Jon Gaunt's show this morning demonstrated how much respect has gone out of our society and how anti-intellectualism has come into fasion - perhaps not to the same extent as in the USA, but certainly people who don't know what they are talking about feel qualified to be incredibly rude to people who do. The interesting thing is that Gaunt himself had a go at some teenagers in Camden Town who were filmed saying something like, "who do they [the police] think they are, telling us what to do, innit?" in response to the threat of a curfew being re-imposed. This grammatical oddity is part of the dialect among certain types of people in parts of London, but Gaunt suggested that their mouths be washed out. One caller said that he had to deal with these "oiks" every day.
Later on, we saw who was the real "oik". A few days ago Christopher Studders, a mental patient, who had been detained for trying to push two women under a tube train while under the influence of paranoid schizophrenia, walked out of a hospital in Enfield in north London. Studders returned of his own accord yesterday, after 48 hours at large and a police warning that he might be dangerous and shouldn't be approached. Gaunt interviewed a doctor who worked for that department, and was thoroughly rude and insolent to her.
The woman tried explaining that people who had been committed (though they don't use this term) go through various phases of being able to go into the hospital grounds escorted, and then unescorted, and then temporary leave from the hospital. This isn't a unit that deals with the Yorkshire Rippers and Wolf-men of this world, i.e. psychopaths and serial sex killers. This individual was a paranoid schizophrenic whose condition is being treated, with some success, with medication; his escape, though obviously a cause for concern, was not a disaster. Yet Gaunt showed absolutely no mercy, continually shouting over her attempts to defend her department's policy.
Gaunt always mentions, when he reads out critical emails, that the person writing them keeps writing these emails calling his show rubbish, but keeps on listening. The problem is that people need to keep a watch on the media, in order to rebut the sensationalist nonsense peddled on talk radio (a medium particularly given to confusing gut feeling and "common sense" with sensibility. There's also the fact that there are only two other talk-oriented stations - Radio 4 gets a bit boring sometimes, and LBC is pretty much more of the same. Still, Gaunt really shouldn't be on the BBC. His show this morning was an absolute disgrace.
(For anyone just coming in, I have commented on his dismissal in this entry.)
I just stumbled across your blog, and have to congratulate you. Beautifully written and argued and I couldn't agree more. Now Gaunty (arg) is going, I am disturbed to find that i have some kind of lurking affection for the man....which I put down to 'love to hate' syndrome. He was useful in a 'know thine enemy' kind of way...but his lowest common denominator style of broadcasting is very depressing, as is the fact that he represents the views of middle england
Yeah, I have to agree :( But whenever I tune into that station in the morning and hear Simon Lederman or Eddie Nestor, I'm always pleased. "Aaah ... calm, reasonable discussion, that's what local radio's supposed to be like." I hope they find someone better.
I too have just stumbled across your site as I was trying to find out why Gaunt had been sacked (I assume). I am glad that he has gone as his style was so self-pleased and sanctimonious. In addition, he would contradict himself on a week by week basis. One show he was saying that teachers were only in it for the holidays and that most trainee teachers were the 'thickies who couldn't get into a proper university'. A couple of weeks later he was bemoaning the lack of respect in society and that children don't respect their elders or teachers: little wonder when you have twits like him on the radio suggesting teachers are lazy and daft.
I am genuinely pleased that the BBC has made this decision. I would love to know exactly how they told him and what was said.
Phil: he has not been sacked, he has gone on hoilday, and then will be taking a job with the BBC station in Coventry.
Radio Coventry - that has to be a major demotion from BBC London - particularly the morning slot. He was always so pleased that he had the main talk radio station in London.
I also listened to the last hour of his last show and, although he was very obviously gagged from saying what he wanted by the BBC, he seemed to insinuate that he was not at all happy with the decision.
'Moved sideways and down a bit' may have been more acurate than sacked.
