As a young, millennial female, it’s probably unusual for me to like Piers Morgan. But as a journalist, who began her career in the tabloid press, I have always admired and respected him. While I haven’t always shared his views, I’ve thought him, for the most part, fair and on point.
When it comes to holding power to account he is tenacious and single-minded. He is like a dog with a bone until a politician answers his questions. Lesser broadcasters let cabinet ministers obfuscate with endless hot-air; Piers is relentless in his drive to pin them down. His TV interviews are also undeniably entertaining.
This not only makes him a brilliant broadcaster but also one of the country’s most important assets during the Covid-19 crisis. Few journalists have been as effective at finding out what the nation needs to know from visibly panicking ministers as Piers has.
Few journalists have been as effective at finding out what the nation needs to know from visibly panicking ministers as Piers has
But I have found his bizarre public tantrum over Meghan’s mental health and racism revelations not just cringeworthy but also deeply troubling.
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