Ofcom has found the hosts claim during an interview with former first minister alex salmond was not accurate. The yes side rather than having a convincing argument fell back on a racist anti english campaign which effectively said the tories. Well, there are challenges in education, andrew, but you have to take these things in the round. Published on sep 21, 2014 alex salmond talks to andrew neil about scottish independence, losing the vote to the no crowd, resigning from the snp, and also plugging his new book. Broadcast regulator ofcom has slammed the bbc and andrew neil for misleading scottish voters during a 2017 general election interview with alex. He was the leader of the scottish national party snp for over twenty years, having served for two terms, firstly from 1990 to 2000 and subsequently from 2004 to 2014.
In the wake of his acquittal, the former first minister is planning to expose what he believes. Claims made by bbc presenter andrew neil during an interview with former snp leader alex salmond. Bbc and andrew neil slammed for misleading claim in salmond interview. Its first six paragraphs took aim at former scottish first minister and former leader of the scottish national party alex salmond because, supposedly, he wasnt a reader.
During an interview with andrew neil on the bbcs sunday politics programme, mr salmond faced questioning about cuts to council services. Profile for alex salmond from the poor had no lawyers. Apr 11, 2018 regulator ofcom has launched a formal investigation into an andrew neil interview with former first minister alex salmond on the sunday politics show in april last year. Election 2017 alex salmond lashes out at tory civility. In an interview with the halls historian, gino francesconi, alex gets a unique insight into the work of the most influential american scot of all time, andrew carnegie. Alex salmond gave muddled and potentially confusing answers in a tv interview when he appeared to falsely suggest holding legal advice on a separate scotlands eu status, according to an. Double that hypothesis and have scotland vote yes in next year. Apr 29, 2019 neil conducted an interview with former scottish first minister salmond in 2017, ahead of the local elections in scotland and a uk general election. Claims made by bbc presenter andrew neil during an interview with former snp leader alex salmond breached ofcom rules, the watchdog has ruled. Snp mp calls for resignations after salmond acquittal. He stood down as snp leader in 2000, facing internal criticism after a series of highprofile fallouts with party members, and was replaced by his preferred successor john swinney, who defeated alex neil.
Apr 29, 2019 image caption andrew neil was the host of the sunday politics programme. Lets remember the wise words of alex salmond regarding andrew neil, from salmond s book, i like the fact that his bias is not unconscious like most of the london operationbut very conscious indeed. Apr 29, 2019 the presenter was discussing education in scotland with former snp leader alex salmond. Snp mp kenny macaskill has called for resignations in the party in the wake of the acquittal of former leader alex salmond.
Andrew neil breached broadcasting rules during bbc interview. Alex salmond trial book volcano could mean snp has to be replaced, says former deputy leader jim sillars compared the aftermath of mr salmonds trial, in which he was cleared of a series of sex. During the summer after he lost his westminster seat, he hosted a sellout run of his alex salmond unleashed show at the edinburgh fringe, in which he chatted with guests such as elaine c. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected.
Here are highlights of their exchange on the bbcs andrew. Andrew neil claims in alex salmond interview breached ofcom rules april, 2020 maribriones0 leave a comment heres how you can manufacturing facility reset you mac. Alex salmond blames bbc journalist andrew neil for eu lies. Claims made by bbc presenter andrew neil during an interview with former snp leader alex salmond breached ofcom rules, the. Kenny macaskill calls for snp chiefs to face a reckoning after alex salmond s not guilty verdict the scottish sun mr macaskill added. Alex salmond news the first minister claimed he was interrupted by neil as he answered a question about legal advice received over an independent scotland entering the eu. Andrew neil breached broadcasting rules with false scottish. This weeks alex salmond show comes from arguably the greatest concert venue in the world new yorks carnegie hall. Media caption a look at alex salmond s career in snp politics spanning more than 40 years from his student days to his role as first minister. Nov 16, 2014 alex salmond gave scotland a renewed faith in itself, a wonderful confidence, and the chance of shaping our own destiny free of the taint of corrupt capitalism.
Andrew neil claims in alex salmond interview breached ofcom rules april 28, 2020 aguedacupp56 leave a comment heres how to manufacturing facility reset y. Alex salmond accused of sticking his fingers in his ears over the. He attended linlithgow academy and studied at st andrews university, where he graduated with a joint honours ma in economics and history. No crowd, resigning from the snp, and also plugging his new book. Alex salmond boasts he would dictate a first labour budget. Andrew neil breached broadcasting rules with false scottish illiteracy claim uk news published. Salmond was elected to the scottish parliament in 1999 and was one of its highestprofile members. Sep 21, 2014 alex salmond talks to andrew neil about scottish independence, losing the vote to the no crowd, resigning from the snp, and also plugging his new book. Bbc asked to justify andrew marrs remarks on scotlands. On the bbcs sunday politics programme, mr neil asked why one in five scottish pupils were functionally illiterate when they left primary school. Jim sillars says snp may have to quit after alex salmonds book. Alex salmond talks to andrew neil about scottish independence, losing. Martin kemp reveals secret to happy marriage in new book. Using his daily newspaper column and his enviable list of westminster and scottish contacts, the veteran journalist mounted a personal.
