talking points

This kind of interviewing, in my view, is broken. Apart from the pointless rudeness, Kinnock can't possibly answer the question by saying a. proposed tax rises did me in (because Labour today are offering tax rises), b. 1992 was a long time ago, so who cares? and c. I was perceived as a Welsh windbag, which is a different thing from a Scottish miserabilist. Because he can't say those things – which would immediately take on a life of their own and derail the election launch – he has...