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Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Channel Seven star blasts the cream of Australian television talent for being unbelievably arrogant and incredibly egotistical after partying with them for one night
star Brian Taylor has raised eyebrows after blasting the 'arrogance' of Aussie TV stars who attended the Logies recently in Sydney. Speaking on his Life of Brian podcast, the footy commentator didn't name any entertainment identities as he 'didn't want to embarrass anyone' - but Taylor is unlikely to be invited to the red carpet event in 2026 and beyond following his vicious rant. A polarising character himself, Taylor felt some A-listers were 'caught up in the moment' before labelling some aspects of the gala evening a 'zoo.' 'I wouldn't say the Logies is everyone's choice of event — I think a lot of people try and avoid events like this,' Taylor said. 'I go, not because we (Channel Seven) are going to win anything because we never win anything and we probably should. 'I go to observe people and see how they are acting. It's fascinating to see it up close. Speaking on his Life of Brian podcast, the footy commentator didn't mince his words, also stating he couldn't believe how much some stars relished the red carpet 'The actors, they are so caught up in the moment. Arrogance is easy to find. It is (just) unbelievable. 'I'm not going to give any examples because I don't want to embarrass anyone. (But) the way they walk around and strut around. 'I thought we as sports people (were egotistical), but not in comparison to these guys. '(On the red carpet) it is a zoo... the women just love it, they can't get enough of it. You've got to see it to believe it.' Taylor, who attended the ritzy event at The Star with colleagues Kane Cornes and Abbey Holmes, was impressed by host Sam Pang. He gave Pang '10 out of 10' when it came to MC duties. Cornes labelled the Logies - where he presented an award on stage with Channel 10's Tara Rushton - a 'different experience.' 'I felt under-dressed compared to everyone else and have never been more out of my comfort zone,' he said on SEN. 'I wanted a selfie with Alf (Ray Meagher from Home and Away) but I wasn't brave enough in the end. 'It was a good night, we had a great table.'
The National
06-08-2025
- Politics
- The National
Catalonia-style indy push? Swinney says 'not going to work'
SPEAKING at The Herald newspaper's Unspun event at the Edinburgh Fringe yesterday, First Minister John Swinney poured cold water on an alternative motion proposed by 43 SNP branches. It calls for the totality of votes for pro-independence parties in the list vote in next year's Scottish elections to be taken as votes for independence. Should these votes exceed 50% across all pro-independence parties, then the Scottish Government should immediately open independence negotiations with the Westminster Government. However, when asked about the plan, the First Minister insisted that it's "not going to work". Speaking to former BBC politics editor Brian Taylor, Swinney was asked whether he had "any truck" with the proposal. He replied: "No, I don't. Because I don't think that is an argument that would have any legal force at the end of it, because it's not an agreed process. READ MORE: Media 'giving false impression' Scots care about independence, Tory MP claims 'It might be what we would like to do – I would love Scotland to be independent today, but it's not going to deliver that process of Scotland becoming an independent country." He was then asked if the SNP branches supporting this motion should drop the idea. He replied: "Well, I don't think it's an idea worth pursuing because I think it's going to lead to the type of situation that has emerged in Catalonia. 'Without an agreed process, Catalonia tried to secure its independence and it did not succeed.' He added: 'I totally understand the frustration and I feel it – but I don't think I am serving people well if I put in front of them a proposition that I know in my heart is not going to work." Catalonia held an independence referendum on October 1, 2017. The referendum was held after the Catalan Parliament, the Generalitat de Catalunya, which had a pro-independence majority, passed its law on the Referendum on Self-determination of Catalonia on September 6 that year. The parliamentary debate was boycotted by the anti-independence parties who walked out in protest. The following day, the Spanish Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional and void and