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LDVideo: Paxman and Boulton slug it out

By Stephen Tall | Wed 28th April 2010 - 7:45 am

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Here’s two rather different perspectives of our esteemed Fourth Estate in action. One shows a journalist who’s done his homework, and gets increasingly fed up with the refusal of a politician to deal in honest facts. The other shows a journalist who’s failed to do his homework, and gets increasingly frustrated with the persistence of a politician in exposing his laziness. See if you can work out which is which …

Adam Boulton takes on Lord Mandelson on spending cuts

(Also available on YouTube here).

Jeremy Paxman nailed by Plaid Cymru economist

(Also available on YouTube here).

Read more by Stephen Tall or more about adam boulton or jeremy paxman.
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5 Comments

Malcolm Todd 28th Apr '10 - 9:26am

Thank god I’m not in Wales, or I’d feel almost bound to vote Plaid purely on the basis of that clip. Pacman really doesn’t like it up him, does he?
Anthony Aloysius St 28th Apr '10 - 10:07am

The problem is that none of the main parties is answering the question Adam Boulton raised.
Terry Gilbert 28th Apr '10 - 10:17am

Though the Lib Dems are answering better than the Tories or Labour, acc to the IFS.
Terry Gilbert 28th Apr '10 - 10:38am

Boulton read a list (which the Tories had filleted out of the IFS report and fed to him?) .
I’m not sure that necessarily constitutes a journalist ‘doing his homework’ !
Bill Miller 28th Apr '10 - 11:17am

That is Paxman as I have never seen him before … and fair play to Dr Eurfyl ap Gwilym (not Mr ap Gwilym as Mr Paxman addressed him) for calm, clear reposnses under fire and turning the tables beautifully!