Ed Miliband exposes himself on BBC Radio Wiltshire

Ennerjee · 20/05/14 - 22:00

For those who haven't yet heard his "excruciating interview" today, here it is:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/uk-politics-video/10844112/Listen-to-Ed-Milibands-excruciating-interview-on-BBC-Radio-Wiltshire.html

oathy · 20/05/14 - 22:11

The thread title nearly made me faint

twogunthom · 20/05/14 - 22:16

How embarrassing was that?

Speak-Softly · 20/05/14 - 22:19

That was bad.

I even started feeling sorry for him......then I came to my senses.:D

I mean come on, how much preparation does it take to look up a few facts about what's going on locally when you agree to appear on a local radio station?

Nosedive · 20/05/14 - 22:22

Ennerjee wrote: »

For those who haven't yet heard his "excruciating interview" today, here it is:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/uk-politics-video/10844112/Listen-to-Ed-Milibands-excruciating-interview-on-BBC-Radio-Wiltshire.html

Exellent post ! That really made me laugh, he was really struggling there. I hope it gets blown up in the media.

Howardessex · 20/05/14 - 22:27

Last week they said the mask was beginning to slip on Farage ,how would they describe this with Miliband . What about his pointed hat ( dunce ) is beginning to slip ?.

oathy · 20/05/14 - 22:31

Howardessex wrote: »

Last week they said the mask was beginning to slip on Farage ,how would they describe this with Miliband . What about his pointed hat ( dunce ) is beginning to slip ?.

Miliband isn't a leader its a shame for those people who still support labour
The guy should have realised with his boasts on Intellect that's going to give the media all the target they need. Just ask minor Questions and watch in falter
It must worry Labour HQ we don't see him for ages then out and about most of the stories are negative owing to stupid mistakes he himself allowed.
4 years in and he still isn't grasping no Charisma = Not a chance in hell of being PM.

3Sheets2TheWind · 20/05/14 - 22:51

Nosedive wrote: »

Exellent post ! That really made me laugh, he was really struggling there. I hope it gets blown up in the media.

It wasn't mentioned on BBC News at Ten (probably the wrong party leader that was looking a proper Charlie) although to be fair why would Ed know something like that?

I doubt that the CEO of the company I work for knows who I am.

Ed should have admitted he had no idea who this guy was and just laughed it off.

Where was the BBC loyalty to their leader?

Ennerjee · 20/05/14 - 22:54

Speak-Softly wrote: »

That was bad.

I even started feeling sorry for him......then I came to my senses.:D

I mean come on, how much preparation does it take to look up a few facts about what's going on locally when you agree to appear on a local radio station?

You'd think that he might've Googled "Wiltshire Council" and "Wiltshire local newspapers". It would've taken ten minutes. What did he and his press department think they were going to ask him about on a local radio station? Ukraine ? Not difficult, is it ?

"****" is simply too small a word to describe this man. I've met a lot of these faux-left-wing intellectual types over the years; they're smug, spoilt, patronising individuals who truly believe that the world can be bettered if clever people are in charge.

I expect his armchair Marxist father would have told him that the proletarians just need a leader who is clever and can take them to the sunlit uplands !

3Sheets2TheWind · 20/05/14 - 23:02

Ben Prater, the hack for BBC Radio Wiltshire, really had Ed on the ropes and should have gone for the jugular and asked him how much a pint of milk was. (roll eyes)

We do seem a tad obsessed as a nation in asking political leaders questions about stuff that they probably won't know. Hearing Ed's response was like watching a train crash in slow motion though. Great fun!

Rafer · 20/05/14 - 23:07

What gets me isn't the fact that he doesn't know who the guy in question is (not briefed adequately) but the fact that he immediately claimed he was doing a good job. How can he possibly know what sort of job the man is doing when he only learned of his existence a few moments previous? Makes ed look arrogant (he's labour so he must be doing a good job) and has poor judgement.

Speak-Softly · 20/05/14 - 23:16

Ennerjee wrote: »

You'd think that he might've Googled "Wiltshire Council" and "Wiltshire local newspapers". It would've taken ten minutes. What did he and his press department think they were going to ask him about on a local radio station? Ukraine ? Not difficult, is it ?

"****" is simply too small a word to describe this man. I've met a lot of these faux-left-wing intellectual types over the years; they're smug, spoilt, patronising individuals who truly believe that the world can be bettered if clever people are in charge.

