But along with the nightly broadcasts comes robust and addictive. She must have been nervous – as any of us would be – before appearing on the show (she admitted it was a ‘really scary’ prospect). 'It’s a crazy amount of television to be consuming,' Fionnuala Jones, an Irish journalist and Love Island commentator, tells me. So many people think that “politics” is lots of men in suits far away in London, but from the moment we wake up in the morning our lives are political Nothing changes if it isn’t challenged and the more influencers who use their platform to get people engaged, the better.’
Even Love Island’s very own Amber Gill has been very vocal on twitter during the show. It’s easy amid the posturing and jargon to forget that MPs are meant to be members of the community, representatives of the people, such that the complex world of politics can feel like a windy path not to be trodden by ordinary folk.Īs Amy herself puts it in an article written for the iPaper: ‘Politics is all around us. Love Island commentators who have a large following on Twitter, and subsequently high engagement from their tweets on the show - have voiced their frustration on the abuse. These conversations should be accessible, and someone like Amy with a huge following has the power to potentially bring young, politically apathetic people into politics by making it feel like it’s for them, too. She shouldn’t have to be ‘qualified’, whatever that actually means. She also volunteers at her local food bank.īut even such an impressive CV misses the point. A self-professed expert in aviation, trade unions, food insecurity, food banks, young people, excluded freelancers and theatre, she’s been a paid-up member of the Labour party since the age of 17 and recently interviewed leader of the opposition Keir Starmer, taking questions via Instagram Live from young people. Moreover, a quick Google search would have also shown them that Amy is amply qualified.
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He is currently working as the voice and narrator of CBS’ Love Island USA, where he narrates the series seven nights a week. The irony of such a question – given that the star recently told a parliamentary inquiry into influencer culture earlier this month that she didn’t believe social media sites such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram were supportive enough when it came to trolling – is clearly lost on these keyboard warriors. WHO IS MATTHEW HOFFMAN Hoffman is a television host and personality. Nevertheless, one person wrote on Twitter: ‘Why is there a Love Island contestant on Question Time? This used to be a serious political discussion show!’ while another asked ‘And what actual qualifications does Amy Hart have?’
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