Comments on: A tale of two interviews http://waleshome.org/2010/02/a-tale-of-two-interviews/ Independent analysis from and about Wales Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:00:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Bethan Jenkins http://waleshome.org/2010/02/a-tale-of-two-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6581 Bethan Jenkins Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:10:59 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=7821#comment-6581 That's what I meant Daran- Piers Morgan didn't ask him. That’s what I meant Daran- Piers Morgan didn’t ask him.

]]> By: Daran Hill http://waleshome.org/2010/02/a-tale-of-two-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6546 Daran Hill Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:49:50 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=7821#comment-6546 Bethan - "as if he was going to mention Iraq after his own sorry interventions in the whole affair!" It shouldn't have been Brown's choice whether or not to mention Iraq. The "interviewer" should have asked him about it. In fact, if the "interviewer" had asked him even just a few hard (or not completely mushily soft) questions then it would have been a better programme. And I can't imagine Malcolm Tucker would have enjoyed it all... Bethan – “as if he was going to mention Iraq after his own sorry interventions in the whole affair!”

It shouldn’t have been Brown’s choice whether or not to mention Iraq. The “interviewer” should have asked him about it.

In fact, if the “interviewer” had asked him even just a few hard (or not completely mushily soft) questions then it would have been a better programme.

And I can’t imagine Malcolm Tucker would have enjoyed it all…

]]> By: Bethan Jenkins http://waleshome.org/2010/02/a-tale-of-two-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6541 Bethan Jenkins Wed, 17 Feb 2010 11:23:37 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=7821#comment-6541 I didn't see Carwyn on Andrew Marr so cannot comment, but I did see some of the Piers Morgan show. On the issue of a lack of discussion on foreign policy, all I'll say is this- as if he was going to mention Iraq after his own sorry interventions in the whole affair! I was equally as unimpressed by Gordon's 'personal' interview. It was a show. I don't want to appear heartless, but it was a strategic decision to go personal to try and win support prior to the election. I had to switch off. I did not want to be sucked in to a Malcolm Tucker game of politics as others have clearly been after watching this programme. I didn’t see Carwyn on Andrew Marr so cannot comment, but I did see some of the Piers Morgan show. On the issue of a lack of discussion on foreign policy, all I’ll say is this- as if he was going to mention Iraq after his own sorry interventions in the whole affair!

I was equally as unimpressed by Gordon’s ‘personal’ interview. It was a show. I don’t want to appear heartless, but it was a strategic decision to go personal to try and win support prior to the election. I had to switch off. I did not want to be sucked in to a Malcolm Tucker game of politics as others have clearly been after watching this programme.

]]> By: Penbedw http://waleshome.org/2010/02/a-tale-of-two-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6414 Penbedw Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:50:55 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=7821#comment-6414 Good analogy from Carwyn. It's quite a few years since I heard Dafydd Iwan make that point in the same way. Nevertheless, good that Carwyn Jones used it here. Good analogy from Carwyn. It’s quite a few years since I heard Dafydd Iwan make that point in the same way. Nevertheless, good that Carwyn Jones used it here.

]]> By: Daran Hill http://waleshome.org/2010/02/a-tale-of-two-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6412 Daran Hill Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:45:41 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=7821#comment-6412 "he did manage to correct Andrew Marr’s earlier assertion at the top of the programme that Michael Gove would be in charge of ’schools in Britain’" Yep, needed saying, and he said it “he did manage to correct Andrew Marr’s earlier assertion at the top of the programme that Michael Gove would be in charge of ’schools in Britain’”

Yep, needed saying, and he said it

]]> By: Hendre http://waleshome.org/2010/02/a-tale-of-two-interviews/comment-page-1/#comment-6406 Hendre Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:11:40 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=7821#comment-6406 I saw Carwyn's inteview and thought he came across pretty well. He was so relaxed he was virtually horizontal! But he did manage to correct Andrew Marr's earlier assertion at the top of the programme that Michael Gove would be in charge of 'schools in Britain'. It's a sad sight - a Scot who has been in London for too long. I saw Carwyn’s inteview and thought he came across pretty well. He was so relaxed he was virtually horizontal! But he did manage to correct Andrew Marr’s earlier assertion at the top of the programme that Michael Gove would be in charge of ‘schools in Britain’. It’s a sad sight – a Scot who has been in London for too long.

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