Question Time discussion thread

[Crimson Dynamo]

If i hear one more counter argument about immigration that says

"well i am an immigrant. immigrants are good for the economy, they do the jobs we wont do etc"

i will scream

every time farage is on he categorically says "immigration is good if controlled, we just need to get control of our borders"

and every time the numpty panelists counter as if he has said "ban ALL immigration"

aaaaaarrrrggggg

[joeysteele]

The Baroness and Farage were the most interesting panellists tonight, the Baroness is a good mixture of principled and realistic and I like how she completely disagrees with Nige but does acknowledge he's an intelligent adversary to be taken seriously

Shapps is a massive party stooge even by Question Time standards, Chuka's not that much better

Actually,I really rated Grant Shapps when he was a spokesman for housing, however since he has taken on this role he comes across as very badly informed and not up to the task at all.
A really poor show from him on this programme.

[Crimson Dynamo]

That audience member OWNED Nige :joker: :joker: top draw

He did not own him he made a ludicrous parallel with war, Hitler and Farage and went on about a climate of fear being bad at an election

er, have a look at the English politicians and how they are continually using a climate of fear on Scotland and the referendum.

The chap then told farage that 4 large companies would leave the UK on a yes to Ukips policy - he has no idea if that will be true but was using the very fear argument he accused farage of at the start

It was an epic fail

[joeysteele]

That audience member OWNED Nige :joker: :joker: top draw

He did that for sure, all Nigel Farage could say was something like 'well there are 3 other parties here you can vote for'.
Even getting that wrong as since the Greens were on the panel so that made 4 other parties on the show.

[arista]

Look at the Very End seconds
Farage got the last words
he could stop Americans like Phizer taking over
Astra Zenneca
because we would would Not be under Euro laws


Fecking Stupid New Labour changed the rules in 2002

[MTVN]

Great stuff from Paddy Ashdown against the SNP bloke tonight

[joeysteele]

Esther Mcvey irritates me. This was overall however a pretty good one tonight.

[arista]

Great stuff from Paddy Ashdown against the SNP bloke tonight


Distraction
wasting time on Scotland


This was English QT

[joeysteele]

Distraction
wasting time on Scotland


This was English QT

I have to agree, that really surprised me too.I could understand were it nearer the September referendum.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Distraction
wasting time on Scotland


This was English QT

Why was it English QT and not UK QT?

was it a specific English special?

[arista]

Why was it English QT and not UK QT?

was it a specific English special?



No they have done a QT in Scotland


This was a England Edition
sure talk about Scotland
but why have a SNP on the panel
he wasted 20 mins fecking about

[arista]

I have to agree, that really surprised me too.I could understand were it nearer the September referendum.



yes Fecking Error

[Crimson Dynamo]

No they have done a QT in Scotland


This was a England Edition
sure talk about Scotland
but why have a SNP on the panel
he wasted 20 mins fecking about

I dont think it they have england editions as they talked about other issues that affect the UK and not England only. :conf:

[Lee.]

I dont think it they have england editions as they talked about other issues that affect the UK and not England only. :conf:

Yes exactly..

Plus the referendum is a huge decision facing the Scots very very soon and it will affect the rest if the UK. I dont find it odd at all that it would be discussed on a British political discussion programme.

[Crimson Dynamo]

No wonder we want freedom from this tyranny..

[MTVN]

Yeah I don't see the problem really, it is an issue which is obviously relevant to the whole of the UK and I thought it was interesting to have it discussed in a QT south of the border rather than just saving it for the Scotland specials they do up north

[Crimson Dynamo]

Paddy Ashdown really is quite insufferable as were both the women last night

[joeysteele]

Yes exactly..

Plus the referendum is a huge decision facing the Scots very very soon and it will affect the rest if the UK. I dont find it odd at all that it would be discussed on a British political discussion programme.

I take that fully on board, it is an issue that will affect the rest of the UK,you are absolutely right. I also concede this is a UK programme too.

[arista]

Yes exactly..

Plus the referendum is a huge decision facing the Scots very very soon and it will affect the rest if the UK. I dont find it odd at all that it would be discussed on a British political discussion programme.



Yes I want Scotland Free
that will feck up Labour.


Bring it on Brothers

[joeysteele]

Yes I want Scotland Free
that will feck up Labour.


Bring it on Brothers

That isn't likely the case arista, Labour would have won with overall majorities all the elections of 1997,2001 and 2005 without their Scottish seats albeit with smaller majorities.

An independent Scotland could actually help really revive the Labour party's fortunes, they are the main opposition to the SNP.
A Labour govt. in Scotland could be massively beneficial to the Labour party left in England and Wales.

Over the UK it is the Conservative party, that apart from the south east and South west,who have the problem of 'not' connecting with all areas of the UK,having now not since 1992, managed to achieve over 37% of the popular vote in a general election since.

So whether the Scots vote to stay or vote for independence ,I feel more sure than not that Labour would benefit far more overall than the Conservatives or indeed the Lib Dems too.

[arista]

That isn't likely the case arista, Labour would have won with overall majorities all the elections of 1997,2001 and 2005 without their Scottish seats albeit with smaller majorities.

An independent Scotland could actually help really revive the Labour party's fortunes, they are the main opposition to the SNP.
A Labour govt. in Scotland could be massively beneficial to the Labour party left in England and Wales.

Over the UK it is the Conservative party, that apart from the south east and South west,who have the problem of 'not' connecting with all areas of the UK,having now not since 1992, managed to achieve over 37% of the popular vote in a general election since.

So whether the Scots vote to stay or vote for independence ,I feel more sure than not that Labour would benefit far more overall than the Conservatives or indeed the Lib Dems too.


It Depends if Cameron wins the General Election
Scotland would not be under him
that their thinking now



Unless Labour are going to get rid of dork Ed
who does connect with the general public.

[MTVN]

Paddy Ashdown really is quite insufferable as were both the women last night

Kicked your SNP muppet's ass

[Crimson Dynamo]

Kicked your SNP muppet's ass

:nono: again with the xenophobia and undertones of violence

when will this english tyranny end :shrug:


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[arista]

"when will this english tyranny end"




Sept 2014 Vote Yes in Scotland

[Kizzy]

'Westminster has been accused of burying the findings of an opinion poll on Scottish independence because it apparently showed a "surge" in support for independence.

