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  • You don't ask the plumber to sort out your wifi,
    why accept any discourse on economics from a political journalist?

  • Similarly infuriating to see her wading in on the Covid briefings. Get a science journalist to ask the questions!

  • Similarly infuriating to see her wading in on the Covid briefings. Get a science journalist to ask the questions!

    Not just that - most of them (Peston is another guilty here, among others) try to 'ask' so many things in their allotted question that it is easy for the politicians to dodge and obfuscate. Ask simple, limited questions and you might get an answer worth printing / broadcasting.

    (I do realise they aren't actually asking anything most of the time, just phrasing an opinion piece as a question - EDIT - neu puts it better)

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