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I wonder if Jonathan Aitken or Lord Archer had been interviewed last night by Paxman that he would have mentioned in his 'introduction' their 'criminal convictions'? I very much doubt it, so why with Barton, or is it because he is a 'member of the lower classes?'.
Paxman despite being very good is a horrible snob at the best of times.
Probably would have. Just as he would if interviewing Jonathan King.
Joey Barton was an average premiership footballer who achieved notoriety through being a violent thug, including beating up children, and has now become something of a circus act for his habit of quoting Nietzsche on Twitter. Look at how the smelly monkey can learn to speak - isn't it cute!