Have I got Newslog for you?
It’s the morning after the night before.
No, I wasn't at the party that David Davis was photographed at. I was recording tonight's edition of Have I Got News for You. I am now utterly exhausted, thanks in part to constant fear, in part to maintaining a rictus grin on my face (a little like you do as a child when the relatives come round on Christmas Day), and in part through the pain of being ritually humiliated.
How? I'd love to tell you but that would spoil the fun (for you) and merely add to the pain (for me).
As I recover, let me just say thanks to all of you who have taken part in this first week of Newslog's comeback, especially those of you who have sent comments. Below are some of those which have caught my eye.
John wrote:
- I find it fascinating how political reporting is based so much on personality and not on policy. The media ignore policy and then point fingers at the politicans for "not explaining your policies to the public".
It was a concern shared by Jonathan, who said:
- John has a good point about the personality/policy divide. I'm scared to admit that UK politics is becoming rather too similar to the "who-can-come-up-with-the-most-dirt-about-their-oponent" politics of the US.
Sedulia countered:
- Personality IS politics. Of course it matters. Think of any politician who made a difference. Policies change because of personalities.
David Wilson has been watching closely:
- I have noticed that TB and DC both have adopted the approach of a closed fist pointing the knuckle of the forefinger (also used by Bill Clinton). All very affected. Give me some good aggressive old finger pointing!
Ray Glover makes an interesting point:
- Nick - is it possible that David Cameron and his advisors haven't been given credit for a little trick at the end of his second set of questions, when he left one unasked. Result was that Tony Blair's last reply, because he didn't know it was to be the last, was not couched in the customary grandstanding tones that send his backbenchers into frenzied, adrenalin-fuelled shouts of "More!" Yes, there were a few "Oohs" from them, presumably to suggest the David Cameron had chickened out, but the end result was that Tony Blair ended on, for him, something nearer a whimper than a bang.
On the other hand, Manjit Mand wrote:
- Do you not think that the media as a whole is in danger of hyping up Cameron? Are some sections of the media going easy on Cameron because he has so many friends in it? Some of the comments have amazed me, when Lord Heseltine says Cameron is the British Kennedy, I'm left shaking my head. Do I simply not see what is great about Cameron?
And lots of you made comments welcoming Newslog back, for which I thank you. Benjamin wrote:
- I'm intrigued by who will be the next blogger? Can you let Boris work for the ´óÏó´«Ã½
DS Taylor wrote:
- Good to see the ´óÏó´«Ã½ entering into the world of the internet geek... lots of us are looking for more ways to learn about the goings on at Westminster and beyond. PS I am a 15 year kid who goes school in Westminster.
Thanks to all.
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Comments
I have always thought that Boris Johnson set the benchmark standard for presenting Have I Got News Fot You. His apparent lack of competence greatly enhanced my enjoyment. I can't possibly imagine you will be as bad, or good, depending on your perspective.