I liked Jon Gaunt. He wasn't always fair, consistent, or 'right'. But then who is? He was however, a decent alternative to the plodding, unthinking, predictable, prescriptive, reactionary liberal drivel trotted out by people who confuse a slavish adherence to liberal ideology with 'sensibility'. These people also confuse 'common sense' and 'gut reaction' with invalid reaction. Who says? Liberals are always so convinced of their moral rightness. Even the term 'anti-intellectualism' betrays the pompous self-regard of most liberals. What exactly does it mean? You talk of people being divided into 'experts' who are "qualified" and those who (presumably) should be prohibited from merely asking valid questions. The woman from the hospital skirted round his questions with the typically practiced PR skill of an MP. It was frustrating to listen to. Please don't tell me how I'm prejudice (look the word up first) because I have been admitted to a psychiatric unit for similar reasons, and have direct experience of the above mentioned hospital. The security is too lax, and their policies fixated on human rights legislation (as opposed to an effective, humane solutions to given situations, ones which benefit all concerned, i.e. patients and public alike).
In short, he was authentic, and at least had some blood in his veins. People who dislike him are usually contemptuous of his callers too, they think anyone without an MA oughtn't to be entitled to an opinion, dismissing them as 'cabbies' or 'builders' using job descriptions as derogatory terms. Says it all really.
Ha! Ha! This is funny.
I was listening to BBC Coventry and Warwickshire today (it hasn't been going long) to hear that John Gaunt is leaving.
So he's being demoted from his demotion? Heh. He's a oik alright.
I've been listening to Radio Coventry and Warwickshire for the last couple of weeks. I keep tuning in of a morning because Jon Gaunt's idiotic and inane blethering makes me laugh. His over opinionated ill-informed banter is just preposterous *muhfriend*.
I heard today he's leaving the station already. I was trying to find out why, has he been sacked again?
Maybe someone in decision making has read your brilliant article. Well Done!
The dog lynched yesterday by hooligans is, as he often says, "only an animal".
When he's tearing into those terrible ecologists for wanting to preserve species or environments from human devastation his line is "They're only animals - what's next, the Cockroach Protection League?"
So where does he stand on Dog-Lynching?
I feel his listenership needs his guidance on this one.
Maybe someone unfortunate enough to be within earshot should seek his counsel.
Jon Gaunt is a tosser. That's about the size of it, and as a Londoner by adoption and a Coventrian by birth, I'm over the moon to hear that he's off the air. His populist, ill-informed polemic was just so DULL! Like thumbing through a copy of The Sun circa 1985.
I agree with Indigo Jo that if you don't know what you're talking about, STFU!
I heard that BBC London's listener figures have risen by 40,000 since July. Although I'm no fan of Vanessa Feltz (Gaunty's replacement), I appreciate that she's good at her job and engages her brain before her gob. She's also a Londoner, and doesn't think that speed cameras and immigration are the only topics of interest to listeners in the capital!
Whatever happens, it's too bad that Radio London / LDN (or whaterver it's called this week) will never be GLR again.
I've listened to - and largely enjoyed - Jon Gaunt's broadcasting style since his days of single-handedly propping up three counties radio. I was always midly surprised that the BBC, obsessed as they are with ramming multi-culturism and liberalism down our throats at our own expense, would employ him anyway. I see him occasionally in Milton Keynes - he is always with his family and always cuddling one or both of his children. In short, a decent, hard-working and loving parent. Small wonder the BBC felt he didn't represent their listeners in London.
Does anyone know what the lamented Gaunty is doing now?
Leon: he writes a column in the Scum newspaper. I'm not sure if he still does his Saturday morning show in Coventry.
Remember Gaunt asking what his listeners would like to Ban?
"Dear Jon,
I would ban ignorant 4x4 driving, neo-fascist paedophobic radio shock-jocks who try to resolve their inner conflicts by exploiting the bottomless appetites of their knuckle-dragging disciples for scapegoats who are unable to fight back.
Who pretend to be 'Champions of the people' while in reality just wanting to get rich and seem important.
Who peddle family values and adopt a hysterically protective pose towards their children, but laugh merrily at the prospect of Global Warning in spite of the suffering it will inflict upon all our children.
Who distort political debate in order to make themselves even richer.
Charlatans like that I would ban. Wouldn't you?
Thank you for reading this out live on air."
Scapegoats unable to fight back ?? Get real. I think you'll find that Jon's intolerance stems from the inescapable fact that as a decent, honest and hardworking bloke (okay - he's ambitious, but that's not a crime as far as I remember) one's cause won't be championed in this country. Extreme situations sometimes require extreme views. A voice for some, but not others eh ? How liberal and forward thinking.
Gaunt specialised in suppressing the voices of thise he disagreed with.
Of bullying the sensitive off air, and simply cutting off those who he couldn't bully. His current fate as Littlejohn's spawn is what he deserves, and his neurosis and paranoia will inevitably get worse.
