Is Naga Munchetty a TV turn off?

I dislike the display of flags, and the American way of pledging allegiance to the flag (I’m not sure exactly what they do) in schools makes me really queasy. Nationalism is such a potentially dangerous sentiment.

I always enjoy Charlie Stayt and Naga..

Galaxy
People should be able to mock anything.

So it was ok for Donald Trump to mock the disabled reporter then?

I love Naga in spite of her playing golf! She is clever and funny and wears wonderful clothes - and she has two siamese cats.
I watched Saturday Kitchen (which has got very boring) precisely because she and Charlie were on. I thought it would be fun, and it was. Matt gave as good as he got, what's not to like?
As for this idea that Tory MPs must always appear with at least one large flag!!! What sort of banana republic are we becoming? The last person to have a picture of the Queen on his wall was Alf Garnett. That bodes well for the future. How long before our children are being taught to pledge allegiance to the flag?

Charlie made the deadpan comment. I thought it was hilarious. I like Naga. Her and Charlie are good together.
I do find the flag in the corner quite ridiculous. It’s not mocking the flag it’s mocking the people who have it on display so ostentatiously.

I have come to the view that no public figure, should be sacked or reprimanded for a comment they make (obviously incitment to violence and criminal offences not included), the path this leads you down has been proved time and time again to be dangerous. This includes Naga and Piers Morgan, it applies to everyone whatever their political persuasion. Noone should be given the power to decide what words are acceptable.

Oooo pantglas2!!! Andalucia....one of my favourite places in the world.

It was sometime ago and I don't remember who she was interviewing but she spoke over him saying "I don't mean to interrupt" so he responded with "well don't then"

The Huw Edwards flag was to support Wales in the rugby today, nothing to do with him being a white, or interrupting, shouty man (he’s always courteous). The English including the BBC hierarchy are very miffed about Wales beating them, how dare they!
On the subject of news people though, my absolute favourite is George Alagiah, he’s so unbiased in the way he presents, and I love the way he smiles at you/the camera after the broadcast and says and Now for the news where YOU are - is that just me?

I dont think the French or Americans mind showing allegiance to their respective flags.
The fact that it can be used as a source of derision in this country is the nub I think.

TV presenters and the like should be more professional and keep their views to themselves when doing their job.
Outside of that they can hold whatever views they wish, just as the rest of us do.

She's probably grandstanding to get her more publicity, and it's worked!

The BBC presents endless coverage in favour of the queen. It is fine to mock the queen whether you are public figure are not. Trying to control others language and the tweets they like is about as unpatriotic as it gets.

Ilovecheese

It was the male presenter who made the joke, and the huge flags do look silly. No one said anything about the photo of the Queen.

She actually mockingly said "and he has a picture of the Queen".

The only people bringing her ethnicity into the argument are those defending her actions. The complaints against her, and her fellow presenter, have been about the comments made

Pantglas2

I hope all who mock the displays of flags in people’s homes don’t visit Spain, you’ll all be pearl clutching and having attacks of the vapours!

I can’t think of any property in the Andalusian town where mi Casa is situated that doesn’t have the ??Spanish flag up, including mine (along with ??????? of course!)

I visit Spain a lot. Or used to I know they have the flag everywhere. But not on 9 foot flagpoles in their living rooms, co-incidentally next to a picture of their King.

12:30Galaxy

People should be able to mock anything. The queen anything, I dont want to live in a country that doesnt have that freedom. It's actually part of what I love about this country.

The BBC (Britain Broadcasting Company) is supposed to be impartial and so are its presenters.

You as an individual can mock all you like within reason but more is expected from the BBC and public figures.

I hope all who mock the displays of flags in people’s homes don’t visit Spain, you’ll all be pearl clutching and having attacks of the vapours!

I can’t think of any property in the Andalusian town where mi Casa is situated that doesn’t have the ??Spanish flag up, including mine (along with ??????? of course!)

Doesn't everyone have a union jack on a flagpole in their cloakroom or lounge? some of you are being far too cynical

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I’ll just put the tweets of a white man here. And clearly some people have never heard R4 Today and interrupting, shouty men.

Apologies Alegrias- I’d assumed the interview had taken place in his office.

I wouldn’t be so rude as to mock what anyone had in their sitting room.

I am surprised any professional person makes any comments on twitter or the rest of social media, ever, as all comments seem to be saved and brought out years later to damage that person, (ref: the proposed Labour candidate for a forthcoming by-election.)

All these politicians with a flag in the corner remind me of those who wear a Remembrance Day poppy way ahead of time.

What's it called - virtue signalling?

Pillocks.

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Pantglas2

I prefer Louise Minchin presenting and don’t find it at all odd that a backdrop of Union Jack and/or picture of the Queen hangs in government offices. Why wouldn’t they be there?

Its not about being in Government Offices. It's in their living rooms. Or under stairs cupboards, or wherever they are making their calls from.

It was the male presenter who made the joke, and the huge flags do look silly. No one said anything about the photo of the Queen.

I prefer Louise Minchin presenting and don’t find it at all odd that a backdrop of Union Jack and/or picture of the Queen hangs in government offices. Why wouldn’t they be there?

Can't stand her on Radio 5 either, I actually prefer Adrian Chiles!

She’s not my favourite and I don’t think people should mock things on the whole. However she has pointed out in the past if she calls out racist comments she’s labelled “difficult” and “ having no sense of humour” and I certainly don’t think that’s acceptable.

We do watch BBC Breakfast and both of us dislike Naga because of her air of superiority, she interrupts guests too much, talks down to them and is sarcastic. When she was paired with Charlie he used to deal with her rudeness quite well by ignoring her but lately they have become co-conspirators and seem to egg each other on, they were extremely rude to the presenter when they were on the cookery programme that follows the Saturday programme. Louise is just the opposite, charming, knowledgable and a very warm person. Nina is very good too and so is the lady who usually does the Sunday programme.