Yes there are times when the journalist is on a mission to back them into a corner but I'm talking about the "easy" interviews on BBC Breakfast, local news etc. where a lot of the time they are just being asked about simple FACTS. Newsnight is obviously a different ballgame where they come under...
I don't see it as a "skill" though, we can all talk about something completely different if we are asked a question. I find it very rude to ignore a question which has been asked to you, the skill would be to give an answer to the question which still fits in with your party line.
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What annoys me more than anything else is the fact that they can't answer questions. The amount of times you see an interview with a politician when they are asked a question with a yes/no answer and they just go off on a tangent and start talking about something else to promote their policy. It...