EU Council podcast
Downing Street decided to get Eddie Izzard to podcast the EU summit over the weekend. Its funny that the UK voted against plans to televise the EU Council, but its ok for Izzard to podcast the EU proceedings. Perhaps its because Izzard’s commentary is anything but revealing. (football’s clearly more important than secretly filming the Council…hay Izzard!- about 9 minutes in) Or perhaps its just because you can’t see anyone on a podcast.
You’ve got to feel a little sorry for Margaret Beckett, having to defend the Government’s absolutely stupid position against televising the EU Council. She clearly can’t support the position. In 1989 she voted to allow the Commons to be televised. But how did she vote on 9 February 1988, during the original decision to allow televisions into the Commons? If anyone can tell me i’d be interested!
Now Blair’s doing it, Merkel’s had a go, Cameron does it all the time, now 10 Downing street’s done it, thanks to Eddie Izzard. Will Brown follow?