Bigoted, redneck rabblerousers like instant feedback, and he won't get much of that in Murdoch Towers.
For Jon Gaunt and (I suspect) his listeners, the point is no more complicated than that we are supposedly a democracy, where more than one point of view should be allowed. There is no shortage of sensationalist reading, listening and suggestive material freely available to those with opposing views to Gaunt's. In fact, most of it comes from our own broadcasting company.
Don't even waste your braincells or breath discussing this windbag.
Is it possible to rid every radio station of John Gaunt? He is now on Talk Radio and even right wing radicals, like myself, want his loud mouth GONE.
From reading previous comments, it appears that nothing changes when it comes to this guy. He's ruined the mid-morning slot on talksport. What an arrogant pretentious clown this guy is. He continuously shouts over callers to his show and cuts people off in mid sentence. He mentions his Jaguar (jag-waaaa) at least 50 times a day and never fails to remind everyone what a wonderful mansion he has, the 4x4 he's buying his wife, the 2 wonderful girls, oh and the tabloid paper he's always plugging. Talksport do every one a favour and keep him on permanent holiday. Get off the radio Gaunt!
Thank god that Talksport radio has the courage to
broadcast a few home truths to the wooly liberals who have destroyed this country.
Here are the acievements the loony liberals have left to the English nation.
Dictated to by unelected
M.P's in europe.Over populated country and collapsing infrastructure.
Destruction of marrage.
Crime and drugs out of control.
Most towns in the country
look like foreign cities.
Thousands of unmarried mothers supported by the state, instead of their parents.
The police force run by
political correct lefties,
and the BBC run by the useless Labour party.
I can go on but, i am not sure if i am allowed to be to long on this letter.
If any liberal lefties would like to reply to me by e.mail,you will be warmly recieved
Local radio can have Gaunty back....Please! He's ruined my day since joining Talksport. Sanctimonious and self serving, arrogant, rude.... bring back Ian Collins!
Agree with most who find JG both intellectually dim and a bit of a Tw*t. His comments about minority groups are immature and offensive. Hope he drops a real clanger and gets a law suit on him. Nothing wrong with openness, providing that respect for others feelings is observed, however, JG cannot differentiate between the two, hence nuronically challenged. Pity..
I still say he's doing nothing worse that having his say. A say that is echoed by an ever-growing number of right-minded people in this country. The point of view in the opposite corner to Gaunt's has been broadcast loud and clear, for too long un-opposed. What's wrong with someone in the media accurately representing the view of the average man in the street ?
The more I hear of Gaunty, the more he reminds me of the Harry Enfield character from the eighties 'Loadsamoney'. I could almost imagine him shouting down a caller with the phrase "Look at my wad". It's this kind of boorish, arrogant behaviour which can be a real turn off for a lot of listeners. I'm sure there are those out there who find his views entertaining, or they are just entertaining him? What I don't like is not being able to listen to other people's views for more than say thirty seconds. If a nervous caller rings up, instead of giving them the chance to speak, he'll just say "you're too slow" and then move on to somebody else. Surely, everybody should be given the time to pace their views, and a bit of encouragement, if their knew to speaking on the radio. After all they may have something unique, or interesting to say, but Gaunty doesn't allow them a word in edgeways. Check out the trailers for his shows on Talk Sport, the trailer voice sounds like a loud mouth Sun reading yob, whom after trailing the airwaves, has found somebody at last to preach to his lowest, inconsiderate, scapegoat beliefs.
Mr Gaunt appears to be a hypocrite as well as everything else. He talks about free speech but it would appear this is something he obviously doesn't want people to have as a certain internet forum will testify. I'll never listen to talksport between 10am and 1pm whilst this guy is on the radio. I just hope everyone else has the same attitude. I love the fact that he claims his show is so popular with the fastest growing phone-in, funny then how there are normally plenty of free lines with old loud mouth begging people to call in. Phone in just to get abuse from you fat boy, i don't think so.
Well i absolutly LOVE Gaunty!!
The fact he has all you people who hate him keep listening and the excuse is..."we must listen to see what the Media spews at us" is HILAROUS!
If u dont like Gaunty there are TONS of radio stations that have talk programmes.Just start at one side of your dial and keep going ..of course missing out Gaunty.
