Marr - Guy Fawkes' blog

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Marr Criticises Sky’s Accuracy

Giving evidence to the House of Lords Communication Committee this afternoon, Andrew Marr criticised Sky News for their lack of accuracy. This picture was hung on the wall of Sky’s newsroom after Gordon called in Marr to make the official “Brown has bottled the election” announcement. Do you think there is some enmity developing between BBC News and Sky News?

Monday, October 8, 2007

Rich and Mark’s Monday Morning View

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Marr as Brown’s Journalist Poodle

Many of Marr’s journalist colleagues are irritated with him but some are laughing at him. The Brownies called in Marr yesterday for the usual exclusive self-declamatory love-in with Gordon that they book whenever he is in trouble. Remember when he got caught plotting the putsch against Blair with Tom Watson? He gave an interview to Marr who gave him the easiest of rides.

This time Gordon was in trouble for losing his bottle, so he called in Marr for another soft interview. Marr, at the end of the interview is sent outside 10 Downing Street, where he makes the announcement to the rest of the press that Brown has ruled out an early election. As if he was the Prime Minister’s Offical Spokesman…

UPDATE : Rich and Mark’s cartoon view is here.

Saturday, February 10, 2007

Marr Misses Out

Marr’s production people are more persistent at pestering Guido than Marr himself is with his guests. Nevertheless Guido declined their invitations. So you’ll just have to make do tomorrow with Iain Dale on their political blogging special.

Strangely they turned down Guido’s generous counter-offer to direct and produce a 5 minute look at why the Lobby/BBC lets us down, and how bloggers are performing a necessary service to democracy.

Guido suspects that they would much rather record and edit the footage to fit their agenda. Guido would rather “frame” them.

Monday, September 11, 2006

The Bit of the Marr/Gordon Interview they Cut

Warning expletives not deleted, not safe for work or in the hearing of minors like Fraser Gordon. Download here.

Hat-tip : Drinking from Home

Also worth a read is an amusing review of the interview by Quentin Letts – A series of glorious porkies, told with a face as straight as a Roman road.