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Paxman

/ ˈpæksmən /

noun

  1. PaxmanJeremy (Dickson)1950MBritishWRITING: journalistFILMS AND TV: broadcasterWRITING: author Jeremy ( Dickson ). born 1950, British journalist, broadcaster, and author, noted esp for his political interviews
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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In 2003, on the BBC’s Newsnight, Jeremy Paxman used Migration Watch talking points to repeatedly press the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, asking him to state a maximum size for the UK population.

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Jeremy Paxman said Parkinson's "makes you wish you hadn't been born" as he delivered a list of recommendations about the disease to Downing Street.

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Paxman criticised the government's response to the disease after delivering a petition with tens of thousands of names, as well as the charter, which makes five key recommendations:

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But Paxman fears the charter and petition will have "no effect whatsoever" on the government.

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Paxman, who stepped down as host of University Challenge the year after his diagnosis, went to Downing Street on Thursday with fellow members of the Movers and Shakers podcast, which discusses the challenges of living with the disease.

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