Hes funny ,quick witted and when he gets a geniune caller he can be very empathetic with proper callers and maybe if u gave the man a chance(listener for 4yrs here btw) then maybe you would see that you may not always agree with him but if you havea braincell he will let u put yr point across.
Its great though you have taken so much time and effort to continue slagging the man off .This must really interrupt your listening of him too;)
How Pathetic .Retune your dial and STFU
Gauntys Great and hes on Talksport now so please miss out 105.3 when u retune yr radio.
I wont be visiting such a hate filled place again.
Ohh hang on..that makes you into whatyou profess Gaunty is
Good Luck in life you will need it:)
Gaunt is the bloke on who Harry Enfield based his Brummie businessman(i could,nt help but notice that i am considerably richer than yow).
I don't listen to Talksport mid-mornings any more because of Gaunt. I could say a lot more, but I won't, because of the previously mentioned "free speech" issue.
Ann - you have it all wrong. If your view is in contradiction to Gaunt's then you have an overwhelming range of opportunities to voice it. Should you agree with all or part of his output, then you will doubtless be branded a 'vile racist' and censored within an inch of your life. However, the owner of this blog should be congratulated for publishing both sides of the argument. For such an old thread, it seems to have the kind of 'can't help but come back to it' appeal of Gaunty himself !
BBC Radio WM is a turn off, since J/G went.The presenters have obviously been gagged not to show or talk about anything which shows ethnics, or this wonderfull diversity in a bad light.News items are censored,by MR KEITH BEECH,criminals identity are often witheld if they are non white.This stinks, but is typical of this station, just a propaganda machine for Muslims & Islam.
I spoke to Jon Gaaunt on LBC post 9/22 2001, and corresponded with him over the course of a few months. He never replied to my letters, emails and whenever I went on air he was most dismissive. Not of me,personally, but of the quest for peacefull resolution.
I would never take anything Jon Gaunt utters personally, he's too obviously bigotted for that, and indeed the intended audience for my on air discussions actually excluded Jon Gaunt. I was talking to London, not Jon Gaunt.
I expressed concern over the looming wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and predicted that more terror would ensue, that these wars would NOT achieve any sense of peace.
Now the Lancet report, 3 years on, states that the lowest figure for violent deaths as a result of 'coalition' forces operating in Iraq is in the region of 645,000 of which 30% are children under the age of 15. That's 210,000 children. Not to mention the survivors, truamatised and maimed. Similarily in Afghanistan, Kosovo, Albania and elsewhere throughout the history of empires.
And Jon Gaunt, In todays Sun 'newspaper' expressed that he still supports the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, wars that are by definition illegal and criminal.....
Which makes Jon Gaunt an accomplice, ie: he supports these crimes.
He is an idiot, and a dangerous one at that, and worse still he is ignorant, insofar that he IGNORES the truth of these matters. If he genuinely did not know, he could be accused of NOT KNOWING. A far lessor sin, if you will.
The fact that he earns his living spouting quite clearly bigotted opinions printed in a 'newspaper' that promotes a sexually objectified perception of women, that stirs and provokes the fear of Islam, that 'reports' on the banalaties of celebrity as if any of them matter one whit, is enough evidence to support the theory that he is a willing partner, as is Tony Blair and George Bush, of the greedy, selfish and utterly ugly system that is destroying our planet, that is murdering many hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people for profit.
Those who support Jon Gaunt have to face this reality or accept that thay have joined the forces of greed, profit and murder ... for which some day all involved will have to acount for, to their own communities and to the communities that have been hurt by such behaviour.
Ah students, you know it all don't you?
Gaunty is the greatest honest views none of this censored crap good on him for having a big jagwaaar! and a big footballers mansion loves his family Gaunty is god
gaunty is an ignorant,arrogant,self obsessed twat.
i urge everyone to email talksport everyday and complain about this oik and have him removed from the radio and indeed television let the sun have him
Corneilius (sic?)
If you went on his radio show spouting that sort stuff then it's small wonder that he treated you with such disdain. Your whole tone is threatening and smacks of the promise of reprisal, however cleverly worded (although mis-spelt). Now come back on here and persuade us that you live a peaceful and tolerant existence.
How manganimous of you to to " speak to London ". I'm sure we were all the better off for hearing from you.
Am I the only one who thought that over-opinionated fool sounded like Joe Pesci?
When he got over-excited it was positively painful, for so many reasons...
