I think it will be a lot less complicated for all concerned if the Tories just published one manifesto to be used at all future elections. It should say:
"The Conservative Party promises to do anything to stay in power.
We propose that we stay in power and are quite willing to sacrifice long...
'Middle Class, middle Aged, middle of the road, a bit smug' could be a perfect description of Radio 4 (longwave)'s jewel in the crown TMS, but surely that's a club we all want to be in.
I turn off 'Any Answers' as quickly as I turn off 'Question Time'. Same sh*t, different Dimbleby.'
'Cabin Pressure' is one of the better sitcoms. How the hell has 'Clare in the Community' been going for so long though? It is Radio 4's 'Two Pints of Lager.' I have never met anyone who finds it funny, yet they just keep making more.
Mair's not angry, just doing his job. His approach is generally wry and PM is genuinely funny at times. Whether Mair or Carolyn Quinn presenting, I would rate it as the best daily news programme on the BBC.
Unless you're listening to Melvyn Bragg's 'In Our Time', Radio 4 is not really high...
I'm surprised you've never heard of Eddie Mair. He's the regular presenter of PM on Radio 4 and is generally known as one of the country's best political interviewers. He was considered for the Newsnight job when Evan Davis got it and IMHO would have been a much better choice. He is usually...
Eddie did his usual excellent job. Johnson sounded unprepared and struggled to perform his usual trick of bumbling amiably, distracting with uberposhness and chucking in the occasional outright lie. He actually sounded like his heart wasn't in it. Perhaps he is as uninspired by the queen's...