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According to Guido Fawkes take on BARB data, Mogg had double Piers Morgans ratings for his first night
GB News 79.2k
SKY News 64.7k
TALK TV 35.3k
Average for the hour
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(27-02-2023, 01:45 PM)Stockland Hillman Wrote: (27-02-2023, 10:05 AM)Brekkie Wrote: Not a fan of them doing that either.
I think the telling thing is if it happened the other way round and an established news presenter was elected to Parliament they would, traditionally at least, be expected to quit their broadcasting role.
Becouse an Impartial NEWS presenter would be giving up that role to be an MP, and any media appearance wouldn't be as an impartial news presenter.
They wouldn't be able to appear at election time, nor can Mogg if he's standing.
If Piers Morgan was elected to parliament, he could easily carry on his show , as it not a news programme, its commentary. Mogg is simply the other way around.
So it's not telling at all. Mogg is not doing a regulated NEWS program, Ofcom have set the boundaries and its a shame basic facts like that are ignored to try and made a false narrative.
Be that as it may, for the large majority of the population it is seen as wrong that a sitting MP has a show on a news channel (or any TV show for that matter).
Today's Yougov poll finds 71% of the population saying it is fairly or completely inappropriate (29% fairly inappropriate and 42% completely inappropriate).
That is the view across the board; even Conservative voters agree at also 71% (30% fairly inappropriate and 41% completely inappropriate).
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Isn't Esther McVey on there as well?
Is there a difference between this and David Lammy's LBC show? Diane Abbott on This Week?
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(28-02-2023, 02:10 PM)Adsales Wrote: (27-02-2023, 01:45 PM)Stockland Hillman Wrote: Becouse an Impartial NEWS presenter would be giving up that role to be an MP, and any media appearance wouldn't be as an impartial news presenter.
They wouldn't be able to appear at election time, nor can Mogg if he's standing.
If Piers Morgan was elected to parliament, he could easily carry on his show , as it not a news programme, its commentary. Mogg is simply the other way around.
So it's not telling at all. Mogg is not doing a regulated NEWS program, Ofcom have set the boundaries and its a shame basic facts like that are ignored to try and made a false narrative.
Be that as it may, for the large majority of the population it is seen as wrong that a sitting MP has a show on a news channel (or any TV show for that matter).
Today's Yougov poll finds 71% of the population saying it is fairly or completely inappropriate (29% fairly inappropriate and 42% completely inappropriate).
That is the view across the board; even Conservative voters agree at also 71% (30% fairly inappropriate and 41% completely inappropriate).
Link to yougov?
I can only see the 'daily question ' which is pannel farming tool, and even that's still open
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(28-02-2023, 02:35 PM)Steve in Pudsey Wrote: Isn't Esther McVey on there as well?
Is there a difference between this and David Lammy's LBC show? Diane Abbott on This Week?
Yeah, alongside her husband, fellow Tory MP Philip Davies. I don't really agree with Lammy having a show on LBC, either - but we are where we are. I think Diane Abbott on This Week was different because she wasn't actually presenting the show, but rather was a commentator (and she was always paired up with a Tory anyway, for balance).
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I think George Galloway was the first serving MP to have their own regular radio show on talkSPORT In the noughties. He returned when TalkRadio relaunched in 2016 as well.
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(28-02-2023, 02:36 PM)Stockland Hillman Wrote: (28-02-2023, 02:10 PM)Adsales Wrote: Be that as it may, for the large majority of the population it is seen as wrong that a sitting MP has a show on a news channel (or any TV show for that matter).
Today's Yougov poll finds 71% of the population saying it is fairly or completely inappropriate (29% fairly inappropriate and 42% completely inappropriate).
That is the view across the board; even Conservative voters agree at also 71% (30% fairly inappropriate and 41% completely inappropriate).
Link to yougov?
I can only see the 'daily question ' which is pannel farming tool, and even that's still open
It is a daily question but the numbers above are the weighted final result (
yougov.co.uk ). The result shouldn't be a surprise as every single poll about MPs' second jobs shows a large majority of the public wanting to see them banned. So the same would naturally apply to TV presenting.
yougov.co.uk
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(28-02-2023, 03:56 PM)Adsales Wrote: (28-02-2023, 02:36 PM)Stockland Hillman Wrote: Link to yougov?
I can only see the 'daily question ' which is pannel farming tool, and even that's still open
It is a daily question but the numbers above are the weighted final result (yougov.co.uk ). The result shouldn't be a surprise as every single poll about MPs' second jobs shows a large majority of the public wanting to see them banned. So the same would naturally apply to TV presenting.
yougov.co.uk
Thanks. It's always handy to have the datasource for future reference, forums are more handy for work sometimes than you'd think.
Its interesting as I'd suspect many who would agree with the sentiment were watching Mogg on GB News
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To be fair, I think if you asked the British public, in such a poll whether MPs should be allowed holidays (even during parliamentary breaks) or get paid more than minimum wage you’d probably have the majority of people saying no. Of course the later would mean only the likes of Rees-Mogg could afford to be an MP. So I think such a survey should be taken with a pinch of salt. For me balance of opinion should be represented in who’s leading shows not just who appears on them, so if you’ve got a few Tory MP presenters you should have a few Labour ones too.
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Harold Wilson was still a MP when he did a series of chat shows in the 1970s, just after resigning as PM.