tom harris | House of Comments

Dec

2009

07: “Sympathy for Malcolm Tucker”

Tom Harris MP and Charlotte Gore join regulars Mark Thompson and Stuart Sharpe to talk about politics, the blogosphere, and the events of the last week.

Show Notes:

A new poll put Labour on 30%. How much does Prime Minister’s Question Time affect polling?
Are so-called ‘planted questions’ at PMQs really planted, or is it just a case of MPs helping out their own party?
We want to know what it is about the internet that makes people unpleasant to each other? Charlotte has recently been taking some abuse in her blog’s comments after writing a post taking Rod Liddle to task over his opinions on crime and race.
Charlotte has stopped blogging under a Lib Dem banner. Is non-partisan blogging the future, or is it too hard to get started?
The Government are considering offering a referendum on electoral reform. Mark and Tom discussed whether it is necessary, and whether is it being done for the right reasons.
‘Class warfare’ still hasn’t gone away – is it an effective strategy for Labour, or does it ‘smack of desperation’?
And Finally… With the latest series of BBC political comedy The Thick of It drawing to a close, we asked Tom how accurate Armando Iannucci’s portrayal of the inner workings of government really is. [Caution: May Contain Mild Spoilers]

Enjoy the show, and we’ll see you again next week.