ordered its immediate repeal. The Spanish Supreme Court cited the clause in the Spanish Constitution which states that Spain and its territory are "una e indivisible", one and undividable. This clause effectively prohibits any part of the Spanish state from becoming independent without a Spanish-wide referendum to alter the constitution. The Spanish Supreme Court also cited Catalonia's Statute of Autonomy, which states that any law which alters Catalonia's constitutional status must be passed with a two thirds majority in the Catalan Parliament. Even without the walk-out of anti-independence politicians, this could not have been achieved as the pro-independence parties lacked the necessary numbers. Despite the Supreme Court ruling, the referendum went ahead. It was boycotted by Catalan anti-independence parties, and the local authorities which they controlled refused to facilitate the ballot or provide any means of voting. These parties called upon Catalans who opposed independence to boycott the ballot. The Spanish Government controversially ordered the National Police and the Guardia Civil to physically block citizens from reaching ballot stations. Despite scenes of violence and the difficulty of voting, the "Yes" side won, with 2,044,038 (90.18%) voting for independence and 177,547 (7.83%) voting against – though the turnout was only 43.03%. For comparison, turnout in the 2017 Catalan Parliament elections was 79.1%. The Catalan government estimated that up to 770,000 votes were not cast due to polling stations being closed off during the police crackdown. Given the widespread anti-independence boycott, it's hard to tell what the result of the referendum would have been if those opposed to independence had participated and there had been no attempts from the Spanish government to suppress the vote. However, given that opinion polling in Catalonia at the time consistently showed a small majority for independence, many observers believe that the referendum would have resulted in a small but decisive independence majority. READ MORE: John Curtice lays out 'most likely' route to new Scottish independence referendum The referendum was followed by a declaration of independence, which Madrid refused to recognise or engage with. The international community likewise refused to recognise Catalan independence. Arrest warrants were issued for the president of the Catalan government, Carles Puigdemont, and vice president Oriol Junqueras on charges of abusing public funds on a referendum which the Spanish Supreme Court had ruled illegal. Former president Carles Puigdemont Puigdemont fled into exile in Belgium, while Junqueras was arrested and later sentenced to 13 years in prison. He was pardoned and released in 2021, along with eight other Catalan pro-independence politicians who had been imprisoned for their role in the referendum. The UK Government cannot rule that it's illegal for Scottish pro-independence politicians to stand on an independence platform during a Scottish Parliamentary election. There is no constitutional prohibition in the UK on any part of the UK becoming independent. Neither would it be able to order the police to prevent people voting or take legal action against pro-independence politicians. However, what it would certainly do would be to refuse to engage with the Scottish Government on the issue, no doubt citing the UK Supreme Court ruling that the Scottish Parliament lacks the legal authority to hold an independence referendum. It's worth noting that there was a narrow majority of votes cast for pro-independence parties on the list vote in 2021. Between the SNP, the Scottish Greens and Alba, the pro-independence parties secured an absolute majority of votes cast on the regional list, winning a combined total of 50.1%. However, this did not even register with the Westminster government, which, as we all know, refused to allow an independence referendum to take place. Unless the combined vote for pro-independence parties was well in excess of 60%, which on current polling seems highly unlikely, Westminster would continue to stonewall, gaslight, and obstruct. The international community would also most probably refuse to recognise Scottish independence. Under such circumstances, Spain would threaten to employ its infamous veto on Scottish membership of the EU. That said, Swinney told those attending the Edinburgh event that there would be 'no mucking about' and that voters would be in no doubt that a vote for his party in 2026 would be a vote for Scotland to be an independent country.