I was amazed when I stumbled across John Gaunt's programme the other day - he sounds like a demented Joe Pasquale and his views were nasty even by this station's standards.
The whole package is wrapped up in a blokey bonhomie, with nauseating "love the wife and kids" throwaway lines that mask the deep unpleasantness of the man and his show.This is just what we don't need at such a volatile time in our society.
What would you like then, John ? Sanitised reporting of the news, plus opinion and free speech stifled and mis-represented. Total media bias and a culture of fear that makes anyone think twice before voicing the opinion they are entitled to ? Welcome to your England. You wanted it and now you've got it.
I LOVE HIS COLUMN AND NO HE ISNT AFRAID TO SAY WHAT HE THINKS PITY THE M.P.S WE WASTE SO MUCH MONEY ON CANT DO THE SAME . . . UP GAUNTY HIP HIP HOORAY
I have only been listening to John Gaunt for a few days,but in that time he has attacked immigrants, incapacity benefit "scroungers",people opposed to the death penalty,and the usual targets of the loony right-
"liberal lefties", or is it
"lefty liberals?".The man is so arrogant and stupid that he even had a go at Swedes and defended fox-hunting.I won't be listening any more - this will not matter one jot to this "man",with his Jagwaar,
Sony awards and his column in the Daily Scum,but more influential people than I will surely see how dangerous it is to let someone like this peddle this nonsense.He is harder to take than the usual "shock jock" because of his revolting lovey-dovey
brilliant wife and kids references shortly after deriding a listener for being a "non-entity" for not having the Jagwaar,Daily Scum etc. I am an older listener and have never before felt the need to write,blog or whatever.I won't write again
because this miserable excuse for a human being is not worth it.I am off to hug a tree - let's hope I don't tread in anything nasty, it might be John Gaunt,or is that him crawling out from under that stone?
..
Gaunty is a legend and its about time some of these topics and views are put into the forefront of discussion.
He has a hell a lot of people who agree with what he says, people who are sick of this country pandering to minority groups and those who take our country for granted!
long live gaunty
i'd never heard of gaunty till he popped up on my favourite station talksport. At first he seemed a bit brash and big headed, but what you dont seem to understand is that's part of his act, the man is brilliant says what he thinks and what most sane people think. Those of you hiding away on your computers constantly putting him down, why dont you get a life and not listen? the guy speaks his mind and speaks the truth, and along with james whale mike dickin and mike mendoza puts faith back into the ever political correcting sniveling un-opinionated robots in the media(especially the MUPPETS ON the depressing BBC)
LONG LIVE GAUNTY
funny how Guanty has never advocated us leaving the Eu until he started writing for that arch anti European Rupert Murdoch.Remember if you phone talksport you will be kept hanging on for ages,at your expense.
Let's face it this sight is a waste of space like it's subject.
J.G.should be hung up by the goolies and have each appendage slowly cut off[a la English Patient]and that's just for the foxes[we feed ours recycling cat food].
Imagine[or try not to]what his kids will be like.
Don't rise to the bait.
why did jon gaunt leave radio wm in the west mids .i heard he got the sack ....again ...
gaunty is a legend i don't agree with all his views but at least he has got the backbone to give his listeners a chance to talk about major issues and serious concerns about the way this once great country is heading.it is a lot better than listening to the pc drivle on the bbc .keep up the good work gaunty most of your views are shared by the hard working majority of this country.
No,they are not.
The opening salvo covers most things but John Rickman raises some good salient points especially with reference to I.B.As a N.H.S.professional I can assure you that this is very difficult to obtain long-term requiring regular re-assessments.I think this shows how little J.G.knows about the subject giving false signals to some callers[some of these must be planted?].Any changes would only apply to new claiments and in fact cost more money.
Phil above wonders if J.G.was sacked three times:I don't know but wonder how he got a job in the first place.All I can think of is that Richard Branson is spot on when he states that Murdoch is very dangerous.
An opportune time to pay respects to the recently departed Nick Clarke-a real gentleman,intellect and broacaster.
'What the world needs now is another 4 by 4 ;just the only thing this heating up world is waiting for'
Broke my own rule.Still.
Gaunty reminds me of an English version of Charlie Wolf the ranting moaning negative gibbering shock jock! We all know what happend to him dont we.
