‘The Battle of the Blogs’ will see Guido Fawkes of order-order and Derek Draper of labourpissed.com , on BBC2 (today) Thursday 26 March, from noon. (12pm)
Viewers of a delicate disposition are warned that the ensuing ‘debate’ may not be politically correct.
Plastic bags will be provided to enable Draper’s supporter(s) to dispose of his remains thoughtfully.
Anna is the landlady of the Raccoon Arms. She lives in the Monbazillac area of South West France and still takes a keen interest in British politics.
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I’d have prefered Bert Royal and Mick McManus
Well, that was an exciting debate. And the Hannan clip finally made it onto the Beeb. Labourlist 1 Guido 0. But I suppose it depends who you are.
I’d be inclined to call it a draw.
Derek “shouty” Draper did himself no favours shouting everyone else on the program down.
I think Guido won the moral battle today.
GF was undoubtedly the winner here.
Draper highlighted his obnoxious, delusionary self. His constant interuptions and talking over people merely reinforced the notion that Draper is a prime facia BULLY and SHIT.
The highlighting of Dan Hannan’s youtube video was valuable. The last I saw of it, it had 780,000 hits. A video that basically put eloquent words to what many people in this country are denied – access to call Brown and NewStassi incompetent directly.
At least Andrew Neil achieved one thing- Hannan’s video has finally made it onto the BBC!
I sensed some tension between Andrew Neil and Derek Draper had gone on before the program had even started.
Maybe it was the fact Draper looked like a tramp, or his attitude. But something had definately gone on beforehand to piss Andrew Neil off.
But him to say “shutup Derek” in such a terse tone is unprecedented in the years I’ve watched the Daily Politics.
Thought Draper looked like Mick Hucknall’s long lost brother, and just as annoying. I do hope Draper isn’t a City fan.
Having watched Andrew Neil on TV yesterday, I am left completely non-plussed by the whole interview.
It has certainly raised more questions than it answered. What on Earth was it all about?
The Labour Government is at its most critical point since it came to power. More than ever before it needs its friends and allies.
So why at this moment in internet history was Draper allowed to sit there like a greasy, bedraggled slob? …………. Why now? Just when the Government want to crack down on blogging and introduce even more ‘privacy’ – what was the point in dragging this smelly bloke onto my TV? ……….. Especially as he is renowned for working in Mandy’s kitchen! Who was doing who any favours here?
Guido showed us what Draper is made of and I thank him hugely for that. But more than anything I thank Guido for allowing any member of the public to say what they want in the way that they wish to say it.
Were it now for the likes of Guido’s site, many people would not be able to vent their anger and expose the shameful and opportunistic Government figures we are currently allowed to find out about.
It is not only the figure-heads in the Government who are shady and dodgy. It is the people who write for and about it that also need to be vetted. I think it has showed how deep the corruption is – both within and without – and at all levels.
I watched the most banal interview that Jeremy Paxman has ever done recently. You may remember it. It was the one he did with Gerry McCann. It was pre-recorded. I think it was pre-recorded because McCann had already dropped serious bollocks at the Select hearing, the biggest one being about Sir Christopher Meyer of the Press Complaints Commission – telling the Clan to go to law ………. off the record. Whether or not Paxman had been briefed before the interview we will probably never know.
To watch Andrew Neil was equally painful and I cannot put my finger on it. I would like to know whether these serious anchor-men at the BBC are ever allowed any slack these days.
Neil telling Draper to shut up was uncomfortable to watch. It hasn’t done Labour any good at all. What was this all about? Is Neil biting back? At whom? There was more to this than meets the eye. But Guido proved to me that we need blog-sites and we need to talk about it! Especially on the internet!