Ed Miliband's Interview Technique

Long the butt of punchlines for his nasal-sounding voice and geeky demeanor, British Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has become a hot tabloid topic once again after giving a bizarre "robot-like" TV interview.

Asked about the U.K. public sector strikes, Miliband gives nearly identical answers to a series of questions while maintaining a fixed stare. Each answer is some combination of the following phrases: "These strikes are wrong at a time when negotiations are still going on...the government has acted in a reckless and provocative manner...after today's disruption I urge both sides to put aside the rhetoric and stop it happening again."

Watch for yourself here:

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Comments

[aphextwin07]

09:08 AM on 07/13/2011

lol, broken record interview... reminds me of something you'd see on Ali G

[anothervoice]

06:31 AM on 07/03/2011

And here we thought all the tools were on this side of the pond. Genealogy will prove this man is related to Mitch McConnell.

[SpuriusLartius]

08:10 PM on 07/02/2011

Is that what they call an "empty suit"? He sounds like Steve Forbes in the 96? election, with his canned "flat tax" speech.

[lefty joymonger]

10:41 PM on 07/02/2011

The second video clearly shows that an empty vessel makes a good echo chamber.

[BroadwayJoe]

06:12 PM on 07/02/2011

Labour supporters, you have to admit it: Miliband is just not leadership material. He is beyond weak -- like a schoolboy doing his very best to win the debate against the grown-ups. Don't know how Labour put him in charge instea of his brother David (former Foreign Minister). I remember it was a squeaker of a win. Anyway, I doubt Ed will last very long as Labour leader.

[TheTomCarter]

04:26 AM on 07/06/2011

Agreed, such a shame the labour class no longer have a leader to rally behind

[Leah Watts]

05:49 PM on 07/02/2011

The very privileged, affluent trust fund kid, with no knowledge whatsoever nor any emotional or traditional attachment either to the working class or the union movement. Ed would fit in very nicely with the Progressive branch of the Democratic party. What an abject betrayal, considering he played the unions like a Stradavarius in order to get their votes to secure him as Labour leader. Gonna be a long time before Labour's in Number 10 under Eddie.

[eden4barack08]

06:02 PM on 07/02/2011

Correction, Ed would only fit in with the Conservative branch of the Republican Party.

I do agree that it'll be a long time before Labour's in #10 though, all thanks to Blair.

[inapickle]

05:35 PM on 07/02/2011

That was pretty funny. Qudos to the interviewer for not laughing or getting frustrated.

[Untitled]

01:14 PM on 07/02/2011

If this is what all robots will be like, the rise of the machines will not happen.

[BestGuest]

10:42 AM on 07/03/2011

Haha!!

[GeorgiaVeteran]

11:58 AM on 07/02/2011

Now I understand more clearly the meaning of "Stuck on stupid".

[Whinger]

06:29 AM on 07/02/2011

Negotiations are merely a farce, the government has already decided the way forward....

This strike will be the first of many, why should the people pay for the blunders of bankers!

[Horst]

04:28 AM on 07/02/2011

Not exactly Clement Attlee is he?

[PatientZeroBeat]

12:13 AM on 07/02/2011

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[PatientZeroBeat]

11:54 PM on 07/01/2011

Here's his father:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmYA1TO3Vz8&feature=related

[FuzzyBongo]

10:51 PM on 07/01/2011

Surrrreal!

[Freddie27]

09:44 PM on 07/01/2011

Why couldn't David get elected?

[Ailidh]

04:23 AM on 07/02/2011

When Ed's then girlfriend, now wife gave birth to their second son, Ian Hislop quipped "Ed Miliband has a new baby son who will grow up to destroy the dreams of his older brother."

[Leah Watts]

05:50 PM on 07/02/2011

Because Ed bought the unions' vote and then pi$$ed all over them. The Miliband brothers don't speak.

[derekc06]

09:32 PM on 07/01/2011

Good lord.. How did nobody in the room burst out laughing?