The SNP have now called on the UK government to publish the "secret" independence referendum poll, which was reportedly paid for by £46,500 of taxpayers' money and subjected to a news blackout.'


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/14/publishthepoll-scottish-independence-poll-blocked-westminster_n_5321641.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

You will never leave, far too much coal and oil.

[arista]

'Westminster has been accused of burying the findings of an opinion poll on Scottish independence because it apparently showed a "surge" in support for independence.

The SNP have now called on the UK government to publish the "secret" independence referendum poll, which was reportedly paid for by £46,500 of taxpayers' money and subjected to a news blackout.'


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/05/14/publishthepoll-scottish-independence-poll-blocked-westminster_n_5321641.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

You will never leave, far too much coal and oil.


Free Scotland

[Crimson Dynamo]

"when will this english tyranny end"




Sept 2014 Vote Yes in Scotland

Yes, then we can invade Ireland and expand

[arista]

Yes, then we can invade Ireland and expand



If you wish

[Kizzy]

More like Ireland and Scotland will invade England isn't it?...

[Crimson Dynamo]

More like Ireland and Scotland will invade England isn't it?...

Yes good idea, Wales will be in. We can send them back to Germany - to the Fatherland:devil:

[Kizzy]

Yes good idea, Wales will be in. We can send them back to Germany - to the Fatherland:devil:

Says the viking.... :idc:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Says the viking.... :idc:

I am a Pict :hmph:

[Kizzy]

I am a Pict :hmph:

Of course you are dear... :laugh:

[joeysteele]

It Depends if Cameron wins the General Election
Scotland would not be under him
that their thinking now



Unless Labour are going to get rid of dork Ed
who does connect with the general public.

Well for me the only leader of a party that I feel any connection with is in fact Alex Salmond.
I don't however live currently in Scotland so couldn't support him and the SNP.

Of the 3 main party leaders overall of of the UK,the only one I could put any trust in myself is in fact Ed Miliband.
I am not saying he is a really good leader but for me his word carries far more weight than virtually anything David Cameron or Nick Clegg says, for me anyway.

[arista]

on in around 10mins

[Kizzy]

I wonder what it's about?...

[MTVN]

I hear the main question will be about fishing regulations, followed by questions on ethical farming, energy saving lightbulbs and who will replace Paxman as newsnight host

[Kizzy]

Kirsty Allsop?... :/

[arista]

Joey Barton " a bunch of ugly woman"
he said that to get the new UKIP MEP you Lady upset

Heathrow Terminal 2
which opens next week,
Product Placement from the BBC.


The public black man who was Labour
but voted UKIP - made very valid points for the UK.

[joeysteele]

Joey Barton " a bunch of ugly woman"
he said that to get the new UKIP MEP you Lady upset

Heathrow Terminal 2
which opens next week,
Product Placement from the BBC.


The public black man who was Labour
but voted UKIP - made very valid points for the UK.

The minute he said it, I knew he would be jumped on. He should have said a bunch of ugly men,he would have got a laugh at that probably.
Ill advised comment maybe but hardly the crime of the century.

Mind you, I had to agree with Margaret Curran when she just started talking as to points raised, when she said 'on this panel the only way to be heard was to talk over everyone'.
David Dimbledy said not a word and he was to blame for that, he really is doing at best a fair job on chairing and keeping order on this programme now.

[MTVN]

Great work having Isabel Hardman on tonight :flutter:

[MTVN]

This cold-calling businessman is a right simple bloke

[Saph]

NEV

[MTVN]

Did you enjoy tonight's QT Saph?

[King Gizzard]

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[Saph]

im drunk

[Saph]

my dads watching it im listening to trina

[Saph]

https://31.media.tumblr.com/08ff2f33310251ce79132bf9ec39783f/tumblr_n6lknf6XCi1ql5yr7o1_250.gif

[MTVN]

Can you ask your Dad what his view on Nev Wilshere's cold calling business is

[King Gizzard]

is nev related to jack

[joeysteele]

I found this hard going tonight,Liked Liz Kendall and the Plaid Cymru spokesman,otherwise it was a bit flat,mind you I was watching bbbots at the same time.

[MTVN]

is nev related to jack

Both dodgy geezer but I think that's the only connection

[joeysteele]

For goodness sake, David Dimbledy is getting even worse on this, letting one panellist speak for absolutely ages.

They don't know the questions that are coming, oh come on, pull the other one.

Also they have the vile Ian Duncan Smith and his shadow Chris Bryant on and there isn't one direct question relating to benefits and the fact 700,000 are waiting months due to a backlog to even just get to know if they are entitled to ESA never mind actually getting it paid.
No question as to ATOS leaving the contract or who will take over.
Unbelievable.
This programme is well down on what it used to be.

[arista]

Tonight at 10:35PM


its back from Scotland

Old Gobby Janet Street Porter is on the panel
and Clever Rory Stewart

[joeysteele]

Rory Stewart,he is the MP for Penrith and the Borders,he is a really bright and good politician.

[arista]

On BBC1HD and BBC1 now

[Shaun]

ugggh Janet

[waterhog]

love jannet

[Crimson Dynamo]

Go lesley

[Kizzy]

Oh ffs! you know why they have JSP on don't you?.... Because she's one of the minted pensioners that robustly refuses to give up their fuel allowance or bus pass! Part of Labours plan, god the're sooo transparent, get lost BBC! put question time on a less biased station (if there is one)

[joeysteele]

Oh ffs! you know why they have JSP on don't you?.... Because she's one of the minted pensioners that robustly refuses to give up their fuel allowance or bus pass! Part of Labours plan, god the're sooo transparent, get lost BBC! put question time on a less biased station (if there is one)

She is a another pathetic connection as to the rotten Daily Mail Kizzy, therefore for me her opinion is near pointless on most things.
It was bad enough the other week when she was on Countdown,put me right off watching that programme too.

I agree that the winter fuel allowance and other aids for pensioners and the sick and disabled should be stopped for those who have great incomes or high savings.
It is something I would ahve actually supported this Govt on instead of then bringing in the bedroom tax that only hit those on the very lowest of incomes.

Scotland has a new and stronger voice now after the referendum however and Labour do have work to do there,however only the SNP will reap any benefits fortunately.

