One of the most depressing reactions to May's interview is people saying "why didn't she just lie?"https://twitter.com/timesredbox/status/918010023149699072 …
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Because she obviously still doesn’t think Brexit is a terribly good idea.
No - it is because if it is not scripted she has no answers - she just trots out same old answers and hopes one might fit the question
But would you, as a journalist, not prefer her to be truthful?
Always but a sharper politician could finesse her answer with more agility and charm and get away with it
You mean a better politician would be more effectively evasive? But you wouldn't want that, would you?
No, my issue is not that she told the truth or lied but that she doesn't know what she thinks about anything.
Instead of thinking of thinking for herself she gets confused, wants to give the answer that'll please most but then falls between 2 stools
Would like to see someone put the same question to Corbyn
I would!
or have a comms team that has prepared her better ?
Frankly I have concluded the Maybot is just not very bright... as well as having zero leadership skills
Why can't she say "I still would vote remain , but as the Country have decided to leave, I will do everything to get the best result
The interviewer is to blame for not interrogating her sufficiently to highlight the inadequacy of the response.
It was finesse. She told the truth. That's what the truth sounds like.
She is a robot.
or the other option could be to tell the truth?
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