[bourney]

Is anyone watching the interview on BBC1? I can't believe how arrogant Jeremy Paxman is, he won't stop sighing, doesn't actually listen to what Nick is saying. Basically scoffing at whatever Nick says.

[DeeDub]

(Original post by bourney)
Is anyone watching the interview on BBC1? I can't believe how arrogant Jeremy Paxman is, he won't stop sighing, doesn't actually listen to what Nick is saying. Basically scoffing at whatever Nick says.

You obviously have never seen JP interview anyone else before.

j/k

[Voodoochile]

Argh I know he's really irritating me. Just let him bloody answer the question! I'd really like to hear what Nick actually says but he can't get a word in edgeways.

[Entangled]

Clegg isn't exactly excelling himself in this one. Paxman is, obviously, a very experienced interviewer and so carries a little bit of natural arrogance. It helps him along with his job and tends to strip down the waffle back to what the interviewee really means.

[JW92]

Ew, Paxman.

[sc8880]

Who cares what Clegg says? The Lib Dems are a ridiculous party who make up crazy unworkable policies (ie scrapping tuition fees) because they know they'll never have to implement them! They have no experienece whatsoever in running a government and given our debt and the fact we're just coming out of a recession they haven't got a chance.

A repeat of the Antiques Roadshow would have been mroe worthwhile.

[Captain Crash]

(Original post by Entangled)
Clegg isn't exactly excelling himself in this one.

I disagree - I think Nick came out of that interview stronger than he went in.

[WhereIsMyMind]

[Symph]

I thought Nick did a pretty good job considering Paxman is a massive ****.

[sprite_fright]

I guess karma got Jeremy Paxman - he seemed to be having problems with his throat. I thought Cleggy came off well though, he's the most likeable of the 3.

[Captain Crash]

(Original post by sc8880)
They have no experience whatsoever in running a government

You mean like David Cameron and his lot?

[Ben F]

I think Nick looked alright in that interview, and credit to him for being the first to be willing to jump in and get an interview off him, rather than Gordon and Dave who stuck to petty GMTV interviews a fortnight or so before. One thing I wasn't really clear from in that interview, was when Paxman asked Nick which party he'd work with should there be a hung parliament. I think he said he'd work with all main parties or something, but in reality that just won't work with the opposition labour and the tories both have against each other; so does anyone know? or atleast have any evidence showing who they're most likely to work with?

[Stressworthy]

I thought Nick did well enough given the circumstances... besides, it's not like Paxman hasn't been like this in other interviews.
It's not 'shock horror.'

[Voodoochile]

(Original post by sc8880)
Who cares what Clegg says? The Lib Dems are a ridiculous party who make up crazy unworkable policies (ie scrapping tuition fees) because they know they'll never have to implement them! They have no experienece whatsoever in running a government and given our debt and the fact we're just coming out of a recession they haven't got a chance.

A repeat of the Antiques Roadshow would have been mroe worthwhile.

They've outlined a plan, year by year, of how they can scrap tuition fees in the future and have admitted that due to the economy it can't be done straight away. Truthful, honest and to the point. Much more than the Tory's or Labour.

[Muffinz]

I only caught the end, poor Paxman sounded like he needed some water I half expected Clegg to stop in the middle of a sentence and be like, "look, do you want to have you a drink?"

[Teaddict]

Nick sounded very patronising and very arrogant also.
Though I am very impressed with the interview because it showed very clearly a Liberal Democrat inconsistency.

They will support the party with the largest mandate; though they don't specify what makes up the mandate, but they won't support a Tory budget if they are cutting expenditure. So in effect, what they are saying is we will support you if we agree with you which means their comments about a mandate is utter rubbish.

[Teaddict]

(Original post by Captain Crash)
You mean like David Cameron and his lot?

You mean like Labour when they were first elected?

[DontWantYourBloodMoney]

Meh. Paxman

[Entangled]

(Original post by Ben F)
I think Nick looked alright in that interview, and credit to him for being the first to be willing to jump in and get an interview off him, rather than Gordon and Dave who stuck to petty GMTV interviews a fortnight or so before.

So, in a way, kinda like the ITV piece with David Cameron in the half-hour slot before that? Granted, it was part-interview and part-narrative, but it's not just being rolled out by Clegg.

[Muffinz]

(Original post by WhereIsMyMind)

I love you for posting this.