It wasn't that bad a programme tonight, I really like Rory,he is in the main a concensus MP and one of the better faces of the Conservative party.
I thought it very telling when it was revealed that he was at Chequers and that he made no retractrion as to Emily stating they had smacked Cameron down, as to the English votes being tied to Scotland's new powers.

Clearly we have a PM that doesn't lead his party correctly and strong enough either,that once he says something, he has to be forced to backtrack from what he originally stated.

Whatever the views and I agree they are surprisingly low views of Ed Miliband at present, he for sure couldn't be worse than this PM and leader of a party that is in no.10 now.

I do think this is a programme that needs a whole new format now, David Dimbledy loses his way so much and it just now, for me anyway, has little relevance at all.
Especially with some of the panellists they now bring on too,like Janet for instance.

[arista]

Well Done Janet Street Porter
saying Ed is not a PM

[arista]

love jannet

Talking sense that Ed is no PM

[Kizzy]

He will be PM with any luck, I hope that the rest of the UK isn't as gullible as the lawn snippers that buy the mail and listen to JSP.... What is it with these washed up tory sympathising journos like her and fatso farrari?

[joeysteele]

Well Done Janet Street Porter
saying Ed is not a PM

I don't think she likes the present PM much either.

You know arista,my Mum and Dad keep telling me that in 1978, few saw Margaret Thatcher as a PM too.
That in fact she was polling personally way behind James Callaghan as to popularity but when the time came, the Country elected a Conservative Govt. over him.
She then went on to win 3 elections.

Your hate for Ed Miliband may in fact in no way at all reflect or translate how people will vote as to a party in 2015.

For the record, I thought Janet Street Porter's presence on QT was a pointless waste of time as she really said nothing of note whatsoever on any subject/question,in my opinion.

[arista]

Tonight
Julian Huppert MP (LibDem)
Stella Creasey MP (Labour)
Grant Shapps MP (Conservative)
Susie Boniface
Charlie Mullins

are the panel

Not Live
recorded at 8PM in Northampton


Tonight BBC1HD 10:35PM

[Braden]

This coming back has made my day, I didn't even know. :love:

Oh it's been back for a week :laugh:

[joeysteele]

Grant Schapps was for me a really good MP and talked a lot of sense, now he has to shovel out the drivel he is expected to say in his role in the Conservative party now.
Also oh no,Julian Huppert the Cambridge MP,there is another one,he even usually gets jeered in Parliament when he gets up to speak.
This looks a poor one on paper tonight.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Tonight
Julian Huppert MP (LibDem)
Stella Creasey MP (Labour)
Grant Shapps MP (Conservative)
Susie Boniface
Charlie Mullins

are the panel

Not Live
recorded at 8PM in Northampton


Tonight BBC1HD 10:35PM

here for stella

[arista]

here for stella

You dirty Git

[arista]

On BBC1HD and BBC1 now

[Crimson Dynamo]

Stella looks hot

[arista]

Stella looks hot




Yes
and the good old worker is Bang On Right
Charlie Mullins


backing our PM

[Braden]

Can't deal with this woman getting clapped for saying she had no idea why she voted Lib Dems, that sort of thing could potentially be dangerous if there are others who do the same.

[arista]

Can't deal with this woman getting clapped for saying she had no idea why she voted Lib Dems, that sort of thing could potentially be dangerous if there are others who do the same.


Yes he let her go on
to much



Old Dimb.

[joeysteele]

Stella Creasy performed the best for me, Grant Schapps was doing okay in the main but still all over the place with his answers.
However,(for me anyway), how annoying was Charlie Mullins.

[arista]

Stella Creasy performed the best for me, Grant Schapps was doing okay in the main but still all over the place with his answers.
However,(for me anyway), how annoying was Charlie Mullins.


No you Student


Charlie is a Hard Worker
backs our PM

[MTVN]

Oh no the Tories didn't stick Grant out there again did they

[arista]

Tonight

Eric Pickles MP
Harriet Harman MP
Patrick O' Flynn
Malcolm Bruce MP
Jeanette Winterson

From Clacton on Sea


10:35PM BBC1HD and BBC1

[MTVN]

Yes!!!! Eric Pickles!!!!!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Dreadful line up

[Crimson Dynamo]

Feck off Harmon

[MTVN]

Jeanette is quite right, Ukip dance to whichever particular tune Farage feels like playing at that time, they are nothing without him

[joeysteele]

Actually, she isn't one of my favourite politicians but Harriett Harman did really well tonight I thought.

[Kizzy]

Yes she did, I can't get fatty pickles face out of my mind, I'm going to have nightmares about the supercilious old toad :(
Janette Winterton was excellent too, and the guy in the audience ' I am not a tree hugger!' :laugh:

[the truth]

Jeannette was ignorant as hell interrupting talking over people asking the same question and ignoring the answers around 7 times? dimbleby has nay balls

[joeysteele]

Oh dear, this programme is consistently getting worse now,I was really bored rigid with it tonight.
I have to say Jeremy Hunt did pretty well but he comes across as not really saying what he himself thinks really.
Angela Eagle always performs well but she always sounds like she is lecturing you.

I really thought David Dimbledy chaired a total non event tonight however, he is way past his sell by date as to keeping things moving and livening things up.

[MTVN]

Yeah it was a real non event of a QT tonight, not really any interesting discussion to be had and it was a fairly dull and lifeless panel. Wasn't too keen on that female journalist, made a habit of looking smarmy and grinning away while never really say anything of any real substance at all.

[smudgie]

Thoroughly enjoyed it tonight.
Brought to light what actually said in the full context re the minimum wage for the disabled.
I thought the labour woman was in danger of getting kicked off the panel by the audience, they weren't having any of it:laugh:

[joeysteele]

Thoroughly enjoyed it tonight.
Brought to light what actually said in the full context re the minimum wage for the disabled.
I thought the labour woman was in danger of getting kicked off the panel by the audience, they weren't having any of it:laugh:

:joker:Not surprising she got a rougher ride tonight,I expected that.
Newbury is about as far from Labour territory as you can get.
I was impressed with most of what she said.

You don't use the word 'worth' unless you believe others are more worthy than someone else.
As for paying the disabled £2 an hour, then topping it up, well that is ridiculous, they are supposed to be about reducing welfare spending not increasing it.
He was caught out on something he would never have said on a public platform, hence the apology of sorts.

