Jeremy Corbyn interview with Andrew Neil

I agree with what you say about Andrew Neil and knowing his 'interviewing technique' I'm sure he'll treat the other leaders in the same way.

I don't agree though that he "answered all the questions put to him". IMO he didn't appear to have any answers. Neil's barraging aside, for me it was an uncomfortable and at times embarrassing interview to watch.

Neil hasn’t done himself any favours if the twitter trend is anything to go by.

indeed- and I think it will have the absolute opposite effect.
And there are a lot more Muslim people in the UK than Jews.

AN didn’t treat JC any worse than how he treats any one he interviews. Jeremy couldn’t or wouldn’t answer some questions. He spoke in his usual calm, measured, rather boring tones.

What a horrible person. I have never watched Andrew Neil before - my husband suggested watching with him. I had to leave the room before the end. I got the impression that Jeremy couldn't cope with the rude bullying manner of AN . I felt sorry for him. I will watch Boris to compare. After that never again.

I like Andrew Neil and his interview technique, he is hard-hitting and pursues answers. He does it with all politicians. If they know their stuff, they have nothing to worry about. Jeremy Corbyn couldn't answer the questions, no surprise there!

He asks the questions we want to have answers to. Other interviewers are too polite.

Come back Jeremy Paxman, you are a real pussycat!

I only recently found out that when Neil became editor of the Times he wanted the paper to become more lightweight and war correspondents such as Dan McCullin lost their jobs. I understand that Michael Heseltine made mincemeat of the obnoxious Piers Morgan this morning. I don't think I've ever found myself in the presence of anyone as ministerial and intimidating as Heseltine [not that I've met all that many politicians!].

Andrew Neil is the best of them all. He does his homework and pity help the subject if they have not. He accepts no waffling, expects a straight answer to a straight question, don't we all?

Well, I didn't see the interview but I've seen a clip of him asking a question about taxation (well, not asking a question, making an assertion) and I can't see where his figures came from. He claimed that someone with basic pension + 4k annuity + 2k dividend income was going to pay 800 p.a. more in tax.

Annuity income already taxed at 20%, so no change there. Dividend income currently tax free up to 2k, then taxed at 10% (though why you should be taxed less for 'income' you haven't worked for is a mystery to me). If this is now all taxed at 20% (i.e. included in total income rather than treated separately) tax due on it is 400, not 800.
Not very well researched... (or I'm missing something)

Had Johnson been on the receiving end I think he'd have been even more hard put to respond. (At least Corbyn doesn't speak in continuous ers and ums..)

AN: Let me give you another example. You’re going to have higher dividend taxes, and that’ll hit people on modest incomes too, not just the rich. Take somebody on a state pension. Maybe they’ve also got an annuity of about 4,000. A small private pension. And they’ve saved and they’ve got dividend income of about 2,000. At the moment they pay £9 in income tax, that’s it. Under you they’ll pay over £400 in income tax. We’re talking about people who are just on £14,000 a year
Taken from a transcript of the interview.Where does he say £800?

I watched it too Jangran99 and you're spot on. And they call Johnson a liar!!! According to Labour, if you've got a small private pension and have shares, no matter how small, then you must be "wealthy". So what happened to "you will only pay more tax if you earn over £80K"???? Just another example of how Labour goes after THE MANY, not just THE FEW. Hypocrites and liars, the lot of them.

Andrew Neil is an excellent interviewer.

He'll be just as tenacious with the other leaders

He used to have a show after QT. He's an intelligent man with his finger on the pulse.

I've seen him wipe the floor with Conservatives

We need someone who will ask awkward questions

I thought JC looked very uncomfortable in the interview. He didn't answer the questions and wanted to stay on script and could not account for where the WASPI money was coming from. I thought Andrew Neil was more in the Robin Day mode. Quite right that our politicians are scrutinised and don't get there own way. I shall look forward to Boris's interview and Jo Swinsons

Sorry for error. Posting late at night and misremembering.

But, why should unearned income pay less tax than income that has been worked for? Please don't try to tell me that that dividend income comes from 'investing in a company' and supporting industry and it's a reward for 'risk'... Because very few shares are sold for capitalization. Most of the market is just a big casino...

Neil chose a situation which not many people are likely to be in. Most taxpayers on modest incomes are working for every penny of those incomes and won't be paying any extra in income tax.

Don’t like bullies have worked with them and found them intimidating. He probably was just doing his job time will tell. I thought Corbyn did ok.

What’s with all this talk of bullies??
Andrew Neil is a great political interviewer with a mind as sharp as a razor.He is trying to get answers to questions from the leaders of all the political parties.Didn’t anyone see the Sturgeon interview?He is just the same with them all, constant hard hitting questioning, and takes them to task if they waffle.
Sturgeon coped well ( sort of) and Corbyn didn’t, he looked
Offended, gulped and sniffed a lot and simply didn’t give straight answers to almost anything.
Neil will be just as ferocious to Johnson and Swinson.

Neil accused of lying in the Corbyn interview

Justin Schlosberg
@jrschlosberg
The 'sting' of tonight's @afneil interview with Corbyn was based on an apparent falsehood. Neil claimed Lesley Perrin got off with a 'formal warning' for sharing Holocaust-denying material. In fact she resigned her membership as soon as the party opened investigation 1/

Let’s hope Neil is big enough to apologise

Why should he apologise ? Corbyn lied but didn’t apologise

Not all money drawn against dividends is unearned.

A small business owner who makes a profit, after paying Corporation Tax can draw a dividend against the shares they own in their business.

They've worked hard to make a profit, they pay tax on the profit they have made and then pay tax when they take some of that profit as a dividend.

It may at a reduced amount but tax is still having to be paid.

It's still an avoidance method, smileless. "I worked hard to earn it" is no justification for paying a lower rate of tax. Many people on low pay 'work very hard' to earn their money. They don't get a lower rate of tax on the strength of it.

Anyway, even if the measure were to be implemented it is entirely possible that it could be mitigated for those who incur genuine risk in 'earning' their dividend. Tax rules aren't incredibly convoluted for no reason...

But most dividend income doesn't involve the recipient in the sort of risk you describe. It's not called 'playing the stock market' for nothing. It's a gambler's risk. There's no reason I can see for gambling to be rewarded more than graft...

We might stand a better chance of seeing Johnson held to account if he was interviewed by someone who was not a lifelong supporter of the Tory Party.