I don’t disagree with that principle, but if you’re going into an interview to talk about a specific thing, you need to have those numbers. Particularly when you know it’s an interviewer who writes for a paper that hates you, and one of your senior colleagues has already been ridiculed for not knowing her numbers. It’s a schoolboy error so it becomes less about “memorising numbers” and more about common sense preparation.

gobuchul – Member
It’s not that they aren’t allowed to look them up, it’s just basic preparation that seems to be missing.

It’s deliberate badgering, why didn’t she just give him a few minutes to look up the answer and then come back to the question, rather than take the partisan position of a tory questioning a labour leader. And make an issue out of it.

I’m not saying it’s just directed at corbyn btw, it works both ways. It’s a very poor interviewing style, and tbh just treats everyone like mugs.

It’s deliberate badgering, why didn’t she just give him a few minutes to look up the answer and then come back to the question, rather than take the partisan position of a tory questioning a labour leader. And make an issue out of it.

Because that’s not how it works. I agree with you that it’s crass but it is what it is.

Corbyn knew what would happen if he didn’t have the numbers but he still didn’t bother to prepare properly.

As far as I’m concerned this ins’t a party political point, as they’ve all fallen foul of it over the last couple of weeks. And it simply shows the lack of basic competency of many of our politicians. Kind of depressing really.

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gobuchul – Member

Corbyn knew what would happen if he didn’t have the numbers but he still didn’t bother to prepare properly.I agree he should have known better.

Guess if you are going to accept Corbyn, you are going to have to accept the slightly dithering style.

It’s deliberate badgering, why didn’t she just give him a few minutes to look up the answer and then come back to the question, rather than take the partisan position of a tory questioning a labour leader. And make an issue out of it.

The video is worse, he picks up some paper, he starts to wind up the iPad, an assistant scampers in with the manifesto

She have him plenty of time to answer hence the space for the heavy breathing? etc

And the rest of the interview wasn’t any better

She was hostile for sure- I listened to the whole interview.

He 100% should have had a piece of paper in front of him. Schoolboy error. Corbyn and his team big mistake.

FFS.

It is all a bit silly now all this forensic cross examining by journos looking for a “scoop”. The politicians should just say they don’t have the figures to hand but will supply them after the interview.

Edit: But if it flushes out the racists (as per CFH’s post) then perhaps it has some merit.

The politicians should just say they don’t have the figures to hand but will supply them after the interview.

For a curve ball question, I would wholeheartedly agree. “Sorry, don’t know” is better than an Abbott floundering.

However, for the policy you’re launching, no.

How do Corbyn’s tinfoil hat brigade figure their insane, paranoid conspiracy theories come across to normal people, who more than occasionally leave their bedrooms?

As for that interview, any politician would know that on announcing any new policy, the very first question – every single time – is going to be ‘what’s this going to cost?’

The only thing people should be concerned about are the intentions of the parties and base their decision on that. So what if they don’t achieve all of the things in a manifesto, the key is what is the manifesto aiming for.

This is all very well, but voters have to decide if the politicians are capable of fulfilling those intentions. That’s what all these interviews are all about.

Not convinced that the tinfoil hatters are bothered about any outside their bubble
they also represent a tiny amount even of corbyns support

Latest survation poll has May on a 6 point lead, which would mean Corbyn doing better than Milliband !

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/general-election-latest-labour-party-conservative-party-poll-survation-good-morning-britain-a7762371.html

Live broadcasting is one of the trickiest things you can do. Even well media trained presenters slip up without a teleprompter.

We can’t expect anyone to constantly be prepared and articulate all of the time. They’re going to falter every now and again. It may be easy sat here on a forum with everything at your disposal to make a point.

I can assume all you lot will be out of a job as soon as you can’t remember a figure from memory at work and you have to look it up? 😆

However, for the policy you’re launching, no.

Can always take the Tory approach and say “we’ll tell you after the election”.

I can assume all you lot will be out of a job as soon as you can’t remember a figure from memory at work and you have to look it up?