I also agree with MTVN in the post above, Isobel Oakeshott always comes across badly for me.

[smudgie]

:joker:Not surprising she got a rougher ride tonight,I expected that.
Newbury is about as far from Labour territory as you can get.
I was impressed with most of what she said.

You don't use the word 'worth' unless you believe others are more worthy than someone else.
As for paying the disabled £2 an hour, then topping it up, well that is ridiculous, they are supposed to be about reducing welfare spending not increasing it.
He was caught out on something he would never have said on a public platform, hence the apology of sorts.

I also agree with MTVN in the post above, Isobel Oakeshott always comes across badly for me.


Yes, It really was a bad choice of words.
But I do agree with a lot of what he actually said.
As to reducing the welfare bill, perhaps the subsidy could equal the benefits already claimed by the disabled, so they would end up better off, but more importantly, there might be more job opportunities for them.
The £2 an hour sounds a bit on the low side, perhaps it should be worked out on an age scale, the same as the minimum wage js,

[arista]

Tonight not live 10:35PM

Alex Salmond MSP
Caroline Flint MP
Mark Harper MP
Louise Bours MEP
Len McCluskey Union Leader

[joeysteele]

Well I hope it is a massive improvement on last weeks, Seems a better panel but sometimes it is the ridiculous questions from the audience that also take the programme down.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Tonight not live 10:35PM

Alex Salmond MSP
Caroline Flint MP
Mark Harper MP
Louise Bours MEP
Len McCluskey Union Leader

Wee Eck is on, thats enough for me to watch after last weeks snoozefest

and Louise Bours

Double bonus




http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Observer/Pix/pictures/2009/5/6/1241625408881/Caroline-Flint-wearing-hi-001.jpg


"Dont forget little ol' me LT"


Oh yes that dirty bitch is also on

[arista]

on now

[Braden]

Enjoying tonight's discussions. Last week was unbelievably boring.

[joeysteele]

Much better this week and I have to say what a loss Alex Salmond is going to be as to mainstream politics.
I agreed with just about everything he said tonight,for me he had years left as the main political leader in Scotland's politics and he would have been brilliant in dealing with the present Govts. attempt as to double dealing as to the referendum promise.

Mark Harper seemed completely out of his depth,his answers all very unconvincing.

[Kizzy]

len run rings around him and it was hilare. They gave over far too long to Louise waffling rubbish tbh, was disappointed with Liverpool was hoping for a bit more backbone there in telling the parties representatives exactly what is happening in northern cities behind the glitzy business facades in the estates. The lady who run the foodbank could have done with being backed up a bit more by caroline imo.

[joeysteele]

len run rings around him and it was hilare. They gave over far too long to Louise waffling rubbish tbh, was disappointed with liverpool was hoping for a bit more backbone there in telling the parties representatives exactly what is happening in northern cities behind the glitzy business facades in the estates. The lady who run the foodbank could have done with being backed up a bit more by caroline imo.

Yes, Caroline Flint missed a chance to get really into that I thought, however David Dimbleby would likely have moved the conversation on had she done so.

[arista]

Taunton, Somerset

Owen Paterson
Caroline Lucas
Baroness Kramer
Tristam Hunt

and possible other
I hope so as that panel are bleedin' regulars


Tonight 10:40PM BBC1HD and BBC1

[Crimson Dynamo]

Taunton, Somerset

Owen Paterson
Caroline Lucas
Baroness Kramer
Tristam Hunt

and possible other
I hope so as that panel are bleedin' regulars


Tonight 10:40PM BBC1HD and BBC1

:sleep:

wont be watching that

[JoshBB]

OMG here for caroline lucas :love:

[arista]

OMG here for caroline lucas :love:


The Fool in Parliament all today
wasting time in a Drugs Bill.
I wonder if she will make the 8PM taping?



Get Down And Funky
Watch Out For Them Junkies

[arista]

:sleep:

wont be watching that


But extra one may be better than them all?

[JoshBB]

The Fool in Parliament all today
wasting time in a Drugs Bill.
I wonder if she will make the 8PM taping?



Get Down And Funky
Watch Out For Them Junkies

She's hardly wasting time if the law can save 2000 lives a year, and that's from a report made by the home office.

[arista]

On Now

[MTVN]

Pathetically opportunistic of Tristram Hunt for attacking the current government for the rise in the EU bill. The rise is due to underpayments over the last 10+ years plus a new reassessment of our economy's size and the fact we have been performing successfully. It's nobody's fault that the bill has increased, neither this or the last governments, that's just the figure that has been arrived at independently.

[MTVN]

Anthony Horowitz the best tonight

[joeysteele]

I groaned again when I saw Susan Kramer on,this woman really irritates me so much.

For me, Tristram Hunt and Caroline Lucas shone best from what was a really mediocre programme again.

Well done the lady in the audience who tried to do David Dimbleby's job forhim and get the questioning back on track to the original question asked, after he had let the members of the pane go off in all sorts of directions.
He is just getting worse and worse now.

[JoshBB]

Caroline Lucas the best, not surprised - instead of avoiding questions as the Labour & Tory MPs did, she said what she actually believed and stuck to it. Spoke a lot of sense imo.

[joeysteele]

Caroline Lucas the best, not surprised - instead of avoiding questions as the Labour & Tory MPs did, she said what she actually believed and stuck to it. Spoke a lot of sense imo.

She did but then again she always does stick to the issues anyway.
Without her this programmes would have been near unwatchable tonight.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Charles Kennedy on tonite and Douglas Alexander

so 2 decent guests

unfortunately Matt Forde is on and he is sh1t and that apologist Melanie Phillips


mixed bag

[arista]

Charles Kennedy MP
Douglas Alexander MP
Brandon Lewis MP
Melanie Phillips
Matt Forde

Middlesborough

BBC1HD 10:35PM

[MTVN]

Melanie Phillips :umm2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Melanie Phillips :umm2:

no doubt she will bang on about Israel and the middle east

[MTVN]

Actually thought Matt Forde was the best on there tonight, reasonable and sensible bloke. Douglas Alexander was alright too, didn't think much of the others

[joeysteele]

Actually I think Charles Kennedy would even now be a better bet for the Lib dems.