Alex salmond trial book volcano could mean snp has to be replaced, says former deputy leader jim sillars compared the aftermath of mr salmond s trial, in which he was cleared of a series of sex. Alex salmond postsnp resignation interview on scottish. It was hosted by former sunday times editor andrew neil, with a panel of two commentators, one each from the right and left of the political spectrum. Alex could have had you in mind when he wrote that rev. Andrew neil misled viewers with false scottish illiteracy claim in bbc alex salmond interview, ofcom finds. During an interview with andrew neil on the bbcs sunday politics programme, mr salmond faced questioning about cuts to council services and. Alex salmond blames bbc journalist andrew neil for eu. Alan cochrane or that ghastly man from the telegraph, as alex salmond s wife calls him emerged as a unionist hero in scotlands recent independence battle. By careful and verifiable argument he demonstrated the union is a fraud. Apr 29, 2019 the bbcs sunday politics breached broadcasting rules with misleading claims made by presenter andrew neil, a watchdog has found. He was also leader of the scottish national party from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014.
Alex salmond writing book about his prosecution nightmare. Andrew neil claims in alex salmond interview breached. Alex salmond gave muddled answers in eu interview telegraph. It will cover the period from when he was first accused. Regulator ofcom has launched a formal investigation into an andrew neil interview with former first minister alex salmond on the sunday politics show in april last year. Bbc presenter andrew neil mislead viewers over false scottish literacy rates ofcom has found the hosts claim during an interview with former first minister alex salmond. Bbc presenter andrew neil mislead viewers over false scottish literacy rates ofcom has found the hosts claim during an interview with former first minister alex salmond was not accurate. Nicola sturgeon on alex salmond charges and independence. Jim sillars says snp may have to quit after alex salmond s book the national, scotland 14. Aug 24, 20 i f alex salmond fell under a bus, nicola sturgeon would be the leader of the scottish national party and scotlands first minister. Alex salmond alexander elliot anderson salmond, better known as alex, was born in linlithgow in 1954. Journalist andrew neil had faced criticism for his posts on scottish well.
On august 9 th, the scottish edition of the times printed a column by journalist kenny farquharson headed throw the book at politicians who dont read. This weekend it was revealed that gordon jackson qc, alex salmonds defence counsel, was filmed on the edinburghglasgow train talking in an indiscreet and unprofessional manner when his clients trial was ongoing. The bbcs sunday politics breached broadcasting rules with misleading claims made by presenter andrew neil, a watchdog has found. It shines a light on the dark and twisted mind of one of the most narcissistic individuals in britain today. Andrew neil breached broadcasting rules during bbc. Jan 11, 20 alex salmond gave muddled and potentially confusing answers in a tv interview when he appeared to falsely suggest holding legal advice on a separate scotlands eu status, according to an. Andrew neil misled viewers with false scottish illiteracy claim in. Mar 22, 2015 alex salmond faced an extraordinary assault yesterday by conservative mp anna soubry over his plan to hold westminster to ransom. She is the calm foil to alex salmond s largerthanlife ebullience so can deputy first minister nicola sturgeon persuade scotland to vote yes to. Sep 19, 2014 alex salmond made history by becoming first minister in a majority scottish government and, after all the decades of frustration, false starts and infighting, a referendum was now on the table.
The alex salmond show on 9 november 2017, the rt channel formerly known as russia today announced he would host a show called the alex salmond show on the network. Apr 29, 2019 andrew neil breached broadcasting rules with false scottish illiteracy claim uk news published. Neil rapped by bbc over illiteracy in scotland claim in salmond grilling. Alex salmond, showbiz and whatever happened to the politics of optimism. Alex salmond archives gerry hassan writing, research. Alex salmond blames bbc journalist andrew neil for eu lies the first minister claimed he was interrupted by neil as he answered a question about legal advice received over an independent. Mar 16, 2014 the bbc has been challenged to justify remarks by andrew marr after he was accused of expressing personal opinions about scotlands right to join the eu in an interview with alex salmond the. Scots comedian and capital fm breakfast host, des clarke, is set to reprise his role as donald trump during the aberdeen leg of alex salmond unleashed mr clarke first appeared orangeclad and blondewigged at this years edinburgh fringe festival where his impression of the president brought the house down in mr salmond s sellout run at the assembly rooms. Oct 25, 2015 lets remember the wise words of alex salmond regarding andrew neil, from salmonds book, i like the fact that his bias is not unconscious like most of the london operationbut very conscious indeed. Alex salmond faced an extraordinary assault yesterday by conservative mp anna soubry over his plan to hold westminster to ransom. Alex salmond to host talk show on russian tv network former scottish first minister draws criticism over new role at statefunded broadcaster fri, nov 10, 2017, 18.
