Comments on: Marr’s the Man http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/generalelectionblog/?p=25 Covering the 2005 General Election as it happens Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:09:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: angus http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/generalelectionblog/?p=25#comment-8 Fri, 06 May 2005 07:22:10 +0100 http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/generalelectionblog/?p=25#comment-8 I yield to no-one in my affection for Andrew Marr - you've read his his wonderful book 'My Trade' of course? - but as the BBC's Terminator in Chief to politicians he's way behind the Ace Man, with Paxman fulminating somewhere further down in the third division. And who's the star? Why Eddie Mair of course! Gently, caressingly, slipping his silver stiletto between the ribs of subjects sometimes too thick to realise its happening, he's the PM hero who never fails to delight: respecting the truthful, rubbishing the liars and spinners out of sight. Did you hear what he did to Alan Milburn the other day? Pausing only to wish him a gentle good day, Eddie floored him in one wonderfully entertaining round, leaving Milburn gasping and bloody on the carpet. Milburn was looking fairly miserable at his count last night: maybe its the prospect of further rounds with Eddie which will send him back to spend time with his family. Cheers for Eddie Mair! Let's hope they plug his next interview with Geoff Hoon in really good time so's we can all get off work specially to listen. And best of all would be to hear him interviewing Blair on his 'triumphant' winning of the third term. How about it BBC? I yield to no-one in my affection for Andrew Marr - you’ve read his his wonderful book ‘My Trade’ of course? - but as the BBC’s Terminator in Chief to politicians he’s way behind the Ace Man, with Paxman fulminating somewhere further down in the third division. And who’s the star? Why Eddie Mair of course! Gently, caressingly, slipping his silver stiletto between the ribs of subjects sometimes too thick to realise its happening, he’s the PM hero who never fails to delight: respecting the truthful, rubbishing the liars and spinners out of sight. Did you hear what he did to Alan Milburn the other day? Pausing only to wish him a gentle good day, Eddie floored him in one wonderfully entertaining round, leaving Milburn gasping and bloody on the carpet. Milburn was looking fairly miserable at his count last night: maybe its the prospect of further rounds with Eddie which will send him back to spend time with his family. Cheers for Eddie Mair! Let’s hope they plug his next interview with Geoff Hoon in really good time so’s we can all get off work specially to listen. And best of all would be to hear him interviewing Blair on his ‘triumphant’ winning of the third term. How about it BBC?

]]> by: Victor S http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/generalelectionblog/?p=25#comment-10 Fri, 06 May 2005 10:22:24 +0100 http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/generalelectionblog/?p=25#comment-10 Plus, Andy's been on Doctor Who. So ner. Plus, Andy’s been on Doctor Who. So ner.

]]> by: Jonn Elledge http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/generalelectionblog/?p=25#comment-12 Fri, 06 May 2005 11:32:35 +0100 http://www.newstatesman.co.uk/generalelectionblog/?p=25#comment-12 That's true - and his boundless enthusiasm was on show there too. Check out: http://opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/03/23/do2303.xml Bless him. That’s true - and his boundless enthusiasm was on show there too. Check out:

http://opinion.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2005/03/23/do2303.xml

Bless him.

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