Well no the point of the exchange was a complaint over bias from Sky News due to it being raised during one of the TV debates, the counter being that it wasn't biased as it gave him an opportunity to defend himself to a wider audience.
Interesting seeing people who may lean towards the Lib Dems hunting in packs as well. Evidently not something restricted to the 'old party' supporters
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Quite amusing reading coverage of the Paxman interview last night.
If we go on the side of the Labour / left-wing loving publications we get these gems:
TORY leader David Cameron last night suffered his third telly humiliation in eight days - at the hands of Jeremy Paxman.
From the red bathroom tissue known as the Daily Mirror:
David Cameron got stuffed in an interview with the BBC's Jeremy Paxman last night.
The clueless Tory leader floundered as his BBC interrogator demanded details of the savage cuts he plans if elected.
From the Capitalist-friendly Financial Times:
Cameron opts for spending cuts to boost private sector
David Cameron promised on Friday to axe public spending in areas of the country that have become over-dependent on state spending, singling out Northern Ireland and the north-east as problem areas.
The left-wing but trying to pretend to be unbiased BBC:
Cameron call over NI state funding
The Conservative leader, David Cameron, has said state funding in Northern Ireland makes up too much of the local economy.
An option piece from the Torygraph:
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/be...orth-the-risk/
The Lib Dem friendly Guardian:
David Cameron targets north-east and Northern Ireland for spending cuts
Conservatives' plan to reduce state 'alarming' for regions outside London, says Labour
My own opinion is I think it'd be great, though I'm Libertarian so, by default, in favour of smaller government.
Nice comment from Gordon Brown here:
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Vowing that his top three priorities were “jobs, jobs, jobs”, the Labour leader said the latest growth figure was a hugely optimistic moment but warned Britain was not out of the woods yet and, in a reference to Mr Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne, argued that this was “not the time for novices”.
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0.2% GDP growth, half that expected by economists, is 'hugely optimistic' yet keeping 6bn in the economy by not taxing it out of people and businesses pockets would destroy the recovery. Whatever you say Prime Minister.