Hockey's case on economy shown to be politics, not economics

Andrew Neil, a right wing journalist from the UK, interviewed Joe Hockey last week. here are a couple of Youtube clips about the interview.

Hockey does not generally submit to interviews and comes off very badly when pressed by Neil, one of a number of top class interviewers in the UK known for getting answers out of people. Hockey's media people obviously didn't know about the trick of having the interviewers microphone set louder than the interviewee!

Neil establishes that Australia is doing better than any other G20 country and that it is difficult to justify claims of a crisis.

The first clip here

On Lateline later Neil answered questions and gives some credit to the Treasurer's case but still puts it into context. He moves away from the Budget as the interview continues.

Lateline clip here