I agree with MTVN that Matt was the best by far but Douglas Alexander definitely did well,I loved it when Douglas said to David Dimbleby, something like''well let me answer the question and then you can ask me another after that''.
Good one.

[arista]

Tonight 10:40PM

Rod Liddle
Kirsty Williams
Leanne Wood
Carwyn Jones
Stephen Crabb

Cardiff

[JoshBB]

don't recognise the names.

[MTVN]

Good old Rod Liddle

[Braden]

I never thought I would hear the line "just look at Coronation Street." On QT :joker:

[arista]

Good old Rod Liddle


Yes

[joeysteele]

Really, for crying out loud,what a monotonous programme tonight and the most irrelevant questions I think likely ever asked.
Politicians only need to watch this programme recently and then maybe an answer as to why so many are turned off by politics will come to their minds.
Awful and being honest, near completely boring all through.

[arista]

Tonight

Ken Clarke MP (Conservative)
Andy Burnham MP (Labour)
Douglas Carswell MP(UKIP)
Yasmin Alibhai Brown (independent Newspaper writer)
Dia Chakravarty (Political Director at the TaxPayers' Alliance)



Tonight 10:35PM not live

[joeysteele]

Not surprised Douglas Carswell is on tonight, gald to see Andy Burnham on too.
Ken Clarke should be interesting too.

However it all depends on how David Dimbleby chairs this programme, whether he just chairs it or asks more questions himself taking the issues raised way off topic.

[MTVN]

Ken Clarke!!!!!!!!!!!!

[MTVN]

No Lib Dem? Can't be many times that's happened before

[arista]

on now

[Crimson Dynamo]

Clarke talking carp.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Burnham worse

[Crimson Dynamo]

As for Yasmin and some stupid female rent a gob at the end....facepalm

[MTVN]

Best Question Time for ages, all the panellists brought something different and there was some pretty lively discussion. Nice seeing both the Tories and Labour have good representatives after some of the people they've put up recently

[joeysteele]

This was a really lively one,Andy Burnham is my political hero,for me he should have been the Labour party leader, I am fully at one with his passion and plans for the NHS.
I loved it when he said to David Dimbleby, are you just going to answer my questions.

Ken Clarke,oddly enough is someone I think should have been leader of the Conservative party.he is my Dad's political hero.

I got the feeling Douglas Carswell maybe thought he would get an easy ride and I am pleased to see that didn't come about.

Yes, one of the best QTs for ages,even though they were all over the place debating at times rather than dealing with the questions put.

One thing this again showed me is, that the voters of the UK will never,(no matter what any PMs do as to re-negotiations on the EU or immigration),get an informed debate to help make their minds up as to those issues of immigration and the EU.

All the arguments can stack up in some way either side but it seems the real detail and benefits of those issues just get lost and shouted down by politicians.
However this is a QT I really enjoyed and I cannot recall when I last said that.

[the truth]

I thought it was a dreadful episode. the only remotely interesting point made was the chap who said why don't we fight for the EU to bring in more similar benefit system across Europe to stop this endless squabble over immigrants allegedly taking benefits from country to country
the bbc clearly invited their usual pro radical liberal rent a mob. they certainly do not remotely represent a cross section of society

[arista]

That woman on the end Dia
should look at herself
erratic mumblings

[Crimson Dynamo]

That woman on the end Dia
should look at herself
erratic mumblings

She was out her depth and then some

[the truth]

yasmin alibi brown is a total twat and her incoherent liberal rantings were an embarrassment as always

[arista]

Tonight 10:45PM BBC1

Omid Djalili (Iranian)
Jill Kirby (Director of the Centre for Policy Studies)
Shirley Williams (LibDem)
Sajid Javid (Conservative)
Yvette Cooper (Labour)

[joeysteele]

This was although a more sedate one, a better one last week in my view,with Michael Gove and Chukka Ummunah on, far more on a concensus level than always too confrontational.

Hope tonight's does as well.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Tonight 10:45PM BBC1

[B]Omid Djalili (Iranian) - a not funny comedian:shrug:
Jill Kirby (Director of the Centre for Policy Studies) - was in 2011 now a rent a gob
Shirley Williams (LibDem) - :facepalm:
Sajid Javid (Conservative) - ok
Yvette Cooper (Labour) ok

yada yada the recovery - i cant see this one being any good

[MTVN]

Borrriiinnnggggg

[smudgie]

Should Be a lively one next week.
Russell brand and Nigel Farage on the panel.

[MTVN]

Ohh next week should be good though with Brand and Farage

Yes what smudgie said

[joeysteele]

It for sure seems to be that in the seat to the far right of the screen as we watch that the most extreme or most ridiculous panelist's sit.
It was the case again tonight with that Jill woman.

[Crimson Dynamo]

Should Be a lively one next week.
Russell brand and Nigel Farage on the panel.

Nigel just conformed he will be sat next to Brand next week. SHould be their best viewing figs for the year. cannot wait.

[Kizzy]

http://www.reactiongifs.com/wp-content/gallery/popcorn-gifs/jon-popcorn.gif

[arista]

From Watford tomorrow


Vince Cable
Jimmy Wales
David Davis
Liz Kendal
Julie Hartley-Brewer

[arista]

on now

[MTVN]

Man Julia Hartley-Brewer has absolutely nailed the Ched Evans question

[James]

If I was in the Question Time audience I'd feel a bit strange sitting in those small groups of chairs that are away from the main audience.

[the truth]

Man Julia Hartley-Brewer has absolutely nailed the Ched Evans question

she certainly did , a woman finally free to speak the truth free from the shackles of the feminazis

[MTVN]

Starkey!!!!!!!!!

[Crimson Dynamo]

Starkey tearing that twat from huff post a new a.hole

[Crimson Dynamo]

Oh god here comes mr i love everyone and i live in a perfect world and did u know i was a lawyer alexander

Edinburgh luvvie

[MTVN]

Quoting Voltaire, how original

[arista]

Yes Meidi Vs Starkey


Love it

[arista]

Get rid of the 76 year old Dimberslop


It was the last 40 seconds
so he lets Meidi speak
not enough time.