I expect his armchair Marxist father would have told him that the proletarians just need a leader who is clever and can take them to the sunlit uplands !

Tell me about it.
Ex Islingtonian, need I say more?

The worse example is when they have written you off as one type of person and you turn out not to be what they expected. You can literally see the cogs grinding and the "cannot compute" flashing in their eyes.

Moleskin · 20/05/14 - 23:16

It's like Labour have replaced one Mr Bean with another, quite funny really.

Ennerjee · 20/05/14 - 23:26

Speak-Softly wrote: »

Tell me about it.

Ex Islingtonian, need I say more?

The worse example is when they have written you off as one type of person and you turn out not to be what they expected. You can literally see the cogs grinding and the "cannot compute" flashing in their eyes.

Well, I'm new Islingtonian and regularly straggle the borders of Primrose Hill, Hampstead and Highgate, so I know exactly what you're talking about.

thorr · 20/05/14 - 23:37

What a twonk!

MARTYM8 · 21/05/14 - 00:25

3Sheets2TheWind wrote: »

Ben Prater, the hack for BBC Radio Wiltshire, really had Ed on the ropes and should have gone for the jugular and asked him how much a pint of milk was. (roll eyes)

We do seem a tad obsessed as a nation in asking political leaders questions about stuff that they probably won't know. Hearing Ed's response was like watching a train crash in slow motion though. Great fun!

Miliband is being interviewed for Radio Wiltshire and the main local elections in the county are for Swindon Borough council which Labour are targeting. Indeed it's one of its top targets to take control of outside the capital.

Do you not think he should get himself briefed properly and find out about the name of the council, who runs it and who his group leader is beforehand. It's extraordinary, How will he cope as PM if he Can't master a simple brief?!

brb · 21/05/14 - 00:27

oathy wrote: »

The thread title nearly made me faint

Out of excitement or terror?

:p

rusty123 · 21/05/14 - 00:30

oathy wrote: »

The thread title nearly made me faint

Just as well it was radio and not telly

MidnightFalcon · 21/05/14 - 00:30

Speak-Softly wrote: »

Tell me about it.
Ex Islingtonian, need I say more?

The worse example is when they have written you off as one type of person and you turn out not to be what they expected. You can literally see the cogs grinding and the "cannot compute" flashing in their eyes.

This Islingtonian is getting a little bored with that bollocks.

Fun clip though.

Chester666666 · 21/05/14 - 08:43

Ed Milliband exposing himself and getting blown is not something I felt like picturing
Did he try to big himself up?:D

oathy · 21/05/14 - 09:05

brb wrote: »

Out of excitement or terror? :p

Oh god terror

:o:D

rusty123 wrote: »

Just as well it was radio and not telly

Maybe Axel Rod has a new approach in winning people over

paulschapman · 21/05/14 - 09:09

Ennerjee wrote: »

For those who haven't yet heard his "excruciating interview" today, here it is:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/uk-politics-video/10844112/Listen-to-Ed-Milibands-excruciating-interview-on-BBC-Radio-Wiltshire.html

I would say that this is a lot worse than not knowing the price of groceries. If he is that badly briefed when in opposition - how badly briefed is he going to be when PM?

jmclaugh · 21/05/14 - 09:16

Oh dear, perhaps Ed M should follow the lead of Ed B and keep a very low profile so he can't make a complete horlicks of it.

glasshalffull · 21/05/14 - 09:18

paulschapman wrote: »

I would say that this is a lot worse than not knowing the price of groceries. If he is that badly briefed when in opposition - how badly briefed is he going to be when PM?

I hope he's not briefed at all...it's time we did away with all unelected/unaccountable but publically funded party political twonks operating behind the scenes.

paulschapman · 21/05/14 - 09:56

glasshalffull wrote: »

I hope he's not briefed at all...it's time we did away with all unelected/unaccountable but publically funded party political twonks operating behind the scenes.

I'm not sure you understand what I mean by briefed - because I hope he is better briefed than this. How will he know what to do if a major high street bank failed, if he is not briefed on the situation. How will he know what to do if all are remaining steel plants were closed and people put on the dole. He won't be able to react, know what his options are because he will not be briefed.

flagpole · 21/05/14 - 10:07

Miliband has apparently apologised to Jim Grant according to Jim Grant anyway.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-27500146

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