My old friend Iain Dale has left me terribly confused...
My old friend Iain Dale has left me terribly confused.
, Iain lambasts our poor Prime Minister for blanking me twice yesterday, when I tried to ask him questions oo the platform of Gillingham station.
Iain writes: "Gordon Brown's refusal to even acknowledge Michael Crick's presence in the was almost comical. What did it achieve? Certainly nothing positive. There is a way to deal with journalists like Crick but ignoring them is not one of them."
And yet the same Iain Dale advised candidates: "Ignore Michael Crick. He is not there to help you."
Come off it, Iain, Mr Brown was only following your advice.
I'm Michael Crick, and I'm Newsnight's political editor. My guiding rule is that in any story there's usually something the politicians would prefer the world not to know. My job is to find that out. Follow me on
Comment number 1.
At 7th Apr 2010, JunkkMale wrote:Navel. Gazing.... Journalists?
This is about as edifying and interesting as a Radio 1 DJ thinking his audience was more interested in his spats with the Mirror's gossip girls as opposed to maybe playing a bit of music.
Yet who from the favoured few on 91Èȱ¬ producer's iPhone speed dials will grace our airwaves hourly?
A sort of substance abuse, but not even in a fun way. Schoolyard WUVI spats and petty point scoring aired as dirty laundry broadcast fodder when only Ms. Emin can hope to get away with it.
It's going to be a very, very, very long month, indeed.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 1)
Comment number 2.
At 7th Apr 2010, Konnolsky wrote:Here in Smolensk butcher’s shop, where today assistant Yuri is make excellent goat’s livers pies, we is full of confusings about rudeness of British politics. For example, what terrible disrespects is show to Sir Brown at Prime Minister’s Interrogations today by rude Cameron man. It is very rude ask so many questions. And is stand so close! Is three metres away! You think anyone is get that close to our glorious Vlad and ask question without Security Services is wrestle him to ground and throw in Lubyanka?
Complain about this comment (Comment number 2)
Comment number 3.
At 7th Apr 2010, stevie wrote:I thought the Prime Minister was very rude to Michael Crick on the railway platform, the way he ignored him. He must watch him everynight on NN and yet he looked like a scared cat as he shuffled off and left Michael looking bereft. His wife should have said 'Go and have a word with that nice Mr Crick, we watch him most nights so why are you grabbing my arm....you are hurting me, Gordon....stop it'
Complain about this comment (Comment number 3)
Comment number 4.
At 7th Apr 2010, NickBloggins wrote:I think that you have to be vetted nowadays to talk to senior political figures.
If you are not an nobody will talk to you. Maybe you could get an id card, if it is that important.
Complain about this comment (Comment number 4)