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Diane Abbot on This Week
Eve3275
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Don't worry, I know I'm probably the only one watching this 
but Diane Abbot is just so RUDE! I used to like her but I go off her more and more every time I see the way she constantly interrupts everyone and the way she bullies and hectors guests.
There was one time I saw when she met her match though - I can't even remember who it was now but it was quite funny to watch.
but Diane Abbot is just so RUDE! I used to like her but I go off her more and more every time I see the way she constantly interrupts everyone and the way she bullies and hectors guests.There was one time I saw when she met her match though - I can't even remember who it was now but it was quite funny to watch.
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I also believe Michael is quite intimidated by her.!
(Good tv though)
They really need a bigger sofa. That one will disappear up the crack of her arse soon.
It is good Tv i agree!
Also she has this really annoying habit,of talking with her eyes closed, a trait, I personally find mistrustful in someone.
(IMO)
Very unprofessional.
She's a bright, articulate lady and is more than capable of challenging people without being rude and patronising towards them.
I remember when Andrew Neil was a presenter on LBC in the early nineties and I do enjoy his style of presentation.
In some ways I liked the way Diane gave Esther a hard time, ok so she's a pensioner but I think she does need a bit of a reality check as to what she wants to achieve.
Also I agree with Diane in the sense that Ester does not have a connecvtion as such to the seat she'sd fighting - I don't think for a single second think Diane would even attempt to defend Margaret Moran so that isn't why she was annoyed - rather I think she was annoyed at Esther's generalisation of politicians as a whole!
They are a good double-act but I wish Diane would afford the guests the same respect she gives Michael when she disagrees with him.
Michael Portillo just oozes charm IMO.
I also love her views of fellow Labour backbenchers and her opinions of the government too...all very very refreshing as she doesn't hold back. I wish Andrew hadn't interrupted her when she was going to say something about Sir Stuart Bell
Saying that though,on question time it was inferred it is only a matter of time until ALL mp's are corrupted.
She may turn!
All MP's are corrupt, they find ways of bending the rules and covering themselves. Every couple of elections it is exposed again and nothing changes. They are like bankers, newspapers they regulate themselves and then find ways to bend them. Really a big reform is needed to the point of somewhat a revolution. No elected MP should have a right to decide what benefits they should recieve, how much goes on their allowances etc a full independant non-elected group should be in charge of that and held accountable to the Queen. Clearly MP's can't be trusted or behave, time the Nanny State provides a Nanny back their way.
Ha! A Nanny-Nanny! (or a Super-Nanny!)
Dianne Abbott at least believes in something - I have no idea what Esther's policies are on anything substantial.
I am far more concerned about what my prospective MPs views are on the economy. housing. etc etc. I really don't care about a few million on expenses when we are hundreds of billions in debt.
Indeed, if only she would.
Oh yes.. i remember that, and when Andrew grilled her about it on This Week, she denied slagging off Harman and played the race card to explain why the state system wasn't good enough for her son, but still standing by the principle that it was good enough for everyone else. :rolleyes:
Doesn't his Godfather Jonathan Aitken pay for his schooling
Enjoyed Andrew Neil thundering back at her, though.
DA's behaviour wouldn't have irritated me so much if she hadn't fawned all over N Dubz the other week. :rolleyes:
That was absolutely pathetic. :mad:
I think she just wants to be useful & needed in society at a time in her life when she's written off because of her age. That may seem a bit poignant but it's not a bad motivation for a constituency MP.
Hear Hear.
She was offensive, obnoxious and acted like a supercilious old mare toward Esther Rantzen for which there was no necessity. I found Dianne Abbot to be deliberately hostile toward ER and found it a little embarrassing to watch and I also detest the way she keeps her eyes closed when talking in a demeaning fashion.
By all means, if you disagree with someone, then challenge them on the point but there was no need for her to refer to Esther as 'z list celebrity' in order to put her down.
Dianne Abbot talks a lot of drivel most of the time anyway. She faffs around with words which appear totally inane most of the time and which adds nothing at all to the crux of the matter unlike Michael Portillo who is always more erudite and thinks about what he is saying.