Daily Mail
06-08-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
AFL coach opens a can of worms by delivering a stunning snub to Channel Seven
Luke Beveridge has been branded 'footy's most famous grudge holder' after a bizarre moment saw him appear to snub Channel 7 broadcaster Brian Taylor, after the Western Bulldogs sealed an 88-point victory against the GWS Giants on Thursday. Some are now calling for the AFL to step in and investigate the footy coach's snub, after Taylor, who was doing his usual post-match dressing room walk around, asked him for a quick chat. During the 'Roaming Brian' segment, which often throws up plenty of laughs and insights into what the players get up to after sealing such a big win, Taylor asked Beveridge 'for a quick word'. 'Can we just grab one question with you?' he asked the footy coach. Beveridge turned and looked at Taylor, cutting a very frosty look, before ducking around the Richmond and Collingwood great, while muttering a few words back at the presenter. Taylor then added: 'Don't you do Channel Seven anymore, Bevo?' Taylor added, appearing to reference Beveridge's recent feuds with some of Channel 7's presenters. Beveridge had banned certain members of Seven's broadcasting team, including Kane Cornes, from entering the Bulldogs' changing rooms after full-time. Cornes and Beveridge have exploded at each other in recent months, with the polarising former Port Adelaide pundit previously claiming that the coach had underachieved despite clinching a premiership with the Doggies in 2016. Beveridge has hit back multiple times, claiming he feels 'sorry' for anyone who has to work with Cornes. They later appeared to clash on the side of the footy pitch back in May ahead of the Bulldogs clash against Geelong at the GMHBA Stadium. Beveridge had been walking past Cornes, who appeared to turn and fire off some strong words at the coach. Beveridge returned service before walking away. But Beveridge's latest Channel Seven snub appears to have rubbed some of Cornes' colleagues up the wrong way, with Caroline Wilson stating on Tuesday that his behaviour was unacceptable. Wilson, who writes for The Age, did not hold back, lambasting Beveridge for treating Taylor in this manner. 'Luke Beveridge not only embarrassed himself last Thursday night, but he robbed Western Bulldogs supporters of an off-the-cuff insight into one of the club's greatest wins this year,' she said on Tuesday night's episode of The Agenda Setters. 'What a poor look for the Western Bulldogs coach to refuse to speak to roaming Brian of all people. 'But it seems that football's most famous grudge holder has decided to ban an entire network on behalf of one or two commentators, neither of whom were anywhere near the Bulldogs' rooms or in fact the game on Thursday night.' 'The following night, Matthew Nicks delivered a wonderful and again off-the-cuff insight into the joys of primetime victory. Matthew Nicks, a coach who's been smashed by the media in recent years. 'It is just extraordinary to me that a broadcaster that pours millions of dollars and so much more into footy every year is treated like this. 'And that Beveridge repeatedly gets away with it.' She added that members of the Bulldogs' hierarchy should be telling the coach that he should be fulfilling these media opportunities. 'It's extraordinary to me that somebody at the club doesn't tell him that he's got to do it,' she continued. 'What's Brian Taylor ever done to Luke Beveridge? It is just … Just embarrassing.' Journalist Craig Hutchison was equally strong in his assessment of the bizarre moment. Hutchison even went as far as calling on the AFL to investigate Beveridge's snub. 'I'm on the record about the reliance of the game on these two big broadcast deals. It's unthinkable to me,' he said, reflecting on the incident. 'If you are a coach in that situation and you continually don't want to be interviewed, you should be fined immediately. 'I'm staggered the AFL haven't done something about that if that is the case.' It's not the first time that Beveridge has feuded with members of the media. The Bulldogs coach notably held a long-running stoush with Nine's Damian Barrett. Back in 2019, he claimed the journalist had a 'black soul' and had told him to be careful when criticising his players. He has also gone head-to-head with Fox Sports' Tom Morris. Morris had correctly filed reports that Lachie Hunter was set to be left out of a Bulldogs' squad back in 2022 for a match. However, Beveridge later hit back at the journalist over the report, calling it 'gutter journalism'.
