A defense of politicians not answering questions directly.
As hard as it is to believe there are actually people that support politicians being vague in their answers to interview questions. Although I totally disagree, here is an article from the BBC that supports politicians dodging questions in interviews. Don’t blame me, I am just trying to be fair and present all views here.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8310198.stm