Jeremy Paxman
 Jeremy Paxman     (journalist) | |
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| Born | 11 May 1950 |
| Nationality | UK |
| Alma mater | Malvern College, St Catharine's College (Cambridge) |
| Partner | Elizabeth Ann Clough |
| Member of | British-American Project |
| Relatives | Giles Paxman |
Jeremy Dickson Paxman is an English broadcaster, journalist, author, and television presenter for the BBC. He has been involved with the British-American Project.
Government mouthpiece
In a 2009 interview Paxman claimed that he had been "hoodwinked" by US government propaganda prior to the invasion of Iraq in 2003:
As far as I personally was concerned, there came a point with the presentation of the so-called evidence, with the moment when Colin Powell sat down at the UN General Assembly and unveiled what he said was cast-iron evidence of things like mobile, biological weapon facilities and the like...When I saw all of that, I thought, well, 'We know that Colin Powell is an intelligent, thoughtful man, and a sceptical man. If he believes all this to be the case, then, you know, he’s seen the evidence; I haven’t.' Now that evidence turned out to be absolutely meaningless, but we only discover that after the event. So, you know, I’m perfectly open to the accusation that we were hoodwinked. Yes, clearly we were.[1]
In 2005, George Galloway, a former Labour MP now with the anti-war Respect party deposed the Blairite Labour MP Oona King in the Bethnal Green and Bow constituency of East London. Galloway’s victory was remarkable, overcoming a 10,000 majority in the face of the full might of New Labour’s political machine. Media Lens describes how he was attempted ambushed in interviewed by the BBC[2]:
Jeremy Paxman: Mr Galloway, are you proud of having got rid of one of the very few black women in Parliament?
George Galloway: What a preposterous question. I know it’s very late in the night, but wouldn’t you be better starting by congratulating me for one of the most sensational election results in modern history?
JP: Are you proud of having got rid of one of the very few black women in Parliament?
GG: I’m not [pause]. Jeremy, move on to your next question.
JP:You’re not answering that one?
GG: No, because I don’t believe that people get elected because of the colour of their skin. I believe people get elected because of their record and because of their policies. So move on to your next question.[3]
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| WEF/Annual Meeting/2014 | 22 January 2014 | 25 January 2014 | Switzerland World Economic Forum | 2604 guests in Davos considered "Reshaping The World" |
