Blair v Marr

I watched Tony Blair being interviewed by Andrew Marr on the BBC this morning and I got tired of Marr's persistent rubbish.

 

I may or may not agree with Blair but why on earth did they invite him on when he kept being cut off in mid stream because Marr wasn't getting the answers he wanted? Marr had an agenda: this is true isn't it Mr Blair. Blair said, there is another opinion, you know. CHOP!

 

Mr Blair, Iraq is a disaster because there was never an exit strategy ... Blair said, you know, people are killing each other and it's not British soldiers ... there are other problems and opinions ... CHOP!

 

It's the same on the Radio 4 Today programme where the interviewers there aren't looking for balance either: they just want their interviewee to admit that they were wrong or that someone else is right so why can't they say so? If they don't then it's CHOP time.

 

Of course, I can now imagine journalists and opposition political types saying, did you see Blair squirm this morning: Marr persisted but Blair kept repeating the mantra and saying there is another opinon. Marr was right to change the subject ...

 

DW