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Stephen Tall

Hollande’s affair – do you care? *Gallic shrug*

By Stephen Tall | Tue 14th January 2014 - 8:10 pm

The President of France, Francois Hollande, held a a long-planned news conference today to launch policies to help France’s struggling economy. Along with cuts to government spending, he plans a ‘responsibility pact’ to incentivise firms to hire workers, and… oh, I’m sorry, am I boring you? You’re only interested in his liaisons dangereuses, the reported affair he’s having with the actress who is not his First Lady? If so, then you’ve a lot in common with UK journalists…

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Mark Pack

Sopel on Sunday: the best bits from the political shows

By Mark Pack | Sun 15th November 2009 - 3:46 pm

Jon Sopel’s selection of the best clips is now up on the BBC website, including an interview with one of the members of the so-called Turnip Taleban.

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Mark Pack

The Sunday political TV shows: senior Tories go AWOL

By Mark Pack | Sun 1st November 2009 - 4:08 pm

The latest round up from Jon Sopel of the best bits from today’s TV political shows is now up on the BBC website, including this observation:

If you think there’s a dearth of senior Tories from Sopel on Sunday, that’s because there is.

Could it be that with the MPs’ expenses scandal still raging, senior Conservatives had collectively decided it might be a good weekend to leave the microphones and make-up to politicians from other parties?

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Mark Pack

Sopel on Sunday: best of the Sunday political shows

By Mark Pack | Sun 25th October 2009 - 3:36 pm

Here it is.

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Mark Pack

Jon Sopel’s round-up of the best of the Sunday TV shows

By Mark Pack | Sun 11th October 2009 - 2:59 pm

The BBC’s Jon Sopel has produced another round-up of the best of the Sunday TV political shows (BBC and non-BBC). It includes Liam Fox on Brown’s eyesight, Alan Johnson on the role of government, Chris Grayling on leadership over expenses, Alistair Darling on Conservative plans and Lord Tebbit in conversation with Frank Gardner about terrorism.

You can watch it here.

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