Michael O'Leary on Hard Talk
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Michael O'Leary on Hard Talk
Anyone going to watch this on BBC World in 10 minutes?
Should be a good one. Stephen Sackur isn't half the interviewer Tim Sebastian was though.
Should be a good one. Stephen Sackur isn't half the interviewer Tim Sebastian was though.
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Watch a clip at:
BBC News - Hardtalk - Ryanair's Michael O'Leary: Fuel risk claims are lies
The talk is about fuel . . .
BBC News - Hardtalk - Ryanair's Michael O'Leary: Fuel risk claims are lies
The talk is about fuel . . .
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As always, he answered well, but I thought his facial grimaces when Stephen Sackur was talking betrayed his internal discomfort.
I can't get BBC World but will record it off the news channel and watch it tomorrow.
I can't get BBC World but will record it off the news channel and watch it tomorrow.
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I thought his facial grimaces when Stephen Sackur was talking betrayed his internal discomfort.
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Well with the cr*p from Susan Kramer on QT last week - especially trying to have a go at WW about weather problems which related to the airport, not his airline, let's hope that this interview is some common sense balance to the usual Thursday night BS viewing!
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"He almost looked old, tired and weary"
The makeup artist for that particular television production usually works on the embalmed bodies of Stalin, Mao, Uncle Ho and Dimitrov so the way Leo looked was not at all tired or weary but was probably one of her better jobs.
The makeup artist for that particular television production usually works on the embalmed bodies of Stalin, Mao, Uncle Ho and Dimitrov so the way Leo looked was not at all tired or weary but was probably one of her better jobs.
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Hi! Where can I watch the full interview? Still not availible in the Internet?
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Just watched the whole interview. As usual MoL comes out of it very creditably, apart from when he started waffling about 'non-driverless trains' at Stansted and drones over Afghanistan.
I still despise the man for his business ethics but I admire him as a brilliant businessman and someone who can talk his way out of anything - kissing the Blarney Stone must have worked!
Stephen Sackur is a pussy cat - they need someone like Jon Snow to interview MoL. Or John Maytham.
(Who's John Maytham? ........... ..:: 567 CapeTalk ::.. ... an exceptionally incisive and quick witted radio personality who hosts a talk show.)
I still despise the man for his business ethics but I admire him as a brilliant businessman and someone who can talk his way out of anything - kissing the Blarney Stone must have worked!
Stephen Sackur is a pussy cat - they need someone like Jon Snow to interview MoL. Or John Maytham.
(Who's John Maytham? ........... ..:: 567 CapeTalk ::.. ... an exceptionally incisive and quick witted radio personality who hosts a talk show.)
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There was a previous Hardtalk with MOL & Sackur a few months ago. I assume there are researchers who prepare the interview and provide the questions and associated briefing for the interviewer. Then it was quite obvious the researchers didn't know what were the real issues to be discussed and what darts to toss at MOL. The interview focused on medium priority issues and allowed MOL to deflect any sharp arrows with ease and spout his usual mantra. I suspect this was the same, not having seen it. Using researchers with low knowledge of their subject they will always tend towards the sensational controversy rather than a real deep-seated critical issue. In this case the interviewee knew more about the issues than the interviewer and so could fob him off too easily.
The same was true of his presentation in Brussels about innovation is modern business. It was pure propaganda, with some good points it's true, but very economical with the truth; and he got away with it. Green is always slimy and slippery.
The same was true of his presentation in Brussels about innovation is modern business. It was pure propaganda, with some good points it's true, but very economical with the truth; and he got away with it. Green is always slimy and slippery.
The same was true of his presentation in Brussels about innovation is modern business. It was pure propaganda, with some good points it's true, but very economical with the truth; and he got away with it.
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Quote: "Stephen Sackur is a pussy cat - they need someone like Jon Snow to interview MoL. Or John Maytham.
(Who's John Maytham? ........... ..:: 567 CapeTalk ::.. ... an exceptionally incisive and quick witted radio personality who hosts a talk show.)"
Jeremy Paxman...?
(Who's John Maytham? ........... ..:: 567 CapeTalk ::.. ... an exceptionally incisive and quick witted radio personality who hosts a talk show.)"
Jeremy Paxman...?
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Watched it last night.
So I wasn't alone in thinking MOL had aged a bit.
Apart from that, he must be one of the few people out there who can turn what is supposed to be a tough-talking politics show into an advert for his low cost mantra.
Fair play.
So I wasn't alone in thinking MOL had aged a bit.
Apart from that, he must be one of the few people out there who can turn what is supposed to be a tough-talking politics show into an advert for his low cost mantra.
Fair play.
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Racedo, does it not get embarrassing for you to defend how your boss actually looks on a public forum. Absolutely pathetic. My previous comments that your a paid hack for the FR PR machine is blatantly obvious.
Racedo, does it not get embarrassing for you to defend how your boss actually looks on a public forum. Absolutely pathetic. My previous comments that your a paid hack for the FR PR machine is blatantly obvious.
stupid can you be..................don't answer that, its a rhetorical question.I would love to be paid to be on here, I'm not but its nice that hacks like you are so up your own planet that its bothers you so much.