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Final @skynews live from Downing St with the people that make it all happen @KeithHopkins -thanks to all the amazing camera, sound, production, logistical & technical colleagues helping us bring 5 years of political madness to air. Privilege to have been Pol Ed
Final @skynews live from Downing St with the people that make it all happen @KeithHopkins -thanks to all the amazing camera, sound, production, logistical & technical colleagues helping us bring 5 years of political madness to air. Privilege to have been Pol Ed
Quick top ten extraordinary things of past half decade of political halfwittery ....
10.
My first interview as pol ed in 2014 - with then Mayor of London who accepts role play of EU renegotiation with myself as Merkel as he literally pretends to be PM...
10.
My first interview as pol ed in 2014 - with then Mayor of London who accepts role play of EU renegotiation with myself as Merkel as he literally pretends to be PM...
9.
2014 interviewing then First Minister Salmond in the week Yes took the lead, three weeks ahead of the indyref - trying to get some answers on his plans for Scottish currency - he turns on me says I’m trying to impersonate Alistair Darling
2014 interviewing then First Minister Salmond in the week Yes took the lead, three weeks ahead of the indyref - trying to get some answers on his plans for Scottish currency - he turns on me says I’m trying to impersonate Alistair Darling
8. December 2014
We debuted @SkyData concept to track how, ahead of the Rochester by election, Mondeo Man was turning to Ukip, an immediate problem for the Conservatives, but actually a bigger problem for what should have been Labour targets
news.sky.com/story/parties-…
We debuted @SkyData concept to track how, ahead of the Rochester by election, Mondeo Man was turning to Ukip, an immediate problem for the Conservatives, but actually a bigger problem for what should have been Labour targets
news.sky.com/story/parties-…
7. 2015: Stand Up Be Counted - brilliant Sky News Youth engagement campaign that culminated in young people questioning Cameron, Miliband et al ahead of GE2015. Cameron session was particularly tough - brilliant questioning on Saudi Arabia. Tampon tax et
6. 2017: Hosting Theresa May & Jeremy Corbyn live alongside Paxman at Sky HQ for the first live election TV special - provided some clues as to what was about to happen:
5. 2017: Eve of election forced to try to predict the result by the wonderful @AnnaBottingsky
news.sky.com/story/two-hors…
news.sky.com/story/two-hors…
4. Brexit Forensics
Lots of leaks from flabbergasted people in Whitehall, and in industry about Brexit preps, and an inter Cabinet memo on N Ireland:
Lots of leaks from flabbergasted people in Whitehall, and in industry about Brexit preps, and an inter Cabinet memo on N Ireland:
3. Cameron EU referendum “In or Out” Live interview - I was quite surprised when audience started laughing at him, but one dimensional Fear campaigns already stopped working - eg at London Mayorals
2. Gove EU referendum interview when he correctly identified that the public at that point had had enough of experts...
1. There is no plan.
It’s aged well since June 2016.
The amazing Anna Botting cut to a break afterwards, and off camera slammed her forehead against the desk.
It’s aged well since June 2016.
The amazing Anna Botting cut to a break afterwards, and off camera slammed her forehead against the desk.
And here is my farewell piece on past 5 years for the @skynews website...
Special thanks to @danskywilliams @lucyplint @esmewren @amberdebotton @zachjourno @RealCoote @LizLaneSky @EmilyPurser @SkyNewsHead & Jon Levy
news.sky.com/story/faisal-i…
Special thanks to @danskywilliams @lucyplint @esmewren @amberdebotton @zachjourno @RealCoote @LizLaneSky @EmilyPurser @SkyNewsHead & Jon Levy
news.sky.com/story/faisal-i…
...& congratulations on Sky News’ new Political Editor from today @BethRigby with a fine team of @joncraig @RaynerSkyNews @tamcohen @lewis_goodall @KateEMcCann @robpowellnews & soon @SamCoatesTimes
I’ll see the rest of you in a few weeks on the @bbc with some interesting graphs
I’ll see the rest of you in a few weeks on the @bbc with some interesting graphs
Desk clear out - extensive collection of political meltdown memorabilia - a mint condition “Strong & Stable” banner from final Birmingham 2017 election rally... original mint condition print handout of the Theresa May backs Remain (But Leave the ECHR) April 2016 speech...
