Peter Jones

Nick Robinson could learn a thing or two from Plato

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issue 12 December 2020

Today presenter Nick Robinson has been reflecting on the political interview. He contrasts his interviews with scientists about Covid with those with politicians about policy, and thinks that it is the politicians’ fault that he never gets very far with them. It seems not to have crossed his mind that it might be his.

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