And Now For The Omni-Weather: Jeremy Paxman’s 8 Best Newsnight Moments

JEREMY Paxman has taken his quizzical expression and sardony to pastures news. The BBC’s Newsnight will find a new bullshit wrangler.

That this show survived the Jimmy Savile cover-up is interesting. That Liz MacKean was not a shoo-in to edit a new evening news show is an error.

Paxman became the best thing on Newsnight. He set its knowing, sneery tone. He’ll be missed by many.

So. Let’s see his best 8 moments:

The Michael Howard Loop

The Russell Brand interview. Paxman stops the pretence that politics Newsnight-style is anything but a popularity contest:

Conrad Black is a…what?

Weather you be interested or not

Tony Blair likes porn

(Around 8 minutes in)

Immature student Clare Solomon gets invaded

An aired editorial meeting with Economics Editor Paul Mason

Chloe Smith is ‘sacrificed’ for the greater good

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