Andrew Neil destroying a Conservative on BBC2

Christ this is painful to watch a man get ripped to pieces on live TV.

He does it to them all. None of them have a proper grip on their brief and so he grabs their balls and shakes them hard.

He is a politicians nightmare. Very good at what he does.

i thought he was going to start crying

Does he treat Diane Flabbert the same?

It's an interesting juxtaposition seeing that demolition and then the piece now on the Referendum. Andrew Neil does that to Labour and the Tories week in week out without fear or favour, and it's good he does it.

When the BBC ask questions etc a fraction as robust as that of the SNP, they throw the rattle out of the pram and cry foul and bias. They even had organised campaign/marches to get a BBC journalist fired - (see their treatment of Andrew Marr and Nick Robinson) for even being moderately difficult to them...

Not surprising from a bunch of book burners though .

I missed it, any link later on would be good

iPlayer and I think it's repeated on the parliament or news channel at later times .

Andrew Neil's the best politico on the planet; lives and breathes politics. Gives everybody a bollocking. Machine.

Thin And Crispy

You've got a treat coming if you've never seen him skewering Abbott on This Week. He's coshed her several times and what makes it all the more delicious is the fact that her old school friend Portillo always sits there with the widest grin as if to say thank god he's leaving me alone. It can be seen on you tube.

You wouldn't need to be Neil to skewer Abbot, she's such an idiot who talks such rubbish Peter André could take it apart.

She gives token blacks a bad name.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxRqMJHG56A

Jesus Christ allmighty.

I cant believe that video. How is she allowed to work in politics?

Rancid human. I've angered myself watching her.

The annoying thing is that she gets away with spouting racist claptrap but anybody who criticises her is denounced as a racist. Her colour is irrelevant. She is dangerous.

I remember watching that along while ago, Portillo's face is a picture the whole way through, I think whatever party you support, everyone can agree, she is an embarrassment based on many different factors not just one or two.

one of the most dislikeable women I've ever had the misfortune to listen spout sh&te

in fairness, Id not fancy bumping into her late at night either, let a taxi remove her safely

Great link Mr Eboue, absolutely nailed her.

Did Andrew Neil have him on toast?

I usually have toast and conservatives when I stay at a hotel.

it was only matthew hancock he doesnt count everyone buries him,suprised he,s up and walking after john  snow on ch 4 news ripped him up for shoitehouse paper on wed,he,s the fella who,s feet can regular be seen hanging out of osbournes backside

That lady looks a tad stupid.

Am I the only one who thinks there is a difference between a man and a woman travelling alone on the London underground very late at  night?

balls

Is this one of your famous tangents paddle. You are beginning to rival Do Wah Diddy. Okay I'll bite. What are you going on about?

Well I think if you take the argument to its logical conclusion ( bearing in mind she did nothing wrong ) the only question she has to answer is was she using the most cost affective means of transport at the public expense. I would therefore argue she was as I would not want my wife travelling on the London underground or bus very late at night when alone after she finished work.

Neil says he pays his own transport and does not take expenses. Well I doubt that very much. I would be shocked if he has never taken any expenses such as lunches in upmarket restaurants and other things and probably has got ferried to work many times in taxis. He too is paid by the public purse.

paid somebody to draw him a hairline

Abbot is an out and out racist and that their can be no argument what so ever

^thats not big and its not clever
poor guy

(that wasnt to you twizzle)

I know old chap

We all pay this mans wages through our tv licenses. I would therefore ask the same question to him that he asked to Diaane Abbot.  Most people don't get paid expenses to get not only taxis but chauffer driven transport to work like I am sure he has many times. Most people pay for their own lunches or they take a packed lunch to work. Is he saying he does the same. His line of questioning was totally hypocritical. That's my point. Not whether I like Diane Abbot.

I thought travel expenses were ok for going to places that aren't your normal place of work, but you can claim them if you have to go a different place, which seems fair. I.e. if you are living and working in Birmingham and your employer sends to Leeds for the day, you'd expect to be reimbursed, but not for your normal commute. I'd expect that's the rules the MPs apply to themselves, is that the case here or does D.A. claim for her normal travel to work?

And why should Andrew Neil get expenses as I am sure he does and probably more expenses than mps to go about his normal day to day work.

Love to see this fellas expenses account over the years which me and you have all paid for.

Lay off Neil, he's alright, easily one of the best people on TV. Anyway his expenses will just be

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and I for one think he's worth every single penny.

My favourite bits all involve Neil destroying George Galloway. Oh, wait...

paddle

You can't just assume. Neil says he doesn't. If you have some proof then fair enough but without evidence it's not fair to accuse Neil of hypocrisy. Let's take this away from that particular line of reasoning. You make a fair point. If my wife was working in London and travelling late at night I would like her to use the safest from of transport which would be a back cab if we could afford it. That will be the same for many of the thousands of shift workers including people like nurses.

I woudn't expect the taxpayer to pick up the tab though and especially if I was earning more than twice the national average wage. It isn't Neil who Abbott needs to look in the eyes. It is her constituents as it is for most of that rotten shower in both houses.

just seen abbott on ch 4 wtf thats all about it,looks like frank maloneys sister

Awesome interview with Abbott.

She refuses to say white mothers are as good as black mothers. Truly staggering....

Great credit to Neil.

utterly conceited of the woman and a blatant proof that her argument was blown out the water

Mikael

There aren't many people get the better of Galloway. He's a very good orator and a complete rogue. Ever catch him out and he will simply lie.

I think people are missing the point here. This thread was specifically about Neil and I would be give odds of hundreds to one if Neil has NEVER used expenses paid by the public in his present job which was exactly what he accused Abbot of doing. People seriously saying he has never been driven to his place of work or taken someone out for lunch and got us the taxpayers to pick up the tab. Rank hypocricy in this specific interview.