I too find jon gaunt the most annoying man on radio. He massively over simplifies EVERYTHING. He puts his points across with so much bias, listeners who have not read the full story, will ring up and say "I'm sick of this liberal country, I want you for prime minister Jon"
If you want a more intellectual show, check out George Galloway, 8-10 saturday/sunday night on Talksport.
Did anyone see the Gaunt/Portilo debacle?
Apparently it caused a stir.
What was the truth?
Gaunt changes his narrow mind every other day, he's a racist (oh yes he is) buffoon. Bring back Tommy Boyd.
I liked listening in to Jon Gaunt. Yes, he was crass, opinionated and I seldom agreed with him but he was often controvesial and ready for a tussle with the big-wiggs. He was even better at 3 Counties Radio where he would really lay into local counsillors without mercy - and quite rightly when they cocked up and no other radio presenter had the balls. Sadly, Vanessa is the only other worthwhile voice on BBC London, prepared to whip up some feeling against unfair laws and stupid political decisions. Come back to 3 Counties, Jon.
Gaunt really is the most gut churningly arrogant dullard as its possible to be and anyone who doesnt agree with that statement really should ask themselves what the point of their existance is. How this utter cock is allowed to air his plainly facist views is beyond me. But really i shouldnt be surprised that talksport employs it. This is a station devoted to the inane ramblings of some of the most tediously stupid people in britain. It used to be ok when tommy boyd was there but now im forced to listen to the old farts on 5 live.
I've listened to Jon Gaunt since he started a TalkSport. At first I didn't like him, but he's grown on me. Some of his detractors have missed the point; mentions of his mansion and Jagwaar are just mickey taking, not boasting. The fact that he echoes the thoughts of millions of ordinary, hardworking taxpayers, rather than the pseudo-intellectual snobs that sneer at the working man, is much to his credit. He may cut off callers who disagree with him, or shout them down. But that is exactly what the politically correct liberal elite has done to the general public for years. If you can't take it, don't give it out.
I randomly stumbled across your blog and thought it was excellent! Also an unemployed graduate but with a sociology degree, I was mortified to see a putrid rambling in The 'god-awful excuse for a newspaper' Sun about the recent Suffolk stranglings by none other than that twat Jon Gaunt. Why is such a creatre allowed to freely spout his crap opinion in a newspaper that influences such a majority of the population?? It is beyond me. In this piece he claimed the victims were actually nothing more than 'villians,' useless crack 'whores' who brought it upon themselves. I was disgusted. It's too early for such nasty opinions when their family probably read the paper-it was awful. He also said that street walkers addicted to heroin was nothing to do with social backgrounds or personal problems, which I know is rubbish from many a sociological study-in fact these are the main factors for heroin abuse, especially in prostitutes! He took it one stage further in arguing they should all be forced into rehabilitation, and punters into jail. Ok, this is a good idea in theory perhaps, however, it is against human free will and rights. This man is a complete fascist Nazi! I hate the way he uses the word 'whore' as such a normal term for a prostitute as well, as a feminist I find this disgusting and the man needs to be strung up by his balls! Only one word can sum that man up: NUTJOB! Sorry for the extra long rant, I just really wanted to tell someone how mad I am! I had not encountered him until today, and I have to say I am suitably appalled.
Poor Laura.Don't get tooo upset-noboby has been charged yet.
Anyway,a friend told me the oik was at it again i.e.lumping the long term unemployed with the long term sick.Two completely different issues.I think we all know who is long-term sick and unemployable.
In response to Mike, I agree with your analysis of the pseudo-intellectuals but dont jump on the anti politically-correct bandwagon. The fact is cretins like gaunt will veiw anything they dont agree with as 'politically correct' thereby reducing debate to the leval that only phillistines and sophists can understand and allowing them to introduce frankly very dubious views. People like gaunt are not a freind to 'ordinary taxpayers' and in fact massively missrepresent them.
David Edwards, In reply to your comment.
Mis-spelt words are a minor matter.
As for the threat implied by my message, it's the threat of justice, as understood by those who crafted the Declaration of Human Rights, and later on the Declaration of Child Rights.
gaunt is someone who wouldnt last 2 mins in a working class boozer spouting his crap. he is a mic bully - thats all. put him face to face and it would be a different story. he is a middle class tosser who has no idea what goes on in the streets of lower income britain. he speaks for the fascists amongst us
I suggest you listen to Jon Gaunt more carefully. He echos the views of millions of people in this country and has the guts to say what he thinks. I love him.
