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Why does he bother to ask any questions?when all he does is interrupt, before the person has even got close to answering the question.

He seems to know the answers, so we may as well have a programme called 'Andrew Marr in conversation with himself ' This week as Boris Johnson, next Jeremy Corbyn, 2 weeks time Jo Swinson - he can then dress up as well.

I stopped watching him ages ago, but thought I would see what our current PM had to say. I gave up within 10 minutes, it was just like having an argument, no intellectual input.
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Still's Carenae wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:09 am Why does he bother to ask any questions?when all he does is interrupt, before the person has even got close to answering the question.

He seems to know the answers, so we may as well have a programme called 'Andrew Marr in conversation with himself ' This week as Boris Johnson, next Jeremy Corbyn, 2 weeks time Jo Swinson - he can then dress up as well.

I stopped watching him ages ago, but thought I would see what our current PM had to say. I gave up within 10 minutes, it was just like having an argument, no intellectual input.
You expected a programme featuring the blond buffoon to have intellectual input?
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Does Andrew have blonde hair now?
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EH16 wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:14 am
Still's Carenae wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:09 am Why does he bother to ask any questions?when all he does is interrupt, before the person has even got close to answering the question.

He seems to know the answers, so we may as well have a programme called 'Andrew Marr in conversation with himself ' This week as Boris Johnson, next Jeremy Corbyn, 2 weeks time Jo Swinson - he can then dress up as well.

I stopped watching him ages ago, but thought I would see what our current PM had to say. I gave up within 10 minutes, it was just like having an argument, no intellectual input.
You expected a programme featuring the blond buffoon to have intellectual input?
No, but I expect Marr to have some.
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Just have to wait for his interview with Andrew Neil then.........
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Still's Carenae wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:09 am Why does he bother to ask any questions?when all he does is interrupt, before the person has even got close to answering the question.

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I watched it and thought the same.

He did it to all 3 party spokespeople.

A waste of space
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Unfortunately that is the way of things now. The broadcasters think that they are the story not the people that are being interviewed.
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I have no time for the style of interviewing used by Neil, Marr, KGM et al. I don't want to listen to an argument, where the interviewer's main objective is to bolster their own profile. I want to listen to a conversation where politicians can develop their arguments and policies and the interviewer is capable of challenging them in a factual and robust way. Listening to most political interviews nowadays just leaves me with a headache.
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Did Andy get to the bottom of how many children the albino Buffoon has?
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Dunners wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:23 pm I have no time for the style of interviewing used by Neil, Marr, KGM et al. I don't want to listen to an argument, where the interviewer's main objective is to bolster their own profile. I want to listen to a conversation where politicians can develop their arguments and policies and the interviewer is capable of challenging them in a factual and robust way. Listening to most political interviews nowadays just leaves me with a headache.
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Max B Gold wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:44 pm Did Andy get to the bottom of how many children the albino Buffoon has?
I don't think he is an albino. He may have a mild form, but being able to cycle in London, his sight must be reasonable and therefore unlikely.
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spen666 wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:09 pm
Still's Carenae wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:09 am Why does he bother to ask any questions?when all he does is interrupt, before the person has even got close to answering the question.

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I watched it and thought the same.

He did it to all 3 party spokespeople.

A waste of space
Why? It is appropriate for morons like Johnson to repeat their three word mantras taught to them by their spin doctors regardless of the question?

You don’t really understand this politics thing do you.

Bless.
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Max B Gold wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:44 pm Did Andy get to the bottom of how many children the albino Buffoon has?
Hard to define when you factor in those offspring living overseas.
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redintheface wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:16 pm Unfortunately that is the way of things now. The broadcasters think that they are the story not the people that are being interviewed.
So true
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Talking over people is just plain bad manners and often happens on BBC Question time.
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Was a poor interview, gave up watching it, I'm all for holding any politician to account and stop them rambling off at a tangent, but Marr wasn't giving proper time for his questions to be answered, and for far too much time they were both talking at once.
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Disoriented wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 1:35 pm
spen666 wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:09 pm
Still's Carenae wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 11:09 am Why does he bother to ask any questions?when all he does is interrupt, before the person has even got close to answering the question.

