[Politics] Andrew Neil Carves up Boris - a preview

[wellquickwoody]

Boris Johnson. The Leaver’s hero. Can’t deliver Brexit. Doesn’t have the guts to appear on serious TV.
Pretty representative of Brexiteers. Gutless liars.

Calm down, go get an appointment.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

Neil isn't a bully - he's a waffle-filter. When his interviewee start going off-piste with their answers, he immediately shuts them down, brings them back to the question, and asks for an answer to it. Several times if necessary. Too many politicians get an easy ride by being allowed to give a rambling answer, wandering off on a completely different tangent towards an answer to a question that wasn't even asked. I like that Neil is aggressive and belligerent.

He still might not get an answer to his repeated questions, as his victim squirms on a hook, but that at least enables us to pass our own judgement when they basically refuse to address a question with a straight answer, despite being given ample opportunity to do so.

He is a bully and rarely gives people time to consider a response to his interrogation. Like all the politicians he interviews, he doesn’t live in the real world.

 

[Is it PotG?]

He is a bully and rarely gives people time to consider a response to his interrogation. Like all the politicians he interviews, he doesn’t live in the real world.

Tosh.

He gets them to answer the question posed, not the spin they wish to spout.

 

[*Gullsworth*]

Tosh.

He gets them to answer the question posed.

Or not.

 

[Surf's Up]

He is a bully and rarely gives people time to consider a response to his interrogation. Like all the politicians he interviews, he doesn’t live in the real world.

Neil is absolutely not a bully but he is intolerant of politicians who try to avoid answering difficult but highly relevant questions. And quite rightly so. If politicians don't like it they're in the wrong job.

 

[Dick Head]

Maybe Johnson could send Nicky Morgan to the Neil interview in his place. She seems fairly desperate to become a Baroness.

 

[Guinness Boy]

The fact that Corbyn volunteered to be eviscerated by Neil and the fact Johnson isn’t brave enough to is exactly why neither should be running the country


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[Lincoln Imp]

How very two-faced. I wonder if you recall that prior to the 2017 election, both May and Corbyn declined to attend a live session supposedly for all party leaders, only for him to turn up at the last minute, realising TM would not, and then having the brass-neck to say that if someone invites you it is only polite to attend. What is good for the goose is good for the gander or so the expression goes.

The difference is that in 2017 Corbyn decided to face the voting public and in 2019 Johnson decided to do the opposite, hiding away as he did in the leadership contest.

 

[Pinkie Brown]

Johnson’s yellow cowardice is now clear for all to see. He's incapable of answering any serious or deep question because he doesn’t know the answer so will attempt bluster and waffle or of course doing what is second nature to him - attempt to lie. Neil is a git but in fairness he tends to be equally brutal to all political persuasions. Johnson won't get away with his lying with Neil and he knows it.

Aside being a serial liar, serial adulterer, criminal conspirator, racist and incompetent thus proving himself unfit for office, he's now a cowardly bottler.

 

[Bodian]

Johnson’s yellow cowardice is now clear for all to see. He's incapable of answering any serious or deep question because he doesn’t know the answer so will attempt bluster and waffle or of course doing what is second nature to him - attempt to lie. Neil is a git but in fairness he tends to be equally brutal to all political persuasions. Johnson won't get away with his lying with Neil and he knows it.

Aside being a serial liar, serial adulterer, criminal conspirator, racist and incompetent thus proving himself unfit for office, he's now a cowardly bottler.

But he'll get away with it. The lead is not narrowing, and he looks like getting a pretty decent majority. Can only admit that he's pulled a fast one really - got his Brexit voted for, but then pulled it because he couldn't face not getting it through 'easily'. Can't face Neil because it's not 'easy'. But will still win handsomely.

Politics is bizarre.

 

[Weststander]

But he'll get away with it. The lead is not narrowing, and he looks like getting a pretty decent majority. Can only admit that he's pulled a fast one really - got his Brexit voted for, but then pulled it because he couldn't face not getting it through 'easily'. Can't face Neil because it's not 'easy'. But will still win handsomely.

Politics is bizarre.

Still plenty to play for. It does seems near certain that Labour won’t get an overall majority, but you never know, it might be another hung Commons. A ‘handsome’ majority wouldn’t be good, giving the green light to arrogant right wingers who’d feel vindicated to do almost as they please. I prefer some form of consensus politics.

 

[Easy 10]

He is a bully, and what is more, he’s not a patch on Paxman or Walden.

He is a bully and rarely gives people time to consider a response to his interrogation. Like all the politicians he interviews, he doesn’t live in the real world.

He doesn't give anyone an easy ride - that is VITAL when challenging the charlatans, liars, bullshitters, wafflers and shysters we are lumbered with. I suppose you'd rather they were interviewed by Fred DINAGE, so they could sit their and effortlessly spout their pre-prepared JIZZ, totally unchallenged.

 

[Raleigh Chopper]

He doesn't give anyone an easy ride - that is VITAL when challenging the charlatans, liars, bullshitters, wafflers and shysters we are lumbered with. I suppose you'd rather they were interviewed by Fred DINAGE, so they could sit their and effortlessly spout their pre-prepared JIZZ, totally unchallenged.

Fred would start all his questions with how.

 

[Lindfield23]

What the Boris Broadcasting Corporation should do , is have Neal ask his questions, and have them answered by an independent fact checker. Expose all his lies, for what they are.

I don't think Maupay would have the necessary media training for all that, but it'd be fun to watch

 

[dejavuatbtn]

He doesn't give anyone an easy ride - that is VITAL when challenging the charlatans, liars, bullshitters, wafflers and shysters we are lumbered with. I suppose you'd rather they were interviewed by Fred DINAGE, so they could sit their and effortlessly spout their pre-prepared JIZZ, totally unchallenged.

There’s a difference between asking challenging questions and allowing people to get a word in between them. I find his particular style offensive. I agree with your “challenge” comment but would prefer that he didn’t come across like an automatic kettle on the boil that won’t turn itself off.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

At the end of the day it's a right wing Tory or a Marxist left... good luck!

 

[dolphins]

If Corbyn hadn’t have stepped into ‘the lions den’ his detractors would have simply accused him of cowardice.

In our household it was a positive thing, as up to the interview, the missus hated Corbyn, thinking him an absolute idiot. But the interview, and Jezza's answers (when Brillo-Pad Hair let him get a word in edgeways) changed her mind about him. We've in Pavilion so Lucas will get in, but I think it reassured her if (hopefully when) Labour win the election.

I do have a feeling though that AN would treat BoZo with respect and have gentler questioning, so not such a grilling, and not so representative.

 

[Easy 10]

I do have a feeling though that AN would treat BoZo with respect and have gentler questioning, so not such a grilling, and not so representative.

Not so.

Check out the iPlayer interview at the top of this thread.

 

[Is it PotG?]

There’s a difference between asking challenging questions and allowing people to get a word in between them. I find his particular style offensive. I agree with your “challenge” comment but would prefer that he didn’t come across like an automatic kettle on the boil that won’t turn itself off.

Once the question actually posed has been addressed and answered, then AN lets things flow nicely.

Until that point, he doesn't let go. And rightly so.

 

[The Clamp]

Calm down, go get an appointment.

I did try but your Mum’s all booked up. Luckily your Mrs takes walk ins.
Sorry about the rug, she didn’t tell me she was a squirter.

Have a lovely day.