Agenda 2019

http://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/tv/richard-osman-is-the-nations-hero-after-taking-down-jeremy-clarkson-on-have-i-got-news-for-you/ar-AAf36Zs?li=AA9SkIr&ocid=U142DHP&pfr=1 Richard Osman is the nation's hero, taking down Jeremy Clarkson on Have I Got News For You      I used to be an avid follower of this programme, but recent series have drifted off and lost the sharpness and wit of previous offerings as they seem to have sunk into 29 minutes (more if you watch the extended versions) of snide remarks rather than pointed satire. Last nights show was a continuation of this theme. Richard Osman has demonstrated on other programmes that he has a sharp wit and his exchanges with Clarkson (never one of my favourite "personalities) attracted so me audience reaction. However, the most positive reaction from the audience with applause and cheers, occurred when Osman refuted some sneering criticism of Jeremy Corbyn following ...

                                     http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/12/28/david-blunkett-tv-regulation_n_4512182.html?utm_hp_ref=uk  David Blunkett Says Satirical TV Shows Need Tighter Regulation The Rt Hon David Blunkett MP Blunkett seeks to put the self interests of politicians above criticism and comment. On a daily basis, politicians of all parties, leave themselves open to ridicule and mockery, with their pomposity, arrogance and hypocrisy. Were it not for Satirical TV Shows, people like Blunkett (who is probably not the worst of a poor bunch) would have carte blanche, to trot out their prejudices without any possibility of widely circulated public comment. To propose, as Blunkett does, that such television shows "Need Tighter Regulation" suggests a desper...

  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tory-mp-quits-to-open-door-for-boris-johnsons-commons-return-8228960.html Tory MP quits to open door for Boris Johnson's Commons return Boris Johnson could be back in the House of Commons after the next general election. Strange, but I always thought that he would go after the permanent chair of "Have I got News for you". He together with Paul Merton and Ian Hislop are a very funny combination.