Have I Got News For You S12E03 - Mark Little & Nigel Lawson MP

First Broadcast on 18th October 1996.
#HIGNFY

[@SimonWhovian]

A Tory government and talk of lobbying. Thank God that doesn't happen now. Err...

[@eatmywords]

deatyon's acerbic wit during this period was delicious :D

[@MultiVince95]

Friday 18th October 1996

[@pov_music]

all the talk of quarantines and vaccine passports has aged well

[@paulharrison3926]

Lawson was a chair of vote leave , in the program hes pro eu
( my ex mp)

[@karendegenerous8044]

As far as a recall it was only actually Boris Johnson who stayed on the leave side all the way through, until he became of course 🤨.

[@Recessio]

@@karendegenerous8044 during the referendum he famously wrote articles supporting both remain and leave. He chose leave as he thought it was best chance for him to become PM. He doesn't stay faithful to anything but himself (just ask all his wives, mistresses and children)

[@davkrod]

I've never heard of this "Australian" bloke.

[@chrism6952]

I swear Ive seen that exact picture of a carrot used in something broadcast this year, cant remember what show it was

[@Andy-ub3ub]

Question time?

[@chrism6952]

@@Andy-ub3ub could have been there but I dont watch that. Would have been a comedy show maybe big fat quiz or something

[@Andy-ub3ub]

@@chrism6952 newsnight?

[@chrism6952]

@@Andy-ub3ub Im not in the UK so this is the closest I really go to watching UK news.

[@shericuffy477]

First time I've seen Nigelas Dad

[@karendegenerous8044]

That's a LOL. I'm in the era of we knew Nigel Lawson 20 years before we knew of Nigella 😉.

[@Mr_Gray_Sky]

Man, we couldn't even agree on vaccine passports for pets.

[@chrism6952]

arent they still arguing about that?

[@Myndir]

Vaccines and passports? Just asking for needless controversy.

[@TesterAnimal1]

Pet passports worked for years.
Until Fartage fucked that up.

[@theravenhaslanded321]

Television presenters getting escorts around traffic? Oh lol how precious is Britain for that!! Lawson is a terrible bore. But obviously at the time, newsworthy to HIGNFY

[@99tonnes]

He had just published his diet book, as referenced several times. According to it, it was the media reacting to his weight loss that prompted him to write a book about it. He shed 5 stone, quite impressive.

[@user-mh9ib2nc7v]

Nigel Lawson in poor health.

[@thedolphin5428]

Angus, as usual, the star of the episode.
Ian, some extra cutting and edgy jibes today.
Lawson: What a humourless old fart. Who on earth's idea to invite him on.

[@LoneKharnivore]

He was a Chancellor of the Exchequer. Back then they had both comedians and politicians on.
And he's absolutely not humourless. I thought he was pretty funny, his humour is just very dry.

[@lizclegg7556]

Lawson was a significant politician. I guess he was approaching 70 here. Its quite funny how out of it he is.

[@SorendeSelbyBowen]

​@@LoneKharnivore He was dryly funny, except the hit was on him, when he got cold for fifteen minutes, only to warm up a little when he had his four-pictures bit. It was as though he didn't know that when you were on as a politician in the show, you were going to have to put up with some barbs at you sometimes.

[@MrThecarebear]

@@lizclegg7556 Many things. Significant? Really?!

[@pauledwards8275]

Do they have a vodka sponsor

[@theravenhaslanded321]

UA-cam or HIGNFY? I believe UA-cam does.

[@jestermoon]

I have a cat who I called Cfer.
C for cat 😊

[@anthonydoherty1872]

The quality of audio is mixed on this account

[@LoneKharnivore]

The quality of audio is mixed on old VHS tapes.

[@theravenhaslanded321]

I'm looking for your clearer than clear videos on your channel.
Judge not lest ye be judged...🤷‍♀️👍🔥