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John Rentoul
John Rentoul is chief political commentator for The Independent on Sunday, and visiting fellow at Queen Mary, University of London, where he teaches contemporary history. Previously he was chief leader writer for The Independent. He has written a biography of Tony Blair, whom he admired more at the end of his time in office than he did at the beginning.
You can contact John in the comments area or email him at j.rentoul@independent.co.uk
You can contact John in the comments area or email him at j.rentoul@independent.co.uk
David Dimbleby will not be in the chair for tonight's Question Time, because, er, well, this is how the BBC press release puts it:David Dimbleby was injured yesterday in a minor farming accident. David was loading a bullock onto a trailer when the bullock reared resulting in David being briefly knocked out. He also received a cut to the head that required stitches ... He said: “I haven’t missed a Question Time in over 15 years. Trust my wife’s bullock to take me out. I’ll be giving bullocks a wide berth in future.”
The bad news is that John Humphrys will be in the chair. Not that I object to him as such, although I disagree with his anti-politics poujadism, but we have enough of him already. Why did the BBC not give the chair to Nick Robinson or Martha Kearney?
On the panel tonight: Shaun Woodward, Pauline Neville-Jones, Julia Goldsworthy, Will Self and James Cracknell.
