There was a time when 'The Daily Politics' was really worth watching. No longer, it seems.
Yesterday, under the stewardship of Jo Coburn, it was used as a platform for Ed Balls to publicise his memoires, not to mention his toe-curling appearance on 'Strictly Come Dancing', and also an opportunity to have Balls, another lefty 'blast from the past', Vince Cable, and Coburn try a bit of dancing in the studio. Added to this, there was an appearance by former BBC correspondent Paul Mason, who was given pretty much carte blanche to spout his lefty views about the UK's exit from the European Union. The programme ended with an item about MP's dogs, the relevance of which to anything escaped me.
Admittedly I didn't see the whole programme but what I did see was a total load of dumbed-down balls, with little in the way of political balance. In days gone by, Andrew Neil led this programme impartially and with aplomb, appearing most days and supported by a succession of excellent co-presenters - Daisy Sampson, Jenny Scott, Anita Anand and, on occasion, Laura Kuenssberg; Coburn initially seemed to follow in the same style but, in more recent times, Neil has increasingly failed to appear and Coburn has gone her own way.
I now rarely watch the programme except on the days when Andrew Neil is presenting. After yesterday's drivelly, left-wing effort, I shall watch it even less.
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