More detail would no doubt have been helpful. But honestly I thought running her quotes at length, in which she sets out her reasoning for the policy, was the priority in the space I had. And I think the debate that followed has vindicated this.

You were replying to my post. In the third person. It's unusual.

Hi Jonathan, I had read about the Tory policy in preparation for the interview, which is why I asked her about it. I didn't have space or time to explore it in great detail, because I had much ground to cover. Others have run with it, which is good

Your patronising and snarky tone seems unnecessary

Hi Jonathan, you can talk at me rather than in the third person! I haven't misrepresented her policies. Nor have I "sanewashed" them, whatever that means. Just presented them to the world concisely, as it was a shortish profile interview that covered lots of ground, not a detailed policy debate.

The standfirst is a bit frothy. But other than that I'm not sure what you mean by "the blithe way it has been promoted". We described Katie as a hardliner in the headline, which she is.

There has been a torrent of discussion about the interview, which again feels like a good thing.

I framed her view as a sombre and radical position, because it is, but I'm not sure it's my place as an interviewer to insert masses of my own opinion. People can - and have - made their own minds up.

Hi Ben, I certainly take responsibility ahead of my editors.

I asked Katie about something that is official Tory party policy. She expressed a view in support of that. Lots of people found that view abhorrent. I think the interview served its purpose, because now people know what Tory policy is.

Thanks D

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