the safety of MoR music which appealed to the blue rinse pensioners. Thatcher was a big fan as politically JY made all the right (wing) noises so it was no accident she appeared as a guest on his radio show 14 times....more than any other politician. For all his efforts she only gave him a badge whilst ironically it was Blair who awarded him with a knighthood. The BBC attempted to make him sound 'groovy' with daft catchphrases but it always came over as contrived and unnatural. A good interviewer doesn't need to 'entrap' most politicians as all but the brightest do that themselves by deflecting and continually avoiding answering questions asked. Andrew Neil is notoriously aggressive and Johnson let himself down big time by being the only party leader to refuse to be interviewed whilst all others had. Paxman has undoubtedly been our best political interviewer as he remains impartial throughout and cuts no slack with any politician. He asks the questions we all want answers to, and if he doesn't get the answer it's the politician that's going to end up looking very stupid. He started working for the BBC at the very bottom rung of the ladder on local radio until becoming Newsnight presenter 17 years later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 Great summary of it here; https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/nov/16/losers-loser-matt-hancock-fulfils-his-role-as-gmb-whipping-boy (lol) But seriously, what sort of Government boycotts a popular TV station that it can't bully through the licence fee, and install its own stooges in >:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 Come on really...Piers Morgan... He' a dud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 John52 - 2020-11-16 10:37 AM Jimmy Young was a different era - pre Gorbals Gobbess whose style has been provoke and divide - hugely unsuccessful in the vote leave campaign, (lol) (lol) (lol) ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 pelmetman - 2020-11-17 8:47 AM John52 - 2020-11-16 10:37 AM Jimmy Young was a different era - pre Gorbals Gobbess whose style has been provoke and divide - hugely unsuccessful in the vote leave campaign, (lol) (lol) (lol) ............. *-) I suppose its necessary to point out Scotland voted to remain :-S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 John52 - 2020-11-17 9:08 AM pelmetman - 2020-11-17 8:47 AM John52 - 2020-11-16 10:37 AM Jimmy Young was a different era - pre Gorbals Gobbess whose style has been provoke and divide - hugely unsuccessful in the vote leave campaign, (lol) (lol) (lol) ............. *-) I suppose its necessary to point out Scotland voted to remain :-S I was refering to your "Independence referendum" (lol) (lol) (lol) ........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 pelmetman - 2020-11-17 9:12 AM John52 - 2020-11-17 9:08 AM pelmetman - 2020-11-17 8:47 AM John52 - 2020-11-16 10:37 AM Jimmy Young was a different era - pre Gorbals Gobbess whose style has been provoke and divide - hugely unsuccessful in the vote leave campaign, (lol) (lol) (lol) ............. *-) I suppose its necessary to point out Scotland voted to remain :-S I was refering to your "Independence referendum" (lol) (lol) (lol) ........... What do you expect when BoJo is taxing you and giving your money to us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 jumpstart - 2020-11-17 8:46 AM Come on really...Piers Morgan... He' a dud. How would you know when you don't watch him? Rely on what his competitors tell you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 pelmetman - 2020-11-17 9:12 AM John52 - 2020-11-17 9:08 AM pelmetman - 2020-11-17 8:47 AM John52 - 2020-11-16 10:37 AM Jimmy Young was a different era - pre Gorbals Gobbess whose style has been provoke and divide - hugely unsuccessful in the vote leave campaign, (lol) (lol) (lol) ............. *-) I suppose its necessary to point out Scotland voted to remain :-S I was refering to your "Independence referendum" (lol) (lol) (lol) ........... Oh silly me When you said "vote leave campaign" I thought you meant vote leave campaign *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 John52 - 2020-11-17 1:40 PM jumpstart - 2020-11-17 8:46 AM Come on really...Piers Morgan... He' a dud. How would you know when you don't watch him? Rely on what his competitors tell you ? Come on don't make me laugh,he's a wannabe celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted November 17, 2020 Author Share Posted November 17, 2020 jumpstart - 2020-11-17 1:49 PM John52 - 2020-11-17 1:40 PM jumpstart - 2020-11-17 8:46 AM Come on really...Piers Morgan... He' a dud. How would you know when you don't watch him? Rely on what his competitors tell you ? Come on don't make me laugh,he's a wannabe celebrity. I'll try again How would you know when you don't watch him? Rely on what his competitors tell you ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 John52 - 2020-11-17 5:54 PM jumpstart - 2020-11-17 1:49 PM John52 - 2020-11-17 1:40 PM jumpstart - 2020-11-17 8:46 AM Come on really...Piers Morgan... He' a dud. How would you know when you don't watch him? Rely on what his competitors tell you ? Come on don't make me laugh,he's a wannabe celebrity. I'll try again How would you know when you don't watch him? Rely on what his competitors tell you ? Why are you assuming i have never watched him. He's more interested in himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Looks like the Government Boycott of Piers Morgan's awkward questions is back on again Government Minister walks out on him This is worth watching Best bit is from 7 minutes onwards; Basically; Piers Morgan: Why have we got the worst death rates etc? Therese Coffey: Age and Obesity (incidentally another lie since some other countries have older populations and more obesity, but lower death rates) Piers Morgan: So its the public's fault for being too old and fat? Therese Coffey: You are insulting the public Piers Morgan: But you said it!!! - not me Therese Coffey: Goodbye >:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpstart Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 John52 - 2021-01-26 8:23 AM Looks like the Government Boycott of Piers Morgan's awkward questions is back on again Government Minister walks out on him This is worth watching Best bit is from 7 minutes onwards; Basically; Piers Morgan: Why have we got the worst death rates etc? Therese Coffey: Age and Obesity (incidentally another lie since some other countries have older populations and more obesity, but lower death rates) Piers Morgan: So its the public's fault for being too old and fat? Therese Coffey: You are insulting the public Piers Morgan: But you said it!!! - not me Therese Coffey: Goodbye >:-) Death and obesity in other countries also depends on the amount of vitamin D. Sunnier countries = more vitamin D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John52 Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Yes - Vitamin D tablets do seem to be worth taking But Therese Coffey didn't mention them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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