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But he has also achieved something else.
He has become a hate figure in his time for BOTH major political
parties. When the Conservatives were in power he was savagely attacked
by one cabinet minister for “poisoning the well of democratic debate”
with his style of interviewing. When the Labour Party was in opposition
he was praised by them for his robust approach. Then, when Labour came
to power, all that changed and he was attacked by New Labour for giving
ministers a hard time. He was described as the “John Humphrys problem”.
They called for him to be sacked. So he went from being a hero of the
democratic process to a villain in a matter of months! A funny old
business, politics…
Apart from his broadcasting work John
writes books (seven so far) and newspaper columns and has set up his own
charity: the Kitchen Table Charities Trust. He also presents that rare
programme: a serious television quiz show, Mastermind.
"Just a quick note (and I apologise that
it is electronic rather than in a letter!) to thank you for your
excellent contribution to last night's event. Much appreciated."
John hosted the Mining Awards in November 2009
...John was a hit with our customers. He
received plenty of laughs and grabbed the attention of his audience,
hence the amount of questions that were thrown his way...
Royal Sun Alliance -John spoke at a series of their customer
workshops
"...the debate worked really well, John
made it into a very stimulating discussion from which we have received
some excellent feedback"
Leapfrog Medical - John chaired a debate on epilepsy |