A younger presenter can see the Clock



Feck me he had to grab glasses
to read something and the clock
he can not cope



He is To Sloppy for this show



Fecking get someone younger BBC BLOATED

[MTVN]

Esther McVey
Diane Abbott
Tim Farron
Paul Nutall (Ukip)
Amol Rajan (Independent editor)

Get in Diane!!!!

[MTVN]

Ukip guy is dumb as hell tbh

[MTVN]

That old boy in the audience >>

"Pure hypocrisy!!!!!!!"

[MTVN]

Who the hell let these tools in the audience to spend the whole question shouting down Galloway, eject them ffs

[joeysteele]

This was one of, if not the, worst question times ever.

David Dimbledy completely lost any balance to the programme and also handled the whole thing really bad.

What a total shambles from start to finish in my view.

[arista]

Caroline Flint Labour MP
Nicola Sturgeon Scotland First Minister
Michael Heseltine Conservative
Norman Lamb LibDem
Duncan Bannatyne CEO


On BBC1HD and BBC1 now

[MTVN]

Heseltine <3

[joeysteele]

Michael Heseltine is my Dad's political hero, he calls him the best leader the Conservatives never had and the best PM the UK never had.

I disagree with Nicola Sturgeon as to trident,however she was someone I didn't care for before but really like her now.

What a very subdued panel overall however, it never really got going tonight for some reason.

[arista]

Michael Heseltine is my Dad's political hero, he calls him the best leader the Conservatives never had and the best PM the UK never had.

I disagree with Nicola Sturgeon as to trident,however she was someone I didn't care for before but really like her now.

What a very subdued panel overall however, it never really got going tonight for some reason.

Tell your Dad - He is Right


and I agree the panel never got going
I blame the 76 year old presenter
who is not tough enough for this now

[arista]

10:45PM Tonight


Grant Shapps - - - - Conservative MP
Rachel Reeves - - - - - Labour MP
Mark Reckless - - - - - UKIP MP
Tessa Munt - - - - - LibDem MP
Camilla Long - - - - - Times Reporter

[MTVN]

Poor Grant is always left trying to defend the Tories **** ups, he's going to have a nightmare with the inevitable immigration question

[Kizzy]

Gwan rach! :D

[joeysteele]

Gwan rach! :D

Rachel Reeves gave a good account of herself on this show,really good, restrained and valid answers to the questions asked.

I have to say the Lib Dem woman was really poor and I loved the nurse hammering Grant Schapps,he is,( sadly becauseI like him), way out of his depth as Conservative party chairman.

[Kizzy]

They managed to fill a room full of conservatives and people who didn't want the mansion tax.... in SCOTLAND
people who didn't like the SNP that much... in Scotland
people who agreed with everything the spectator journalist said.... in Scotland.











:suspect:

[MTVN]

Seemed like a fairly strong SNP contingent in the audience as well to me. Ruth Davidson came across well this evening and made a lot of sensible points - even the SNP guy credited her with that on the NHS - I think the audience appreciated that.

[joeysteele]

They managed to fill a room full of conservatives and people who didn't want the mansion tax.... in SCOTLAND
people who didn't like the SNP that much... in Scotland
people who agreed with everything the spectator journalist said.... in Scotland.










:suspect:


He was awful, he looked a bit like Graham from Jeremy Kyle,:joker: I thought he was going to start going on about rehab or something.

I think the audiences are really poor in this programme now and sadly seem to filled more and more with, and have the questions asked by, party members and activists in the main.

I do have to add that Labour does have a big problem in Scotland at this time and I think sadly they need a new Scottish deputy leader in Scotland too.
This one tonight got a rough ride but often invited it unfortunately too for her.

[MTVN]

Good old Kennedy been on the whiskies again it looks like

[MTVN]

Bloke in the audience absolutely ruining Bennett :joker:

[Kizzy]

I looked into being in the audience for tonight, and it asks your political leanings... why's that?
I clicked off then.

[MTVN]

I looked into being in the audience for tonight, and it asks your political leanings... why's that?
I clicked off then.

Probably to get a fair spread or they'll end up accused of bias one way or the other

[Kizzy]

I think they want it that way tbh...

[Kizzy]

oh fgs!!!! .... from ISIS to clarkson :laugh:

[smudgie]

Hmmmm, perhaps Clarkson should go into politics.

[joeysteele]

For goodness sake, this programme goes off on anything other than the questions asked.
Dimbledy hasn't a clue, cannot keep it on topic and it is simply getting worse by the week.

Surely more informative, balanced and even entertaining political programmes can be made rather than this and then the absolutely awful PMQs too.

[Crimson Dynamo]

David Dimbleby chairs a debate from Croydon, south London, as Conservative Culture Secretary Sajid Javid MP, Labour's Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna MP, Liberal Democrat peer Shirley Williams, Dia Chakravarty of the TaxPayers' Alliance and novelist Will Self face topical questions from the audience

Gods teeth, i will certainly be missing this snoozefest :umm2:

[Crimson Dynamo]

For goodness sake, this programme goes off on anything other than the questions asked.
Dimbledy hasn't a clue, cannot keep it on topic and it is simply getting worse by the week.

Surely more informative, balanced and even entertaining political programmes can be made rather than this and then the absolutely awful PMQs too.

Agreed Joey, we dont have a good political debate prog on mainstream tv and its a disgrace

we up here had some terrific debate progs prior to the referendum so it can be done

[joeysteele]

Agreed Joey, we dont have a good political debate prog on mainstream tv and its a disgrace

we up here had some terrific debate progs prior to the referendum so it can be done

There were excellent debating programmes on the referendum in Scotland I wholly agree,with both sides contributing really good with arguments for and against.

The young too made a superb contribution to that whole event as well,the passion of both camps was really heartening to see.

There really is nothing of note on TV representing UK politics that now has any magnetism to it at all and certainly not Question Time,it is really chronic to watch at times.
Tonight will likely be worse than usual with the budget being the main topic I would guess.

Oh crumbs,I see, Shirley (I could never hold a seat) Williams, is on tonight, she does my head in at the best of times.

[Crimson Dynamo]

There were excellent debating programmes on the referendum in Scotland I wholly agree,with both sides contributing really good with arguments for and against.

The young too made a superb contribution to that whole event as well,the passion of both camps was really heartening to see.

