when did you stop beating your wife uk attorney general

When did you stop beating your wife mean?

Sep 25, 2019 · In her point of order, Ms Hardy said: "During that question and answer session the Attorney General made a joke about the phrase 'when did you last stop beating your wife'.

Why do people ask me if I used to beat my wife?

Sep 25, 2019 · In her point of order, Ms Hardy said: "During that question-and-answer session, the Attorney General made a joke about the phrase 'when did you last stop beating your wife'. "Now part of the reason...

What is a good response to the question “Have you stopped beating?

Sep 25, 2019 · 14:29, 25 Sep 2019 The Government’s top lawyer triggered a domestic violence row today after being accused of telling a joke about wife beating. Attorney General Geoffrey Cox QC was rapped by a...

What does Lady Hale’s verdict mean for Brexit?

Sep 19, 2011 · When did YOU stop?” The key is to use humour and immediately use a “mirror attack”. Never, ever go on the defence. It will usually stop the attack right then and there and perhaps the person will simply exit the stage or interview. James Barclay April 10, …

Defense

A common way out of this argument is not to answer the question (e.g. with a simple 'yes' or 'no'), but to challenge the assumption behind the question. To use an earlier example, a good response to the question "Have you stopped beating your wife?" would be "I have never beaten my wife".

Historical examples

Diogenes Laërtius wrote a brief biography of the philosopher Menedemus in which he relates that: