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Green party blames interview fail on wind-up microphone

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Despite setback, Bennett vowed to continue her work as a wind-up merchant.

Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has apologised for a low-energy interview, and laid the blame on a carbon-neutral microphone.

“When I agreed to be interviewed on the radio, I insisted that they use our own, planet-friendly equipment”, explained Bennett. “It isn’t quite 230 volts but I told them it doesn’t matter because my voice is quite shrill.”

A sound engineer from LBC told us he was rather taken aback by the clockwork equipment.

“When she handed me the microphone, I said ‘is this a wind up?’ She said it was, and demonstrated how to turn the handle.”
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