Piers Morgan

[Nellies left peg]

A favourite comment my dad made:

'That Judy Finnegan comes from just off Old Hall Lane. She's an actress or a prostitute, that sort of thing'.
A wonderful sweeping statement.

She went to my old primary school , Briscoe lane in newton heath so did Mike Atherton although he's not as old as the woman

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

It's not the line of questioning.
It's:
1. Making himself the story.
2. Blamestorming and finger pointing at every opportunity.
3. Not giving people a chance to answer questions.
4. A total lack of intellectual rigour. No discussion as to where we are, the option alternatives and what the government could have done differently.
5. He's a dick.

How silly are you going to feel once he is named Sir Piers of Morgan......... ;-)

 

[xgorton]

Good old Piers,talks lots of sence.

 

[Cheesy]

Piers Morgan is a ****, as is anyone who likes him.

 

[Onholiday(somemightsay)]

Piers Morgan is a ****, as is anyone who likes him.

You are Switzerland and I claim my £20 (see I inflated it)? ;-)

 

[Busmo Funbag]

All the media are twats.
They want to be the story rather than reporting on the story. Pointing the finger and blamestorming is their game.

Yeah, you stick it to them. "All the media are twats", what a very well thought out point and not at all facile.

 

[fredmont]

Churchill is his hero and he says we are at war with the virus.

I would love to ask him how he thinks Churchill would have dealt with a journalist like him in WW2?

I suspect the only headline then would be about his incarceration, or worse!

 

[BlueHammer85]

He is a dreadfully annoying man. He was an absolute **** over Brexit so I stopped watching anything he was on. It is a simple soultion, just don't watch people on TV who really annoy you.

I watch West Ham when we play on tv

 

[Bluesince1979]

Both need a ferocious bumming .... just in different ways

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Or he could be making it all up to boost his popularity, although to be fair it's not like him to lie, well only about soldiers.

And phone hacking...

 

[marco]

Piers Morgan is a ****, as is anyone who likes him.

i like him

 

[BlueAnorak]

Yeah, you stick it to them. "All the media are twats", what a very well thought out point and not at all facile.

No they are mostly twats.
Very few display any intellectual rigour in analysis of the situation.
Compare and contrast with historical times of crisis.

 

[Fame Monster]

It's not the line of questioning.
It's:
1. Making himself the story.
2. Blamestorming and finger pointing at every opportunity.
3. Not giving people a chance to answer questions.
4. A total lack of intellectual rigour. No discussion as to where we are, the option alternatives and what the government could have done differently.
5. He's a dick.

Maybe it's not because he's critical of the Government but it seems a big coincidence that those criticising him most are staunch defenders of the Government's action/inaction or the Conservative Party. Obviously there's a few exceptions and I have plenty of reservations about the guy too but he's definitely gone up in my estimation during the crisis. Not only has he had the Government strung up by the bollocks for all to see, he's been one of the few to call out the recklessness of trying to finish the season.

 

[Cheesy]

i like him

:-D

 

[Boris Becker’s Backhand]

Maybe it's not because he's critical of the Government but it seems a big coincidence that those criticising him most are staunch defenders of the Government's action/inaction or the Conservative Party. Obviously there's a few exceptions and I have plenty of reservations about the guy too but he's definitely gone up in my estimation during the crisis. Not only has he had the Government strung up by the bollocks for all to see, he's been one of the few to call out the recklessness of trying to finish the season.

I’m a big Tory and I like Piers which probably puts me in a protected group. The govt’s initial response to the virus was pretty much indefensible so fairplay to Piers for giving them a grilling. He takes the Paxman approach way too far and while it’s always entertaining to watch a minister squirm, his interviews are unlikely to deliver insight or revelations that a more subtle questioner might elicit.

That said, the govt’s daily briefings have been an absolute disgrace - basically a party political broadcast with a couple of wishy washy questions thrown in at the end so as an antidote to that almost Pravdaesque propaganda I think Piers has captured the frustration of a nation in his style of questioning on the pathetically rare occasions when a senior minister is available for interview.

 

[BlueAnorak]

Maybe it's not because he's critical of the Government but it seems a big coincidence that those criticising him most are staunch defenders of the Government's action/inaction or the Conservative Party. Obviously there's a few exceptions and I have plenty of reservations about the guy too but he's definitely gone up in my estimation during the crisis. Not only has he had the Government strung up by the bollocks for all to see, he's been one of the few to call out the recklessness of trying to finish the season.

It wouldn't matter who was in charge.
Our health beuauracracy is too centralised and incompetent for anyone to make a difference.
3 distinct governancies in England, Scotland and Wales. Each equally as shit as the other - because the basic system is the same.

 

[BlueAnorak]

I’m a big Tory and I like Piers which probably puts me in a protected group. The govt’s initial response to the virus was pretty much indefensible so fairplay to Piers for giving them a grilling. He takes the Paxman approach way too far and while it’s always entertaining to watch a minister squirm, his interviews are unlikely to deliver insight or revelations that a more subtle questioner might elicit.

That said, the govt’s daily briefings have been an absolute disgrace - basically a party political broadcast with a couple of wishy washy questions thrown in at the end so as an antidote to that almost Pravdaesque propaganda I think Piers has captured the frustration of a nation in his style of questioning on the pathetically rare occasions when a senior minister is available for interview.

Totally agree.
Though I'm not a big Tory.
Leaver yes. Just left of centre on social issues. Just right of centre on economic ones.
I voted Labour twice in 1997 and 2001 and Lib Dem in 2010.

 

[Lancet Fluke]

Maybe it's not because he's critical of the Government but it seems a big coincidence that those criticising him most are staunch defenders of the Government's action/inaction or the Conservative Party. Obviously there's a few exceptions and I have plenty of reservations about the guy too but he's definitely gone up in my estimation during the crisis. Not only has he had the Government strung up by the bollocks for all to see, he's been one of the few to call out the recklessness of trying to finish the season.

It’s very noticeable that lots of people who thought he was great over the last few years, suddenly can’t stand him. Bottom line is they liked his stance on Brexit despite him acting like a prick over it and now he’s doing what he does (acting like a prick) but they don’t like his political stance, they can’t stand it. Just hypocrites.

 

[marco]

Maybe it's not because he's critical of the Government but it seems a big coincidence that those criticising him most are staunch defenders of the Government's action/inaction or the Conservative Party. Obviously there's a few exceptions and I have plenty of reservations about the guy too but he's definitely gone up in my estimation during the crisis. Not only has he had the Government strung up by the bollocks for all to see, he's been one of the few to call out the recklessness of trying to finish the season.

hes strung ereryone of them up,cant remember which interview but he simply asked where is the PPE and the minister went ranting on,stoped him and said your not replying to the question 'where is the PPE' and stop giving us a load of flannel,,how can anyone dislike that aproach

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I’m a big Tory and I like Piers which probably puts me in a protected group. The govt’s initial response to the virus was pretty much indefensible so fairplay to Piers for giving them a grilling. He takes the Paxman approach way too far and while it’s always entertaining to watch a minister squirm, his interviews are unlikely to deliver insight or revelations that a more subtle questioner might elicit.

That said, the govt’s daily briefings have been an absolute disgrace - basically a party political broadcast with a couple of wishy washy questions thrown in at the end so as an antidote to that almost Pravdaesque propaganda I think Piers has captured the frustration of a nation in his style of questioning on the pathetically rare occasions when a senior minister is available for interview.

Refreshing post!