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I watched it and thought the same.

He did it to all 3 party spokespeople.

A waste of space
Why? It is appropriate for morons like Johnson to repeat their three word mantras taught to them by their spin doctors regardless of the question?

You don’t really understand this politics thing do you.

Bless.
You seem to be out on a limb with that view.

You also ignore the fact he did it to all 3 parties' representatives. Don't let your blind political loyalties let you miss the bigger picture. Its attitudes like yours that allow the broadcasters to get away with this.

When they do it to labour, the sheep tory & lib dems defend it

When they do it to lib dems, the sheep labour & tory followers defend it

When they do it to the tories, the sheep labour & lib dems defend it

The broadcasters use the divide and conquer technique because too many people fail to look at the bigger picture
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Watched the first bit on catch up but gave up because of Marr, he thinks it's all about him. Perhaps he should stand.
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Echo the comments above however, not having seen the others I dont know if he treated them the same. Why didn't the bbc give over the whole programme to each leader instead of trying to cram everything at the end of the show? Crazy scheduling of guests, especially when it's the party leaders being quizzed.
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Thor wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:46 pm Echo the comments above however, not having seen the others I dont know if he treated them the same. Why didn't the bbc give over the whole programme to each leader instead of trying to cram everything at the end of the show? Crazy scheduling of guests, especially when it's the party leaders being quizzed.
Wasn't party leaders for Lib Dems, was Chukka Ummuna (future leader?) And Sammi Chakrabarti for Labour (Guess Shafow Home Secretary was unavailable)

Think BBC trying to be Impartial by having all3 parties on , but agree too time pressured
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spen666 wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:48 pm
Thor wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:46 pm Echo the comments above however, not having seen the others I dont know if he treated them the same. Why didn't the bbc give over the whole programme to each leader instead of trying to cram everything at the end of the show? Crazy scheduling of guests, especially when it's the party leaders being quizzed.
Wasn't party leaders for Lib Dems, was Chukka Ummuna (future leader?) And Sammi Chakrabarti for Labour (Guess Shafow Home Secretary was unavailable)

Think BBC trying to be Impartial by having all3 parties on , but agree too time pressured
(Guess Shafow Home Secretary was unavailable)
Yes the ''Shafow'' Home Secretary has not shown up at all during these Election debates, wonder why that is ?
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Sid Bishop wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 9:32 am
spen666 wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:48 pm
Thor wrote: Sun Dec 01, 2019 4:46 pm Echo the comments above however, not having seen the others I dont know if he treated them the same. Why didn't the bbc give over the whole programme to each leader instead of trying to cram everything at the end of the show? Crazy scheduling of guests, especially when it's the party leaders being quizzed.
Wasn't party leaders for Lib Dems, was Chukka Ummuna (future leader?) And Sammi Chakrabarti for Labour (Guess Shafow Home Secretary was unavailable)

Think BBC trying to be Impartial by having all3 parties on , but agree too time pressured
(Guess Shafow Home Secretary was unavailable)
Yes the ''Shafow'' Home Secretary has not shown up at all during these Election debates, wonder why that is ?
She's on holiday with Jacob Rees Mogg, Emily Thornberry and many other politicians from both sides who appear to have been locked away?



On a related note, has much been heard of Kier Starmer in this campaign. I always thought he was a "safe" pair of hands, but he seems to have been very quiet
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Marr is an out and out Marxist and hates the Tories
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DuvB wrote: Mon Dec 02, 2019 11:10 am Marr is an out and out Marxist and hates the Tories
I also hate the Tories........not illegal yet?
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Nope but I dislike Marxists and quite a few ex-Tories
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