I don't know...

[irocfan]

We all know that politicians have been trained to avoid seeming 'weak' (that ship has sailed by the way!!) and avoid using statement like I don't know BUT would we regain some respect for these weasels if they just flat out admitted from time to time "sorry X, I don't know/have the figures to hand at the moment", or "this interview has gone outside of what I prepared for today I'll have to get back to you on that"?

Let's be honest it couldn't look much worse than the car crash interviews we've seen from failing grayling or abbopottomus, BoJo or dear leader 'jeremy'.

[Shuvi McTupya]

I agree.

Or they could simply have someone that could look stuff up for them, they are all charging us for their wives and husbands to be admin staff, bring them along to interviews.

"I dont know , but I will have an answer in a minute"

[deggles]

Tend to agree. On the rare occasion it does happen it’s great to see, and actually a brilliant way to shut down ‘clever’ interviewers who are clearly not expecting a brutally honest answer.

Imagine...
Cathy Newman: "So you're saying, you don't know?"
Interviewee: "Yes, that's what I'm saying"
Newman: "So you're saying..." ... brain malfunction... head explodes

Edited by deggles on Friday 25th October 11:41

[Mafffew]

Doubt it will make much difference. They will still lie and cheat their way into getting what they (or their friends and backers) want. Just look at the state of the PM and those around him.

Those on the other side aren't much better either.

The first step is to stop politicians lying to the public. Will it happen though? Of course not.

[Shuvi McTupya]

Mafffew said:

The first step is to stop politicians lying to the public. Will it happen though? Of course not.

There should be a rule that if you are going to be a publicly funded representative of the people then your finances and business interests etc must be 100% transparent.

If you cant prove how you have managed to afford a lifestyle beyond your means, you are obviously guilty of fraud/theft/something and should be asset stripped.

[Hoofy]

It would have probably saved Diane Abbott some grief when she got the policing numbers all wrong and wanted to pay them £10k a year or something.

[JustALooseScrew]

It riles me to the bone.

There's been some troubles with the water up around Dublin, Meath & Kildare recently.

Boil water notice issued for 600,000 people in parts of Dublin, Kildare and Meath.

So (I know you all hate that), some woman from the EPA was hauled up on News-talk Radio today to answer 'Why has this happened?'

Her response 'Well I'm not a technician or specialist but we are doing everything possible to assure people this will be resolved'.

Over and over again she repeated 'Well I'm not a technician or specialist...'.

Tom and myself (in the workshop fixing up hydraulic systems on an excavator) looked at each other and said together "I just don't know how these people get in to these positions with out having a f**king clue what they are dealing with".

And then, next, she said... it was so terrible I almost fell off my ladder up to the dipper pin, she said, she said:

"I have no pacific experience in that area."


Me: "Did she really just say Pacific instead specific?"

Tom: "She did, but at least she's talking about water."

I just don't know......

[Cantaloupe]

I think a degree of mystery needs to return to politics, politicos are sooo available for interviews, interviews they are ill prepared for, way too eager.

Back in the day PM Harold MacMillan would grant the BBC one interview per month, and he would need to see the questions beforehand.
As for MPs, no-one knew what their MP looked like.

[anonymous-user]

Cantaloupe said:

Back in the day PM Harold MacMillan would grant the BBC one interview per month, and he would need to see the questions beforehand.
As for MPs, no-one knew what their MP looked like.

A premise Jared ~O' Mara has adopted