John Gaunt is a fool, If he represents the views of millions we live in a country full of fools. None of his views or statistics add up and if anybody tries to explain the real facts to him he cuts them off. The sooner Talk Sport sack him the better..
Talk radio needs a slant or an initial opinion, otherwise it can get boring; Jon Gaunt gives it one, just listen to Simon Mayo on 5 Live, it's so completely moribund and monotonous, let's face it, Jon is not aiming his show at sociology graduates, it is aimed at the (working) man on the street, and he echoes what the majority of them are thinking about the state of this country under Blairism.
Jon is very quick witted, intelligent, genuine, rude and funny.
He is not comparable to Charlie Wolfe but much more talented, James Whale is the nearest alternative, but Jon is better, although he claims James taught him everything he knows!
Keep up the good work Jon.. lefty sociology student muppets who have posted here, if you don't like him, don't listen, simple; as he will remind you, he is the fastest growing talk show host in the country... your either with me, or your against me....
Talk Radio may need somebody to put a slant on a story but gaunt is no good at it. Ian Collins show was much better and when James Whale stands in its good.But as you say gaunt tells us his is the fastest growing talk show in the country or is it the universe I cant wait for the real figures to be published as no doubt he's wrong about that as well.
I too thought Gaunty was a big headed, rude, ignorant twat when he first took over from Ian Collins on Talk Sport. I gave the bloke a chance and after a couple of weeks listening realised he says what the majority of the working class folk think but dare not say. I agree he sometimes comes across arrogant but i would say the majority is tongue in cheek and aimed to get people to have their say. On his continuous mention of his family what is wrong with having the balls to say you are proud of your wife and kids and love them? I wander how many people who don't agree with him will go to his upcoming tour and have their say to his face. Gaunt v Galloway? Gaunt every time.
Steve has grasped it.I don't think frightening ordinary working folk because they are ill is on.Or is it?
Joules.Do doctors,nurses etc.not work then?
A tad Stalinistic methinks and retro-Essex Thatcherite.
Its not always JGs views i disagree with... its just him and THAT VOICE i cant stand, as has been mentioned he sounds demented and frankly he winds me up,Mike Dickin(RIP) and Ian Collins held similar views but presented them far better. Ive also thought how can he can work for a right wing radio station and a New labour supporting newspaper at the same time!
I agree with 95% of what Mr Gaunt has got to say, and he's a total breath of fresh air. But today, show about Iraqs' increased troops and supporting the war, he sadly came over as abit of a TW@T. Abit like BLAIR! I too backed Blair and believed his lies, but I'm humble enough to recognise I was wrong. On such an issue maybe Jon should accept that maybe for once, "the livey lived liberals" might be right!
It's time for all to realise that John Gaunt reflects the views of a large majority of frustrated voters who are on the verge of GIVING UP! I share his beliefs that this great country we live in no longer looks after middle England. It only cares for those who can't care for themselves or choose not, and take the rewards for opting out of a hard working ethos. In addition the mass migrants from all over the world who come to England to milk it for all its worth.
John Gaunt if he ever goes into politics would not only get my vote but also a party activist too! We must fight the liberal wolly wet politics that governs this country, where P.C.has finally strangled opinion, apart from o here and his show! John Gaunt though eager to hear his own voice does make very good sense!
I will continue to listen to him when ever I can!
What rewards are there in opting out[by cicumstance or otherwise]?.This government has made a religion out of 'the work ethic'.Come on;do some back up work or you'll be called an OIK next-soon you will be telling me that global warming is a myth.Despair.
Heh antidrogue, take a look at the many drawing from the state...some deservidly so, many too idle to make an impact on the planet.
Everyone has a responsibility to contribute to this country but often it's easier not to bother.
Global warming, who said it doesn't exist certainly not me!
Are you saying that opting out is the right way to progress?
Why dont we all ride around on horseback and not bother trying to make a difference?
Not for me thanks I want to be able to say I did my best.
Jon Guant is a legend need I say more,you liberal prats.
Peter,who looks after those who cannot look after themselves? As for
immigrants[I'm NOT P.C.]I am with you up to a point.
The global warming reference concerned J.G.,who is in denial-not you!
Progress[needs defining - e.g. both Adam Smith and Karl Marx[unlikely bedfellows]said an efficient society needs a caring welfare state.