No I wouldn’t.

However, if I was sent to sell one thing to a client and when they asked me how much the headline upfront cost was, I couldn’t tell them and didn’t have the information immediately to hand, then i would look stupid and the client wouldn’t be inspired with confidence either.

However, if I was sent to sell one thing to a client and when they asked me how much the headline upfront cost was, I couldn’t tell them and didn’t have the information immediately to hand, then i would look stupid and the client wouldn’t be inspired with confidence either.

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Especially if one of your colleagues had recently been trying to sell something else to that same client and had come unstuck as well.

There does seem to be disparity here
May was not ridiculed for her claims of 6.8 p a child for breakfast

still corbs knows hes up against this so he should have been on it

meanwhile

no2 in the popular music charts
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Looks like the ‘Team Theresa’ has lost it’s appeal:

I wonder if she’ll realise the rest of the cabinet from wherever it is they’re being held hostage? They won’t be allowed to speak or anything, obviously. But maybe just sighted in public? Just for the novelty value

If it’s a choice between one person who can’t remember a couple of figures when put on the spot and another who has repeatedly refused to give straight answers, can’t look ordinary people in the face when approached, has political beliefs that make Cameron look like a paid-up Socialist and has perfected the political U-turn when it suits her, then I’ll go with the first option, thank you.

COMMUNIST!!!

Theresa May and the Conservatives! Is she going to do a song?

Jeremy Corbyn and the Sympathisers

If it’s a choice between one person who can’t remember a couple of figures

And turned down the Nobel Peace Prize numerous times over the last twenty years less it detract from his constant #workingforpeace

Rather than attacking Corbyn, can you toryboys actually articulate what it is the Conservatives will do for the country if re-elected?

brexit means brexit
no deal is better than a bad deal
trust us not him
strong and stable

just about covers it I think?

Rather than attacking Corbyn, can you toryboys actually articulate what it is the Conservatives will do for the country if re-elected?

erradicate the defecit by
2015
2017
2020
2025

Rather than attacking Corbyn, can you toryboys actually articulate what it is the Conservatives will do for the country if re-elected?

That’s the glum-bucket thread, don’t cross the streams

More homeless,
more dead disabled people

I cant see past these 2 myself and anyone who votes Tory knowing the facts about these things should be ashamed.

So no difference from Labour then once they’ve scared off private business, increased the amount we are borrowing and its servicing costs and then made lots of people unemployed as part of the state re-nationalisation and resulting efficiency drive.

Do you want the steaming poo or the other steaming poo.

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Well apart from the difference that the tory shit has happened and continues to happen. The Labour stuff is just in your head.

The Conservative campaign has meandered from an abortive attempt to launch a personality cult around Mrs May to the self-inflicted wound of the most disastrous manifesto in recent history and, after the atrocity in Manchester, shrill attacks on Mr Corbyn’s appeasement of terrorism.

Yep from your very own George Osborne.

Never liked him but I’m enjoying his revenge.

@kimbers that point is fair enough but again it’s relative – address the deficit or cause it to mushroom once again

Rather than attacking Corbyn, can you toryboys actually articulate what it is the Conservatives will do for the country if re-elected?

They can’t – they know the Labour manifesto has come off way better than their own. And the expected decimation of Corbyn has just not happened how they would’ve liked.

So on with the sideways swipes at media cock-ups whilst gently ignoring that Corbyn sailed through both Neil and Pacman.

Even that *well known* lefty sandal wearing broadcast organisation has Jezza’s cock-up at the top of the headlines. Maybe they’re not so lefty?

kimbers – Member

Rather than attacking Corbyn, can you toryboys actually articulate what it is the Conservatives will do for the country if re-elected?

erradicate the defecit by
2015
2017
2020
2025

Cut immigration to the tens of thousands by 2015 2017 2022

The irony of those here critising the Tory social care measure is staggering as to a man you’ve all been in favour of much higher IHT full stop. Effectively the Tories announced a soecific new IHT measure

address the deficit or cause it to mushroom once again

How is that going ?