Agreed - more consistently funny than Hislop. Both are far better than Private Eye (is Hislop still doing that?), which occasionally gets a real scoop but mostly just feeds grumpy old man cynicism. (View Post)

Yes, I think that if he doesn't want to apologise he needs to say so - "You keep asking the same question, but I think it goes way beyond individuals being pressed to apologise personally. … (View Post)

I think it's lazy interviewing to ask the same question 10 times. Ask it twice, make the point that it's not been answered, and move on - 10 times is irritating "gotch" stuff. (View Post)

Yes, it feels a bit like an Elders of Zion/Illuminati/Masons/Brethren thing. I'm sure there are plentiful examples of people giving jobs to people they know and think are reliable, but that'… (View Post)

Yes. Among other things, the only front-bencher on either side who was willing to listen to argument and withdraw an amendment that he'd put down because he was persuaded that it would be a mist… (View Post)