So many questions are hypothetical now. What will parties do if there's a hung parliament? Will you work with the party that said yesterday, it wouldn't work with you? liked the politician the other day, don't know which one, who said: "I'm sorry if my answers are getting in the way of your questions," and shut the interviewer up for a good, oh, two seconds. Bored with the leading questions, pushing for an answer that can be used in the next news bulletin.
Even a six-week UK general election isn't really producing enough content to fill twenty-four-hour news. Nothing substantive happens. Journalists interview each other, or open up items by posing questions that they've cooked up themselves. "Should we be concerned that ..." Remembering all the fuss about the televised debates, I love the way they were scheduled for before the launch of the manifestos.
Even a six-week UK general election isn't really producing enough content to fill twenty-four-hour news. Nothing substantive happens. Journalists interview each other, or open up items by posing questions that they've cooked up themselves. "Should we be concerned that ..." Remembering all the fuss about the televised debates, I love the way they were scheduled for before the launch of the manifestos.
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