News.com.au
06-08-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
AFL urged to take action after Luke Beveridge's Channel 7 snub
The AFL has been told to take action in the wake of Luke Beveridge's Channel 7 snub. The Western Bulldogs coach refused to entertain Channel 7's Brian Taylor following the club's 88-point victory over the GWS Giants last Thursday. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Join now and get your first month for just $1. Taylor was in the middle of his 'Roaming Brian' segment when he attempted to approach the Dogs coach. 'We'll see if we can sneak up on him and just grab a quick word … just having a chat here to the coach,' Taylor said as he roamed the Dogs' rooms. 'I don't know whether we can have a quick word. 'Can we just grab one question with you?'. As soon as the Channel 7 commentator got close, however, Beveridge ducked out of the way before circling around and walking off in footage you can watch in the video player above. 'Don't you do Channel 7 anymore, Bevo?' Taylor inquired. Beveridge muttered something to Taylor and then appeared to say, 'I don't like you.' The incident is the latest in a growing list of run-ins for Beveridge and Channel 7 with the Dogs coach almost coming to blows with Kane Cornes ahead of a clash with Geelong in May. Cornes has clearly struck a nerve with repeated criticism of the premiership-winning coach. Beveridge has since banned Cornes from the Dogs' rooms, but it appears the entire network is in the gun. Veteran journalist Caroline Wilson on Tuesday night said the coach's latest display crossed the line and it was time for the AFL to step in and act. 'Luke Beveridge not only embarrassed himself last Thursday night, but he robbed Western Bulldogs supporters of an off-the-cuff insight into one of the club's greatest wins this year,' Wilson said on Channel 7's The Agenda Setters. 'What a poor look for the Western Bulldogs coach to refuse to speak to roaming Brian of all people. 'But it seems that football's most famous grudge holder has decided to ban an entire network on behalf of one or two commentators, neither of whom were anywhere near the Bulldogs' rooms or in fact the game on Thursday night. 'The following night, (Adelaide coach) Matthew Nicks delivered a wonderful and again off-the-cuff insight into the joys of prime time victory. Matthew Nicks, a coach who's been smashed by the media in recent years. 'It is just extraordinary to me that a broadcaster that pours millions of dollars and so much more into footy every year is treated like this. 'And that Beveridge repeatedly gets away with it.' Host Craig Hutchison took it one step further and said the league should step in and slap the Dogs coach with a fine. 'I'm on the record about the reliance of the game on these two big broadcast deals. It's unthinkable to me,' he said. 'If you are a coach in that situation and you continually don't want to be interviewed, you should be fined immediately. 'I'm staggered the AFL haven't done something about that if that is the case.' Wilson added that higher ups at the club should be pulling the coach aside and telling him he must work with the broadcaster. 'It's extraordinary to me that somebody at the club doesn't tell him that he's got to do it,' she continued. 'What's Brian Taylor ever done to Luke Beveridge? It is just … Just embarrassing.' The Western Bulldogs, currently in ninth spot on the ladder, will return to action on Sunday when they take on Melbourne at the MCG. They finish their season with matches against West Coast and Fremantle as they attempt to make it into the top eight.
The Herald Scotland
05-08-2025
- Politics
- The Herald Scotland
John Swinney opens up on health struggles of wife, Elizabeth
The First Minister was speaking at The Herald's Unspun Live event. Host Brian Taylor asked the SNP leader about Kate Forbes' shock decision to stand down at the next election, and how he balanced family life with high office. Mr Swinney and Ms Quigley have a teenage son, Matthew. READ MORE Asked if he was anxious about taking the job given his wife's illness, he said: 'Yes, I did, and we have both been very open about this. I left office in 2023 because I thought I had asked too much of my family — too many sacrifices. 'I felt my wife needed her husband at her side a bit more. I am not sure she felt that, but I kind of felt I should be a bit closer at hand. 'So when things changed and the gravity of the situation facing my party became clear in late April 2024 we had to talk through what would happen and how we would manage. 'We manage by a lot of help and support from friends locally, and by us just working together to try and make it all work.' Had Humza Yousaf stood down as First Minister a month earlier, Mr Swinney said he would not have been able to take the job as Elizabeth 'was not doing well'. 'And we have just got a period just now, where things are not too good, to be honest. We are struggling a bit at home. 'Normally, I have commitments in the city tomorrow. I would normally stay in Edinburgh — I am going home tonight because I have just got to adjust.' Mr Swinney said he also understood why Ms Forbes plans on standing down. The Deputy First Minister, who has a three-year-old daughter and will be Unspun Live's guest on Thursday, said she did not want to 'miss any more of the precious early years of family life'. 'I totally understand her situation,' he said. 'And she's a superb Deputy First Minister. She's supported me wholeheartedly. She's done a great job, and I am very, very sorry to be losing her, but I understand that it's tough, and she's made her judgement, and she's set out her reasons, and I completely respect that.'
