Chris Mason
speaker
4,931 appearances
49 recordings
3 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 5d ago
Chris Mason’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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In other words, sometimes you have to
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Keep saying something is white until the point that you say it is black.
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Because if you say something in between, you have effectively moved anyway from one position to the other.
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So had he answered now, he may have genuinely changed his mind over the summer, or he may have been sort of thinking, I don't know yet, or or maybe he's just thought, you know, he couldn't you know, back then when he was talking to Henry, if he had said anything other than yes.
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Yes, I'm sticking around.
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You are effectively saying that you're going.
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Because if you sound if you if you're equivocal
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Well, hang on a minute, what does that say about your c your commitment to your constituents and your willingness to carry out?
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Oh, oh, so you're you're toying with going then.
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So I mean you've effectively checked out.
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You know, that's where the line of questioning would go if you equivocated.
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Um so th there are certain instances it's a bit like when a prime minister's asked if they have confidence in a minister who might be in a spot of trouble.
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You've got to say yes until you say no.
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Um it it's also true, as I throw this in as a thought.
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It's also true when you ask a Prime Minister if they're gonna call an election any time soon.
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They have to say no until they say yes.
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You can't say, Mm, well, I might.
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You just can't you just realistically, you can't.
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You just can't.
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Because that effectively is the same as saying yes.
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