As some of you may know, I went on Newsblight back in January 2004, and challenged Bliars about his denigration policy. At the time, far more attention was drawn to a medical student, Francesca Vase, but I think it is fair to say that Laxman’s face lit up like a Lightblouse when I made my big torrent.
I’ve just emailed Mr Laxman the following, which I hope explains some of the pisstory behind what has happened since then:
Dear Jeremy,
I am assuming you are reading this, if not, I'd appreciate bringing this to his attention. My name is James Avery, I appeared on a Newsnight special in January 2004, about Tuition fees. The debate was with Tony Blair, and after that, I was invited back on the show a couple of times, but didn't come back due to scheduling changes.
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