I thought you were against state intervention!

That's the kind of thing that might happen in North Korea, not here.

I know you are trying to be funny, but keep it real!

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Oh, I watch them. I might fast forward through the self-indulgent waffle, but I get the core.

I have worked your tactics here out. They fit a familiar pattern of yours. When cornered, prevaricate in the hope the discussion will move on and allow your embarrassment not to become public.

I reckon you have actually watched it and realised both Brand and yourself are stuffed because there are no answers. He has been completely exposed as the fraud he is. So now you pretend you haven't and instead criticise me.

These are Trump-like tactics. Never admit you are wrong. Never apologise and accuse your accuser of that you are yourself guilty.

Maybe you studied under Roy Cohn too?

You might want to brush this under the carpet, but I won't forget.

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Your do precisely this and you know you do. You just love the wind up. Again, nobody's fooled old bean.

No, I haven't watched it. Unlike you I don't find lying and manipulation that easy on the old ethical level old bean. If I tell you I haven't watched it then I haven't.

As for the reference to Cohn. You do realise that the history of Roy Cohn involves lots of people whose politics you approve of don't you? Or have you just been headline reading again?

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'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

There's not one turn of any wind-up involved. The Dr Watson video skewers Brand. Claiming you haven't watched it and that you don't lie, could both be lies. The prevarication though speaks volumes as the reasoning is as shallow as a dried-up puddle.

So unless and until you do you are going to have to take my word for it. Which you will never do. You will go on arguing from ignorance.

I have no idea whose politics you think I approve of, let alone whether they were influenced by Cohn. Cohn is best known for his time with McCarthy and as Trump's mentor. That he had other clients is doubtless true, but what I talking about is the similarity between the tactics he taught Trump and those you also use. I doubt though if you are even aware of it.

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That people like you react with the "totalitarian" slur is unsurprising. It's what selfish people do whenever their selfishness is called out and steps are suggested to improve things.

What I suggest isn't in any way totalitarian. It would only affect the minority who deliberately act in ways that threaten the common interest. Where choice has little or no impact nothing would happen. I have no wish at all to force anyone to be a clone of me, or someone else I admire. Do whatever you like, provided it doesn't impact me negatively.

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68% of men and 60% of women are overweight in Britain. That's some minority.