The country would be virtually defenceless.

 

I believe there was a Yes Minister episode on this? :unsure:

 

Not so. Europe, working together, is more than capable of defending itself. It's a shame the Aztecs didn't have nukes eh, or the Roman Empire, or the Babylonians. Civilizations have risen and fallen throughout history, and it's good they didn't have nukes. Humanity will continue, but it won't if we keep nuking each other. As far as we k ow we're the only highly evolved intelligence in the universe. We have a duty to preserve the species. That should be our first concern. Therefore, nukes = no no.

If Boris Johnson chickens out of the Andrew Neil interview, what the BBC should do is give the slot over to Andrew Neil to deliver a 30 minute monologue on Johnson & the Tories' record over the past few years. Anyone who's watched This Week will know just how powerful his 2-minute opening monologues can be (in particular his evisceration of Fidel Castro & his legacy was particularly scathing), so imagine if he was given 30 minutes to do the same, straight to camera, on the Tories legacy since 2010? It would be even more devestating to Boris than any interview with him could ever be.

 

...and he spent 5 minutes doing just that at the end of his interview with Nigel Farage tonight, and challenged Boris to come and meet him face to face for an interview.

The country would be virtually defenceless.

 

I believe there was a Yes Minister episode on this? :unsure:

 

By Buzzjack law, any time Yes (Prime) Minister is mentioned, I am obliged to post the relevant clip -

 

 

Although it's worth mentioning that the pro-Trident argument is made by the deceitful, conniving Sir Humphrey.

 

My own view of Trident - Britain should agree to renew it, and then not do it and not tell anyone. They're secret nukes, who would know they're not even there?

The nuke issue always brings out the gammon nut jobs who think it takes a hard man to have a weapon of mass destruction.

...and he spent 5 minutes doing just that at the end of his interview with Nigel Farage tonight, and challenged Boris to come and meet him face to face for an interview.

 

Fair play!

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The gauntlet is laid.

Seen the last part of the Farage interview there - he might be a Tory but I found myself cheering at the tv with what he said - he's by far the best interrogator on the tv - he used to make speeches like this on This Week now and again!

Seen the last part of the Farage interview there - he might be a Tory but I found myself cheering at the tv with what he said - he's by far the best interrogator on the tv - he used to make speeches like this on This Week now and again!

I still find it hard to forgive him for what he did to the Sunday Times, at Murdoch's behest.

 

We have to accept that any political interviewer will have their own views. If they had no real interest in politics, they wouldn't be doing the job. Neil's past means we know that, on economic policy at least, he is a right-wing Tory. If he can put that to one side and demonstrate a commitment to holding politicians to account, that has to be respected - even if I still don't like him.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/labo...t-7RwJPkN4bBUUc

 

Labour have officially complained to the BBTory about their bias. They also need to report it to the electoral commission and to Ofcom. In fact this whole election should be re-run due to the vile establishment and pro-gov bias of the media. Let's try again, and this time make it DEMOCRATIC!

I still find it hard to forgive him for what he did to the Sunday Times, at Murdoch's behest.

 

We have to accept that any political interviewer will have their own views. If they had no real interest in politics, they wouldn't be doing the job. Neil's past means we know that, on economic policy at least, he is a right-wing Tory. If he can put that to one side and demonstrate a commitment to holding politicians to account, that has to be respected - even if I still don't like him.

 

Did you see what he said? In this interview at least he was brillant!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/labo...t-7RwJPkN4bBUUc

 

Labour have officially complained to the BBTory about their bias. They also need to report it to the electoral commission and to Ofcom. In fact this whole election should be re-run due to the vile establishment and pro-gov bias of the media. Let's try again, and this time make it DEMOCRATIC!

 

You seriously want to go through another 6 weeks of *this*? :blink: I was bored stiff after just 2 weeks!

Did you see what he said? In this interview at least he was brillant!

I saw his challenge to Johnson, yes. It was, indeed, brilliant.

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The gauntlet is laid.

 

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Well, that is a no then.

 

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It's ridiculous that Johnson has decided to opt-out of the Andrew Neil interviews, obviously a calculated risk which he thinks he will undoubtably benefit from, let's see...

I live in hope that he continually gets asked the question of why he refused to do it over the next week, what he's got to hide.

 

Conservative sources always sound ridiculously pompous: 'The public are fed up of politicians being held to account'

Perhaps, in the interests of balance, the BBC should ask Labour and the Lib Dems whether they think the public has had enough of political interviews.

Surely those who have had enough could just um SKIP the interview and watch/ do something else?

Perhaps, in the interests of balance, the BBC should ask Labour and the Lib Dems whether they think the public has had enough of political interviews.

 

Who has actually had their choice of who to vote for altered by such an interview, though?

Who has actually had their choice of who to vote for altered by such an interview, though?

That's not the point - and you know it.

That's not the point - and you know it.

 

Than what is the point, to embarrass party leaders? :unsure: