The BBC unearthed a 1981 Jacob Rees-Mogg interview and it’s terrifying stuff
You might have seen the story earlier this week about the time Jacob Rees-Mogg was interviewed by the BBC’s Today programme on Radio 4 – back in 1981 – and threatened them with legal action when they didn’t pay him his £18 fee.
Young Jacob was 12 or 13 years old at the time.
Now the BBC has unearthed the audio of the video and it’s … it’s … well, have a listen for yourself. It’s only short.
A 12-year-old @Jacob_Rees_Mogg asked the BBC to pay him £18 for this interview in 1981. It took place after he went along to the annual general meeting of the then industrial giant GEC – he had been given some shares in the company… #r4today pic.twitter.com/DB8GePks0y
— BBC Radio 4 Today (@BBCr4today) April 27, 2018
What you think of JRM then pretty much depends on what you think of him now, of course. Hero or utter twat, in other words.
Oh god, where to start on quite how awful this is 😑
— Emma Samkin (@ercsbram) April 27, 2018
What a frightful little tick.
— Bookish Spinster (@SDonsonH) April 27, 2018
Your average 12 year old in touch with other young people……..:/
— Michael (@michaelhill13) April 27, 2018
He's turned out just as one would have expected, listening to that. Very unpleasant.
— Tony Wickham (@TonyWickham) April 27, 2018