Alex salmond to host talk show on russian tv network. If they are very successful and lucky they win elections, hold power and make decisions, but the public eventually grow tired and wary of their constant public presence. A few others now face question marks over why they are in the positions they hold, as it certainly hasnt been on ability. Jun 09, 2017 a defeated alex salmond lashed out against tory activists as the scottish nationalist was forced to concede his seat to the conservative party. Alex salmond on the legacy of andrew carnegie rt the. This week was a bbc one current affairs and politics tv programme, screened late on thursday evenings. Political presenter andrew neil had challenged former snp leader alex salmond over literacy standards in schools. The resulting book attracted breathless, if possibly not 100%serious. Bbcs andrew neil claimed scottish schoolchildren are. Alex salmond talks to andrew neil about scottish independence, losing the vote to the no crowd, resigning from the snp, and also plugging his new book. Bbc presenter andrew neil mislead viewers over false.
He attended linlithgow academy and studied at st andrew s university, where he graduated with a joint honours ma in economics and history. My bosses, andrew neil, the papers editorinchief, and martin clarke, its editor, were not similarly. Bbc executives have rapped andrew neil for for claiming that one in. Andrew neil rapped by bbc over illiteracy in scotland. Andrew neil breached broadcasting rules during bbc interview with alex salmond watchdog finds 49 comments the bbcs sunday politics breached broadcasting rules with misleading claims made by. Alex salmond alexander elliot anderson salmond born 1954 is a scottish politician who served as the fourth first minister of scotland from 2007 to 2014. Alex salmond convincingly lost the referendum by a huge majority. Alex salmond accused of sticking his fingers in his ears. The host claimed during an interview with former scottish national party leader alex salmond that after a decade of snp rule, one in five scots pupils leave primary school functionally illiterate. Aug 24, 2018 during the summer after he lost his westminster seat, he hosted a sellout run of his alex salmond unleashed show at the edinburgh fringe, in which he chatted with guests such as elaine c smith.
Andrew neil sparks row over national factchecked wellbeing data. Scots comedian and capital fm breakfast host, des clarke, is set to reprise his role as donald trump during the aberdeen leg of alex salmondunleashed mr clarke first appeared orangeclad and blondewigged at this years edinburgh fringe festival where his impression of the president brought the house down in mr salmonds sellout run at the assembly rooms. Nicola sturgeon has made it a top priority to address these challenges. Apr 29, 2019 bbc presenter andrew neil mislead viewers over false scottish literacy rates ofcom has found the hosts claim during an interview with former first minister alex salmond was not accurate. Alex salmond is writing a potentially explosive book about his prosecution on sexual assault charges. Here are highlights of their exchange on the bbcs andrew marr show. Naomi klein in her book, the shock doctrine 2007 documents many instances of this ideological takeover of the public sector from south america to south africa. Alex salmond is well known in scotland, the uk and beyond from his tenure as leader of scottish national party and his time as scotlands first minister, but relatively little is understood about salmond as a human being, what makes him a nationalist, what shaped his political views, and what sort of country he believes an independent scotland can be. Then theres alan cochrane, the daily telegraphs scottish editor, who late last year published some scribblings hed made during the runup to the referendum on scottish independence under the title of alex salmond. Andrew neil rapped by bbc over illiteracy in scotland claim. Bbc and andrew neil slammed for misleading claim in salmond.
Alex salmond gave scotland a renewed faith in itself, a wonderful confidence, and the chance of shaping our own destiny free of the taint of corrupt capitalism. Image caption andrew neil was the host of the sunday politics programme. Andrew neil breached broadcasting rules with false. Apr 30, 2017 during an interview with andrew neil on the bbcs sunday politics programme, mr salmond faced questioning about cuts to council services and scotlands slide down the education league tables. Andrew neil silences alex salmond over failing snp alex salmond was blasted by andrew neil in an angry row over the snps demand for independence. Bbc presenter andrew neil mislead viewers over false scottish. Alex salmond, scottish politician who served in the british house of commons 19872010, 201517 and who was first minister of scotland 200714. A defeated alex salmond lashed out against tory activists as the scottish nationalist was forced to concede his seat to the conservative party. Andrew neil claims in alex salmond interview breached ofcom. Alex salmond was blasted by andrew neil in an angry row over the snps demand for independence. Salmond s successor as scotlands first minister and snp leader, nicola sturgeon, said she would have advised against his decision to broadcast for the channel. Join facebook to connect with andrew salmond and others you may know. Oct 25, 2012 alex salmond blames bbc journalist andrew neil for eu lies the first minister claimed he was interrupted by neil as he answered a question about legal advice received over an independent.
1382 348 1546 672 320 121 1364 623 189 1134 170 262 1646 1009 1222 1346 1395 717 1162 1144 1109 713 834 943 735 761 699 221 1325 530 294 837 952 17 17 275 928 779 956