Mehdi on his usual one man mission to round up all of the applause the world can muster.
Question Time & This Week
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik (@Rood) is joined by CEO Duncan Drasdo and Financial Director Andy Green from the Manchester United Supporters Trust for a special episode on all things behind the scenes at Old Trafford including a brief history of MUST and their aims today, views on INEOS and Sir Jim Ratcliffe so far, and the Old Trafford regeneration.
Anna Soubry is Priti Patel / Grant Shapps levels of incompetent and dull.
Agree on Burnham being incredibly bland too. He's like a wax figure that someone has brought to life.
Agree on Burnham being incredibly bland too. He's like a wax figure that someone has brought to life.
This argument between Burnham and the Tory minister is utterly embarrassing.
Unable to have a rational political discussion, and getting scolded like children by Dimbleby.
Unable to have a rational political discussion, and getting scolded like children by Dimbleby.
She just looks so utterly bored whenever anyone else speaks. Snide and condescending. I wonder when Question Time will actually give us a Tory who can say something mildly interesting, even if it's not something I necessarily agree with.
This argument between Burnham and the Tory minister is utterly embarrassing.
Unable to have a rational political discussion, and getting scolded like children by Dimbleby.
It really is farcical, but it's the sort of nonsense that's all too common on Question Time, it just stands out more this time because the episode is right after the ISIS attacks.
I wish all teachers spoke so quickly.
I know it isn't customary for senior members of the cabinet to appear on QT, but could they not at least have put in a request for a representative from the MoD or FCO?
Max Hastings has done well to put things into perspective.
Fighting like 5 year old school kids on national television
*Shakes fist at Zebra State*
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QT at its farcical best/worst tonight.
Good luck finding a tory with something interesting to say first...
I think I understood every third word of what that guy was saying.
Who decides which MP's go on Question Time? Do they just get asked and accept independent of the party?
Cant for one second believe the conservatives are stupid enough to send Anna Soubry. She was talking nonsense and ripped to shreds at times.
That moment of utter desperation when she was calling IS a unique threat because of beheadings etc and Mehdi pointed out Saudi. She looked like an absolute numpty. And how many times did Burnham have to repeat his 5%, 5-10%, 10%+ point, and even after the whole room had had enough and was pointing out the point, she still looked like she didn't understand where she was or what was happening.
Burnham missed a trick there too. That could have been such an easy win for him over a shoddy Soubry but he got himself into a lot of childish bickering with her.
Max Hastings talks alot of sense for the most part, and Mehdi too at times.
Thought it was a tad harsh on Evgeny when a lot of people seemed to take his comment on Islamic leaders here getting more involved a bit too far. He was clearly just trying to say its important Mosque's and Leaders do as much as they can (which im sure most already are) to monitor and combat recruiting happening in their communities. Mosque's and community leaders are always going to be more effective at this than police/community workers from outside Islam or the community.
Cant for one second believe the conservatives are stupid enough to send Anna Soubry. She was talking nonsense and ripped to shreds at times.
That moment of utter desperation when she was calling IS a unique threat because of beheadings etc and Mehdi pointed out Saudi. She looked like an absolute numpty. And how many times did Burnham have to repeat his 5%, 5-10%, 10%+ point, and even after the whole room had had enough and was pointing out the point, she still looked like she didn't understand where she was or what was happening.
Burnham missed a trick there too. That could have been such an easy win for him over a shoddy Soubry but he got himself into a lot of childish bickering with her.
Max Hastings talks alot of sense for the most part, and Mehdi too at times.
Thought it was a tad harsh on Evgeny when a lot of people seemed to take his comment on Islamic leaders here getting more involved a bit too far. He was clearly just trying to say its important Mosque's and Leaders do as much as they can (which im sure most already are) to monitor and combat recruiting happening in their communities. Mosque's and community leaders are always going to be more effective at this than police/community workers from outside Islam or the community.
A bit rowdy at times. Burnham was poor when he spoke you just shut off.Anna was out out of her depth and confused about Syria. Max Hasting should stay in history ,his contribution seemed to be that it is not as bad as the old days. Natalie seemed decent enough.For me Mehdi Hasan stood out and the audience warmed to him.Evgeny Lebedev was the same as Burnham.
Ken Livingstone on tonight.
I thought that was the best show in months.
Competent panellists and an audience capable of making semi-reasonable points.
Competent panellists and an audience capable of making semi-reasonable points.
I really hate this SNP guy. He's interrupted one woman who was trying to talk about her learning disability child and another talking child poverty. What an absolute arsehole.
I thought it was a boring one myself. Livingstone's past it, but we knew that anyway. I'd agree about the audience though.
Weird that Ken was attacking the government's Syria strategy for not being severe enough.
Yeah I wasn't really expecting that. You'll be unsurprised to learn I didn't think an awful lot of Matt Forde
I mean what on earth was this…
We have been allowing Syria to just burn, continue to allow it to just burn and what Cameron is suggesting will allow it to just burn for the foreseeable future.
You can't pull on the heartstrings at the plight of Syria to justify a very narrow course of action aimed at one particular antagonist in the civil war.
I liked Forde
Used to annoy me with his complaints about Ed but now I'm a dissident as well I'm more appreciative. With regards to Syria, with Forde I'm sure he'd be in favour of a broader intervention, but there's clearly no appetite for that and it was voted against 2 years ago. I don't think that the 250,000 deaths and millions displaced should be forgotten about whilst considering our actions (and inactions), either. It's a situation where, whatever you do, something bad is likely to result, the judgement is which is preferable overall.Abbott's having a nightmare presently, refusing to give a straight answer to Dimbleby.
I think Lucas is quite possibly my favourite UK politician, very tempted to go Green by the next election.
Like Abbot's politics, but have always sort of hated Abbot.
Just answer the fecking question Morgan.
What a bizarre smear. The terrorists on 7/7 absolutely did give their lives. You might utterly detest their cause but you cannot deny that they gave their lives.
Nicky's taken the gloves off now.
Nicky Morgan is a abit of cnut isn't she, slanderous cow.
This tory with the massive nose is a cnut
Lucas for PM
Urgh can't stand Nicky Morgan
She'd be perfect but not with the media we have (or the electorate).
"Greatest crisis ever" you'd think they were talking about global warming.
you'd think they were talking about global warming.Interesting one this is.
Corbyn and Lucas are leading figures in Stop The War, which has made statements sympathetic of terrorist acts in Iraq. McDonnell's sentiments toward the IRA are well enough known.
It's not the false courtesy which people are used to i grant, but Morgan can feel justified in saying what she has.
It's not the false courtesy which people are used to i grant, but Morgan can feel justified in saying what she has.
Nicky Morgan giving praise to Benn's speech. Surely this has got to be a coordinated tactic of sorts from the Tories? A prospective Labour leader with endorsements from the party he'd be opposing. Sneakily clever from them if so.
Interestingly refused to condemn Cameron's reference to those voting against airstrikes as terrorist sympathisers, though. She's probably got a point, but it's difficult to particularly sympathise with her when her own party seems content to continue working alongside Saudi Arabia.
They're not responsible for the actions of a few abusive nutters. Besides Corbyn and Lucas are perhaps two of the most courteous and dignified politicians in the commons, that's alot more you can say that for horrible, obnoxious cnuts like Cameron or Nicky Morgan.