Political Thinking with Nick Robinson BBC Radio 4

Extraordinarily thought-provoking by Roger Hallam. I think the "house is on fire; act don't analyse" argument is hard to disagree with, but it did feel repeatedly that Nick Robinson just couldn't get away from "your protests make us late for work" mindset, and his remark about Hallam not being able to convince his daughter was an unbelievably petulant and cheap shot; and just wrong: since when did our kids become perfect arbiters of what's right, youth doesn't equate to wisdom. Mr Robinson has done us a significant service by being the first to interview Mr Hallam on the beleaguered BBC for 3 years, apparently, and I think the power of what Hallam had to say is what we need to listen to and act on. Perhaps the BBC could "market" this conversation in 3 or 4 of its channels so that a large number of people hear it and can consider the message.

The Roger Hallam interview was exceptional. I thought that Roger gave an honest account of his feelings and aims and you were able to maintain a high level discussion for the listener. I work in the Oil and Gas Industry and I was hoping for a balanced interview. I almost sensed that you enjoyed the tussle with the wordplay during the podcast but that did not distract from the need to treat all viewpoints with respect. Thank you.

Mr Robinson is brilliant but cant help noticing that he’s interviewing B & C-listers for quite a while now. Perhaps he’s run out of all the worthwhile and interesting politicians.