Would not an idle person use as much energy[heating bills etc.]as someone else?
As for trying one's best-I did - and the rest[N.H.S.].Only got me grief. Responsibility-mm-save that for another day.
I enjoy Talk Sport but a sad day when this loudmouth was given the prime time slot.
Bottom line if you don't agree with his opinion you get cut off. He's found a way to make easy money simple as that!
Thats funny I hated Talk Sport (or Talk Football as it should be called) before Gaunty turned up.
Go figure as you yanks like to say.
Jon Gaunt is a f\*\*king tw\*t. On Newsnight and on This Week he obnoxiously talks over other guests and then gets uppety when they interrupt him. He is an inarticulate pleb who believes volume can stand in for logic and civilised debate. What a f\*\*king c\*\*t. I hate him so much I googled him to rant about him.
The thing to remember about Gaunt is that along with the Richard Littlejohns and James Whales of this world is that they are cowards who would never dare to talk to people face to face the way they do in print and on air.The only thing bigger than their gobs and egos is their yellow streaks.
i've read all the above comments and without sounding like i'm repeating the pro- JG lobby i think his column and his talk show represents the hard working, tax paying, law obiding citizen. He dares to oppose the left who have gone unopposed for too long. We've had left wing views shoved down our throats for too long by the BBC and i'm glad to see JG has been invited to air his opinions on question time, newsnight and this week. However when it comes to question time i sympathise with JG as he is in front of a hand picked left wing audience but thats whats great about JG, he's not frightened to challenge the left even if there are 200 of them in front of him. I want to see and hear more from the likes of JG, the majority who agree with him has been silenced for too long. Disagree with me? come live in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, the absolute defintion and finest example of failed multi-culturism in the world.
please could we have John Gaunt.. to replace George Galloway on the evening show.
Although sometimes he can come over a bit Alan Partridge, I applaud JG for his stand against against the tiresome green brigade. When the country comes to a halt with everyone tending to their small-holdings and travelling by donkey (sorry I forgot, animal rights), what will be left for the liberals to moan about? What will the next target be? Concrete? Will solar panels be deemed eco-nasties as they wont decompose? Shoes?! Keep it up Jon, don't let them win....I like my shoes.
im sickened by what all of you have written. this man is saying what is wrong with Britain and you lot are to left wing to stand up for what needs to be done. if any of you actualy read the news you'd see that criminals are using race against police and the police arent able to do thier job and protect the innocent but the way everyone in this run down country seem to act like you want no protection and want a criminal run society, i for one do not. This person is a good man and should not be critasized for speaking the truth (so much for freedom of speech)
From perusing some of the above comments one would assume that if one is not left-wing one is a'namby pamby' liberal or right-wing.
Now if you want to belong to the Hitler;Stalin;Pol-Pot;Mugabe etc.brigade fine but don't forget it was the left-wing that allow you to do it-freedom of speech;the vote;a working wage[in some cases]trade unions and I'd like to say a free press but i'm not sure.Anyway the list is endless.
As it is feudalim is creeping back in[minimum wage violations etc.]AND slavery has returned in the form of N.H.S.workers being told to work days for free!Can you imagine if the railway/tube workers[just one example]were asked to do the same.
Just one ALL-OUT strike by health workers is all I ask.
It would do the trick.I just hope the first patient to die didn't do so long drawn out and painfully.
By the way.do left-wingers not work?
Before he slung his hook to France,the bloated oaf was ranting on about how none of Blairs sons have gone to fight in Iraq.The last time i looked we had a volunteer professional army.Does anyone believe that if his cosseted kids were boys he would be on at them to join up.
i'm actually rightwing and tend to agree with most of what Guant says, However i really really hate the bloke, i'd much rather listen to Ian collins james whale or mike dickin(rip) Really gripps my shit the way he talks to some people and the way he lets critism really get to him!! On the show today he constantly went on for almost an hour about some journo who had slagged him off and James whale cause he takes the piss with his sweep pupet at night! The bloke is an irritating prick...
Why should Blair's sons fight in Iraq? It wasn't them that took us into a stupid and illegal war.
Gaunt is a dick-head.
wotannoys me aboutJG is how he likes to tell everyone how well he,s doing for himself .
Id like to know if he payed all his creditors back who were owed money after his bankruptcy now that he,s living in a Footballers Mansion with plastic boy pissing in a fountain