There really is nothing of note on TV representing UK politics that now has any magnetism to it at all and certainly not Question Time,it is really chronic to watch at times.
Tonight will likely be worse than usual with the budget being the main topic I would guess.

Oh crumbs,I see, Shirley (I could never hold a seat) Williams, is on tonight, she does my head in at the best of times.

QT needs a right shake up and a new host

[Kizzy]

I demand they have Paloma Faith on the next QT! :D

[joeysteele]

QT needs a right shake up and a new host

I agree again,David Dimbledy just cannot and does not, control this programme at all or keep it flowing.

[joeysteele]

Rather a fairly reasoned programme tonight, I actually enjoyed the points raised and how they were dealt with.
What a surprise.

[MTVN]

Yeah was gonna say I enjoyed it, actually had mature and fairly respectful discussion among everyone. Didn't think much of the TA woman but the others were all pretty good, Chuka impressed me and I don't normally like him

[MTVN]

Good panel tonight on now

[Crimson Dynamo]

Listening on radio

[MTVN]

Poor Gove is having a tough time of it

[Crimson Dynamo]

Yasmin



No

[JoshBB]

Thursday, BBC One, 10.45pm

Caroline Lucas - Green MP, former green leader
Douglas Alexander - Labour MP, Shadow foreign secretary
Elizabeth Truss - Conservative MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Tim Stanley - Daily Telegraph columnist
Vince Cable - Liberal Democrat MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

watching this for caroline :love:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Thursday, BBC One, 10.45pm

Caroline Lucas - Green MP, former green leader
Douglas Alexander - Labour MP, Shadow foreign secretary
Elizabeth Truss - Conservative MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Tim Stanley - Daily Telegraph columnist
Vince Cable - Liberal Democrat MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

watching this for caroline :love:

will be avoiding

Douglas Alexander - Labour MP, Shadow foreign secretary
Vince Cable - Liberal Democrat MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

Madmen will be far better

[joeysteele]

Thursday, BBC One, 10.45pm

Caroline Lucas - Green MP, former green leader
Douglas Alexander - Labour MP, Shadow foreign secretary
Elizabeth Truss - Conservative MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Tim Stanley - Daily Telegraph columnist
Vince Cable - Liberal Democrat MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

watching this for caroline :love:

She is really good usually,I think she will do well,unless Dimbleby drags the topics off in all directions rather than the one in the questions raised.

[MTVN]

Douglas, Vince and Tim all good lads, shame about the other two. Without being sexist most high up Tory female MPs are a joke

[Kizzy]

3 tories?... that's a bit unfair :idc:

[MTVN]

Stanley has nailed that first question

[Kizzy]

Bang on vinny we are offering ourselves as a tax haven to some...

[joeysteele]

Was Liz Truss near drunk, what a nightmare she was.

I thought the others did pretty good and Tim was to the point as to the questions, I didn't agree with him all the time but he and Caroline Lucas impressed me most.

[MTVN]

Grant Shapps on again ffs :joker: he must be on every other week

[Jack_]

why am I clapping at Piers Morgan

[MTVN]

Jo Swinson actually very strong tonight

[joeysteele]

Grant Schapps,he has really gone downhill,he just doesn't sound credible on anything anymore.
If the Conservatives really believe he wins any major arguments for them they are mistaken bigtime.

However, what an absolute shambles of a programme tonight,what an advertisement for politics.
This was a disaster.

Well done to Piers Morgan for getting at the Lib Dems, awful prgramme however, totally embarrassing to watch really.

[the truth]

why am I clapping at Piers Morgan

sorry were all struggling to answer that one:conf:

[the truth]

Grant Schapps,he has really gone downhill,he just doesn't sound credible on anything anymore.
If the Conservatives really believe he wins any major arguments for them they are mistaken bigtime.

However, what an absolute shambles of a programme tonight,what an advertisement for politics.
This was a disaster.

Well done to Piers Morgan for getting at the Lib Dems, awful prgramme however, totally embarrassing to watch really.

agreed, a complete and utter shambles...absolutely nothing was learned....every question to one party was immediately deflected to the other party etc etc dimbleby is pathetically weak, even his brother is better, time to send him out to pasture.....got to have someone more on the ball and clued up in the minutiae of politics....let him go sailing. Jeremy vine or Emily maitlis off newsnight is ok....but ideally you need someone who will not let them chat sh*t and talk over each other for an hour....john Humphreys? hes a bit of wild one

[arista]

Fecking Dimbelby
can not see who he is talking to.

He said the one with glasses on
then after he spoke
he said I am told you do not have glasses!


Bloated BBC Get a Younger Person doing that Job
this 76 year old is not up to the job.

Why the Feck
are they not Changing him



Note : There is nothing wrong with being real old

[MTVN]

Ugh not Bennett again

Shouldn't do a QT with all politicians, makes it too partisan

[Kizzy]

Don't we want a balance?

[MTVN]

Where are the Lib Dems then

[MTVN]

Also do the Greens have more than 2 members? The only ones they ever have on there are Lucas and Bennett. Even UKIP, who people often think of as a one man party, have at least 5 prominent members that I can think of who have appeared on QT and do the media rounds

[Kizzy]

Where are the Lib Dems then

Ah right, yes I guess that is unfair if all the others main parties have representation.

[joeysteele]

I was surprised that there were no Lib Dems, I was surprised too that an SNP representative was on the panel, again.
Did I hear right, did Dimbleby slip up and say 8th February instead of 8th May for an edition of Qt.

This was really awful tonight,I once had respect for William Hague,what happened to him.
To be fair, Natalie Bennett made the better points for me.

[Kizzy]

The set design on this week? :yuk:

[MTVN]

Gotta be a TiBB serious debates meet up at the next This Week live show

[Kizzy]

I've just applied for Leeds QT :laugh:

[the truth]

I've just applied for Leeds QT :laugh:

great pls ask them what theyre doing about male suicide rates, fathers rights underfunding of mens health etc cheers

[joeysteele]

I've just applied for Leeds QT :laugh:

Good luck Kizzy, if you want to get to ask a question,dress up in a very bright colour so Dimbledy can notice you and keep your hand in the air too.

It is an achievement to succeed in getting to ask anything on there.
The sad thing is you yourself would have a sensible question as opposed to some really daft and irrelevant one, so that makes it even harder to be chosen.

