tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post7934944172204624812..comments2023-11-03T15:48:35.688+00:00Comments on Paul Linford: Nick Robinson and the US electionsPaul Linfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01977920120772282561noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-42115136943837517982008-01-10T07:54:00.000+00:002008-01-10T07:54:00.000+00:00Let's be fair, the American elections are a hell o...Let's be fair, the American elections are a hell of a lot more interesting than listening to Gordon Brown drone on about "change", "raising aspirations" and his "vision".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-8300330726788989152008-01-09T20:52:00.000+00:002008-01-09T20:52:00.000+00:00The point about the role of a pol ed on the Beeb i...The point about the role of a pol ed on the Beeb is a fair one in general, Paul, but I'm not sure it applies in this context.<BR/><BR/>If we're talking about the same piece then I thought Robbo was only semi-serious in tone. That or suffering from a prolonged bout of 'Phil Space in the New Year' whimsy.<BR/><BR/>Martin Kettle wandered into similar territory today with a piece on Comment is Free MorrisOxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11952846056079111473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12845739.post-18344861630037722322008-01-09T20:15:00.000+00:002008-01-09T20:15:00.000+00:00Not sure I agree with this Paul. US politics are i...Not sure I agree with this Paul. US politics <I>are</I> important to us over here:<BR/>a) we define our interests on roughly the same basis as the US: defence of our democratic way of life, freedom of trade and movement of labour and capital etc.<BR/>b) what happens over there has a habit of crossing the Atlantic and infiltrating into our politics: Clinton foreshadowed and hugely influenced the skipperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02632351344359303404noreply@blogger.com