Alan Partridge on Newsnight

[moorfield]

Alan Partridge is currently ranting on Newsnight.

This is TV Gold. Watch it on iplayer tomorrow.

[gingerjedi]

There's also a guy wearing safety specs for no apparent reason?

[PAH]

I think reporters have to be like that to do their jobs. They do have the moral right to invade privacy and harrass people if the story they're digging for is 'in the public interest'.

It's the perpetual battle of freedom of speech versus invasion of privacy.

Where the line gets drawn between the two should depend on the story in hand.

If it's outing hardened criminals (such as politicians) then the line should move to the right (supporting freedom of speech).

If it's vacuous 'celebrity' twunts it should be firmly to the left. I'd like their privacy protected just so I don't have to hear about them.

[Doggy Styles]

It's the perpetual battle of freedom of speech versus invasion of privacy.

Where the line gets drawn between the two should depend on the story in hand.

If it's outing hardened criminals (such as politicians) then the line should move to the right (supporting freedom of speech).

If it's vacuous 'celebrity' twunts it should be firmly to the left. I'd like their privacy protected just so I don't have to hear about them.

Starting with the ubiquitous beckhams.

Except that they are the ones perpetually invading their own privacy.

[NotAllThere]

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Except that they are the ones perpetually invading their own privacy.

OK, I'll bite.

"I'd invade her privacy any time, fnarfanr".

[gingerjedi]

The weasly reporter person was really really weasly.

I think if I'd found him camped outside my house I'd have rearranged him somewhat.

Obnoxious ****.

Is this him? The Daily Mash - News Corp pays Paul McMullan £1m to stop going on the telly

He was on one of the Sunday programs with Susanna Reid... mmmmm ...said he hadn't been home in 5 days and he'd been asked to visit Scotland Yard which he had been avoiding.

[MrRobin]

I saw this... it was uncomfortable watching at times!! Steve Coogan really laid into McMullen big time

"Hitler was nice to dogs" was comedy though

[PAH]

Yeah, caught some of Coogan's rant. I thought it was some new parody of Newsnight by Alan Partridge.

[amcdonald]

OK, I'll bite.

"I'd invade her privacy any time, fnarfanr".

Am I the only one who doesn't find her attractive in that way, she's way too thin for me, I'd break her

[Doggy Styles]

Am I the only one who doesn't find her attractive in that way, she's way too thin for me, I'd break her

No it's not just you, I don't fancy her much at all. Yeah she's skinny, but believe it or not it's her personality that puts me off. She's f***ing horrible.