[Kizzy]

Thanks Joey, my daughter has applied to go on too, fingers crossed :D

[Crimson Dynamo]

Thanks Joey, my daughter has applied to go on too, fingers crossed :D
DEpFCeolNmY


here for Kizzy doing this at QT

[arista]

I've just applied for Leeds QT :laugh:


You do know it 90mins
and Live

And you are body searched

[arista]

I was surprised that there were no Lib Dems, I was surprised too that an SNP representative was on the panel, again.
Did I hear right, did Dimbleby slip up and say 8th February instead of 8th May for an edition of Qt.

This was really awful tonight,I once had respect for William Hague,what happened to him.
To be fair, Natalie Bennett made the better points for me.

But she is Communist

[arista]

Nigel Farage
Jeremy Hunt
Brian May
Tristan Hunt
Zanny Minton Beddos


are the panel tonight

[Crimson Dynamo]

Nigel Farage
Jeremy Hunt
Brian May
Tristan Hunt
Zanny Minton Beddos


are the panel tonight

Great line up

[MTVN]

How is Farage going to explain UKIP's civil war?

[arista]

On now

[MTVN]

Why is Dimbleby butting in on Tristram Hunt's answer? There's really nothing any of the panelists other than Farage can say to that first question

[MTVN]

Very gracious Jeremy Hunt

[joeysteele]

See,I like Jeremy Hunt, he could have been a good health secretary.
His problem is,he is having to ensure the implementation of Andrew Lansley's NHS reforms which are disastrous.

Jeremy is an easier face to present same but I haven't heard a single proposal of his as health secretary which is his 'own',it is all part of the unwanted and confusing reforms of Lansley, which are fully supported by David Cameron.

When he talks on other issues, Jeremy Hunt comes across as fair and at times compromising too,however he is not able to be his own man in his current role as health secretary at all,having to follow in full the path set out by Andrew Lansley who wouldn't compromise on anything.

Jeremy Hunt actually agrees a great deal with Labour's Andy Burnham too as the NHS and its needs,those 2 hammering out a policy together could do really good things as to the NHS in my view.

This was a rather good QT overall tonight to be fair to all the panelists.

[Kizzy]

Why was the human rights question glossed over and the tory plants in the audience banging on about Labour spending the money AGAIN, this time the daft twonk agreed! what a dingus, they'll dine out on that for years :/
Brian May had the perfect opportunity to bring up human rights and the snoopers charter as a subject for a referendum, what does he say? fox hunting.... :facepalm:

[arista]

Farage was good last night

[joeysteele]

Why was the human rights question glossed over and the tory plants in the audience banging on about Labour spending the money AGAIN, this time the daft twonk agreed! what a dingus, they'll dine out on that for years :/
Brian May had the perfect opportunity to bring up human rights and the snoopers charter as a subject for a referendum, what does he say? fox hunting.... :facepalm:

This is always like that now Kizzy, I just try to make the best of it,I was glad that Tristram Hunt still got in and was determined to get in,that the Conservatives backed all Labour's spending plans until 2008 when the crash really hit.

Most govts; overspend and if the spending is on Hospitals and Education,then it should be acceptable to do so.

The problem here is Dimbleby,he allows some to make speeches away from the question originally asked, such as with Farage on the Labour leadership, then cuts off valid points made by others.

I thought Farage looked foolish last night,
he still looks ridiculous and his insistence he did resign will wash with few when with virtually no deeper thought, he almost immediately accepted staying on.

It looks as if his resignation was only a stunt to bring about more build up to his already over inflated ego, by those pressuring him to stay on.

[Crimson Dynamo]

I just this minute got an email from UKIP saying

LT did you watch QT last night


:fist: its on right now so yes


Nigel batting well

[Crimson Dynamo]

Nigel did very well. It seems that his resignation and then it not being accepted was too complex for some of the audience to understand :umm2:

The Tory Hunt was good but the Labour one is way too unskilled


As for the legend Brian May..stick to the guitar son

[arista]

Tonight

10:45PM


Owen Jones
Nicky Morgan MP
Tim Farron MP
Stella Creasy MP
Hilary Devey

[Crimson Dynamo]

Tonight

10:45PM


Owen Jones
Nicky Morgan MP
Tim Farron MP
Hilary Devey

oh god not "rent a handring Jones"...


no doubt he will be defending the scandalous immigration figs

jesus wept

[Jack_]

yaaaasss at Owen being on, will catch up later :clap1:

Like him even more after seeing him do a talk and meeting him a couple of months ago

[smudgie]

I am here for looking small and nasty.

[Samuel.]

Fantastic episode

[arista]

yaaaasss at Owen being on, will catch up later :clap1:

Like him even more after seeing him do a talk and meeting him a couple of months ago



Yes I posted him
for you Jack
Top of the list

[arista]

Feck me at the end of the Show
that Labour Blonde woman
brought up LWHD - Irish Gay Cake - Isis

Dear Old David
did not know of the comment
from LWHD
he has been on their show, he confirmed


(Note: LWHD is Loose Women In HD)

[joeysteele]

Actually Owen Jones and the businesswoman Hilary Devey were the best on this programme.
Another good one despite Dimbleby.

[MTVN]

Dimbleby did not like that punk Owen :fan:

[Kizzy]

Was dimblebore dissing Owen?... :fist:

[arista]

Was dimblebore dissing Owen?... :fist:


Yes the Real Old Dimb
told Owen
no need to run around the houses
with his long answers.


Classic QT

Proving the bloke who is presenting it
must go.
He has trouble with his sight
and now has trouble understanding.


I am sure Joey is with me on this

[arista]

Dimbleby did not like that punk Owen :fan:



One of those 2 must Go

[joeysteele]

Yes the Real Old Dimb
told Owen
no need to run around the houses
with his long answers.


Classic QT

Proving the bloke who is presenting it
must go.
He has trouble with his sight
and now has trouble understanding.


I am sure Joey is with me on this


I am indeed arista,all the way.

[arista]

I am indeed arista,all the way.


Are the BBC scared
to remove him?



They must know he is to old for such a fast moving debate

[joeysteele]

Are the BBC scared
to remove him?



They must know he is to old for such a fast moving debate

Possibly, it is the time he takes to find who it is in the audience he wants to take the question or comment from too that is irritating.