Jeremy Paxman
Like many people, I like to watch Newsnight at the end of the day. I sometimes think however, it lacks a punch, or at least baulks at taking a point to it's ultimate conclusion. I know the BBC is restrained by government threats (in other words 10 Downing Street, in other words, Blair) to take care it doesn't go too far - or it will lose its unique postion; but sometimes I wonder when things are getting very McCarthyite or 1930's both here and in the States; and I hear Orwell's voice ringing in my ear about how bad the situation is getting. I just want to see Jeremy Paxman, say to Blair or one of his henchman or women 'This is absolutely fucking outrageous' 'How much longer are you going to lie to the British public?' 'Up with this I will no longer put'and then he removes his microphone and storms out of the studio. (Shades of the movie Network) You suspect he thinks this way. Read his books. It won't happen, sadly. Even Paxo is too reserved an Englishman to do what he should...