T Abbott for the same reason. OUB : 14 Jun 2012 1:34:55pm You complained of Tony Jones being biased against Gillard? No wonder they didn't take you seriously GG. Ms Gillard has a pathological inability to answer questions in a way that hasn't been previously scripted. I remember her dancing around the question of whether she expressed outrage to union officials after the EMA deal with Rinehart was announced. Eventually Jones lost patience and said, with a smile, she would have denied it if it were untrue. She did not demur. What were you thinking of? I thought the PM performed fairly well but she was hardly forthcoming. She was less interested in informing the public than in presenting her party and policies to her best advantage. To be expected no doubt. Personally I used to find Howard and Downer much more open at times. More secure I suppose. I don't think there would be any point in Abbott appearing on Q&A before he has something to discuss. You'd only get negatives at this stage, unless you restricted the discussion to philosophies. We'd all do better to wait until he releases policies to discuss. Without those it would end up a bashfest. Albo: 14 Jun 2012 4:25:30pm Any sincere interviewer/ moderator would lose all credibility if he/she allowed blatant lies to simply be transmitted nationally and then left unchallenged. I thought Tony Jones conducted one his most balanced performances as a moderator on Q&A last week ! Mark James: 14