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6 Apr, 2018  in Uncategorized by craig

I have managed to get hold of a copy, which you can see here, of my lengthy interview with
Sky News about the Skripals yesterday, which Sky refused to put online because they allege I
was boring. With the warning you might therefore be very bored, you may watch it if you wish.

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Kay Burley then appeared to suggest in reply to persistent questioning from Teymoor Nabili
that Sky News could not put the interview online as they did not record it and do not hold a
copy, which is plainly untrue (and would be illegal under their broadcast license).

My perspective on the interview itself was that the interviewer became aggressive and
sarcastic, increasingly shrill as the apparent effort to discredit me was not going well, and
resorting eventually to asking about any old extraneous matter but the Skripals. I strongly
suspect it was not me being boring, but the strange performance by Kay Burley, which
motivated Sky to bury the interview.

But you must judge for yourself.

It is my policy when invited by journalists, to give considered and courteous answers to the
particular questions which they ask. This is as opposed to what politicians do, which is to
spout pre-prepared soundbites irrespective of what they are asked.

I appreciate that mine is a very old-fashioned approach, and may lead you to be frustrated
about areas I did not cover. I also make no attempt to look slick or sound glib. I realise in this
modern age that may not be good PR, but my belief remains that in the long term people will

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see me as a polite and thoughtful old gentleman, and feel less disposed to share the obvious
contempt towards me of the media and politician classes.

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Phil Reply ↓
April 9, 2018 at 01:22
Never seen anything from Sky until this interview. Won’t be seeing anything in the future
either. The interviewer displayed all the characteristics of a Murdoch hack and the world
has more than enough of that decrepitude. She clearly had planned the interview primarily for a showdown

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over criticisms made by Murray about a previous interview on Sky. She had no interest in hearing his
reasoning since it contradicted the establishment line. Sky pulled the interview for two likely reasons:

The interviewee responded to its planned strategy of verbal provocations, with calm, reasoned responses –
none of which supported the establishment narrative.

The interviewer’s arrogance and pugnacious approach re ected poorly on herself and on Sky. She’d be better
retraining as a police interrogator – shouldn’t take long – most the requisite skills are there now.

terry walsh Reply ↓

April 9, 2018 at 10:51
It wasn`t a boring interview at all. I think you done a great job with Burley.
You didn`t let her get her own way.
In fact i found it sad that she had to lower herself into insults and trying to talk down to you.
You nailed it !

Lot Reply ↓
April 9, 2018 at 11:04
I’ve got no love for Kay Burley, but they aren’t claiming that they didn’t record the
interview: They gave you the recording! Ffs. She’s just saying that, because it’s pre-
recorded, they can choose whether to air it or not. They chose not to because reasons (20mins rather a long
interview with a Seth Rich-troofer, Syrian chemical weapons denier, pro-Putin conspiracy theorist? Yes, it was
pretty boring? Yes, you have a relaxed attitude to personal presentation that doesn’t really shine on TV? All of
the above? And Kay Burley reveals once again that she’s a maggotbrain).

Fact is, you don’t have a right to be put on TV. They asked to interview you, showing willing to air your views,
but didn’t like the results. Oh, boohoo, you didn’t get on TV.

The conspiracy here was to put you on TV, and it didn’t work out.

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