Scottish presenter slams 'Jihadist losers' in epic speech, praises enduring power of France

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Sam Haysom
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Scottish presenter Andrew Neil has described the Islamic State (ISIS) as a "barbaric death cult that would shame the middle ages" in a stirring two-minute monologue on Thursday night's edition of BBC current affairs show This Week.

Neil used his opening speech to attack extremists, describing them as "Jihadist losers" before listing all the things and people -- from Monet and Camus to Daft Punk and Juliette Binoche -- that make France great.

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