Danny Alexander was in relaxed form on last night’s The Agenda programme on ITV. Host Tom Bradby had a bit of a gentle go at him for always wearing the same tie, showing numerous photographs to back up the claim. It was the very tie that Danny had on. He was able to completely disarm Bradby by saying that his 6 year old daughter chose it so he likes to wear it a lot.
By far the funniest moment was the look on his face, pictured above, when fellow panellist Germaine Greer was talking about her experience of judging the Wet Dreams film festival in the 1970s. They were discussing the new, explicit film Nymphomaniac. His own contribution to the discussion was that people should be free to watch porn if they wanted, but he was more likely to be watching the Lego Movie than the Legover movie.
Other highlights included a discussion on Scottish independence and the ruling out of a currency union. Danny said that the idea that Scots could throw away 300 years of successful partnership on the basis that Alex Salmond says it would be alright on the night was “completely mad.”
He also said that for him the proudest Liberal Democrat achievement of government was getting the economy back on track.
The full programme is quite enjoyable, one of these occasions when the panel, Greer, Danny, Clive Anderson and even Amanda Platell worked well together. You can watch it here.
* Caron Lindsay is Co-Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice and blogs at Caron's Musings
