Originally Posted by Livia (Post 7629991)

I don't know why he's been given a platform to air his archaic views.

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 7630019)

It's a bit of a garbled interview, but the cultural and religious norms are being deliberately misunderstood... I think the questions could've been better, it was an opportunity missed to pin him down.

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 7629991)

I don't know why he's been given a platform to air his archaic views.

Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 7630115)

I posted about this when it happened last night but Neil absolutely destroyed him, I think it was fair enough having him on there considering he had been allowed to ramble on earlier in the week without being challenged, it was good that Neil exposed him for what he is

Originally Posted by Nedusa (Post 7630314)

Wish we could all stone him....

Originally Posted by smudgie (Post 7630360)

Perhaps a littlE taster of what it feels like might change his mind..if not then give him a bigger go until he does.

Originally Posted by kirklancaster (Post 7630383)

I'm also a big fan of his but once nearly gave him a heart attack :laugh: It was during the Labour Party Conference of - I think - 1986 and I was in Blackpool on business. It was night and I was out socialising with some associates when I spotted Andrew sitting in a Chinese Takeaway with a very, very attractive blonde woman some years younger than him and they were obviously waiting for a takeaway. I walked in and said; "Andrew Neil..." and he went white...(I was young and especially powerfully built back then :blush:) but he quickly thawed when I continued; "I'm a massive fan of yours. Hope you don't mind me cutting in on you like this, just wanted to say keep giving those nice politicians a grilling" (or words to that effect :laugh:) He and her both broke into huge smiles and he held out his hand and thanked me as I shook it.

He actually engaged me in political chat for about 5 minutes and seemed genuinely interested in my views.

He seemed like a thoroughly decent guy.

Originally Posted by JoshBB (Post 7630422)

no. we can't argue against stoning and them subject someone to it to prove our point, highly contradicting.

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 7630468)

Oh yeah, I'm sure he's right about it being MI5's fault... he's so right on so many other things isn't he... you know, stoning women, FGM, domestic violence... He's a real prince.

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 7630478)

I didn't say that did I?.... Don't put words in my mouth.

Originally Posted by Livia (Post 7630483)

You said "he has a point". No, he does not.

Please don't follow me around and comment on my every post today, it's flattering but tireasome.

Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 7630587)

'The families of three London schoolgirls feared to have fled to Syria to become jihadi brides have accused the Metropolitan Police of failing to pass on a crucial letter.

They say a letter from the force requesting to interview the girls in relation to a classmate who ran away to Syria last year should have been handed directly to the families.

However, the letters were hidden by the girls in their school textbooks and their families never saw them.

Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and 15-year-old Amira Abase, who attended Bethnal Green Academy in east London, sparked a police hunt after they flew to Istanbul from Gatwick Airport last month. They are now believed to be in Syria.

Abase Hussein, the father of Amira, insisted that if he had seen the police letter he would have talked his daughter out of leaving and taken away her passport'

http://news.sky.com/story/1440349/mi...ce-over-letter

Originally Posted by jennyjuniper (Post 7630753)

This is utter rubbish. Any parent of a muslim teenager would keep their sons and daughters passports safely locked up. They, more than anyone should be aware that their sons and daughters may be in danger of being radicalised. As daughters are usually so protected anyway, what reason would a teenage girl have for carrying her passport on her person anyway..