Election TV debate

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Originally posted by Chief Chirpa:
So, what did you make of that?

I have to say, I was expecting it to be more gripping, but as none of them had much to say, it just wasn't.

Brown didn't really have a chance, I was expecting Cameron to be much more polished than he was, and for me, I'd have to say it's 1-0 to Clegg.

Like many, watched the first one out of curiosity but no way sitting through another two 90 minute sessions especially when the excellent "Welcome to Lagos" is on t'other side. (P.S. anyone who is still "undecided" or "floating" let's take their vote from them, they get far too much attention).

The undecided make an election!

Otherwise let's give up the whole election business!

How can the decision be made beforehand?

ATB from George

The first Election Debate is now available on DVD!!! : )



In the second debate the threesome star in 'Healthy, Wealthy and Dumb'

and in the third and final debate they star in 'Goofs On The Loose'

Debs

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Originally posted by bob mccluckie:
Cameron - busted flush or what?
Utterly useless tonight.

I agree, but you wouldn't think that if you read the papers this morning. 'Comeback Kid' etc. What world are the newspaper barons living in?
Probably a draw last night - at least Clogg didn't put his foot in it, and they obviously gave Brown some E's to perk him up

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Originally posted by Nero:

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Originally posted by bob mccluckie:
Cameron - busted flush or what?
Utterly useless tonight.

I agree, but you wouldn't think that if you read the papers this morning. 'Comeback Kid' etc. What world are the newspaper barons living in?
Probably a draw last night - at least Clogg didn't put his foot in it, and they obviously gave Brown some E's to perk him up

I watched with my economics student son. We couldn't believe how bad Cameron was, his answers were poor, and to us his facial expression when listening was most disturbing for a potential prime minister. We thought Brown played a blinder compared to last week, and Clegg did enough to stay ahead, making the strongest arguments.

We were totally surprised when the yougov poll gave it to Cameron, with Brown in third. But, both of us take a keen interest in the issues. So we asked my youngest, who is too young to vote and therefore ignores this election (and didn't watch the debates) while he revises like mad for AS-levels, what did he think? "Cameron - it's time for change because the government's not doing well."

Just shows how simple messages beat out reasoned arguments every time. Where's that brick wall to bang my head?

After the last 2 debates my life long elegance to the Tory Party is in tatters
Cameron has not hit any key points with conviction. I don't like what I hear or that I suspect is the reality behind what he says (or not says) & what I see in his body/facial language. His lead team seem lightweight & some of the Tory EU & other allegiances are nothing more than fringe loonies. Sorry but I am moving on.
Clegg makes all the right noises, but I do not see him or his party being capable of much more than joining a coalition. In that respect he is probably a good bet, except the most likely outcome with a Tory to Lib-Dem vote shift is that Labour will retain the majority in a balanced house & that will mean 4 or 5 more years of Labour - No Way please.
Brown & Co are tired, have run out of ideas, cannot be trusted, & frankly have failed miserably over the last 13 years, including leaving us so badly exposed thru Browns fiscal "prudence" as to suffer more than any other leading G8/20 country in the recession.

But my constituency is & always has been Tory. Any other vote is wasted. The sooner we get to PR the better

And what about a devolved ENGLISH Parliament to allow the England the same political status as Scotland, Wales & N.Ire

I wonder if the biggest winner of this election will be the acceleration of voting reform. It does feel as though the political landscape is changing a bit. Big percentage gains by the LD's that fail to be reflected in the numbers of seats gained will be a persuasive argument for change; and surely this will be high on their list of bargaining chips with any suitor for a coalition government.

I'm still standing by my prediction made at the start of the campaign that we end up with a lib-lab coalition where Brown is replaced by Johnson or Milliband.

Bruce

Brown is dead and only the miracle of the voting system can save him. He had nothing but his pathetic joke, pointy finger and interruption.

Clegg - how much is your alternative nuclear system going to cost? How will you side in a hung parliament; number of votes or number of seats?

For me it was a Clegg and Cameron draw, with Brown a distant third; warming his finger and thumbing '1001 Feeble Jokes For Desperate PMs'.

If the Labour Manifesto doesn't mention street lighting, does that mean it will be switched off?

Cheers,
OW

nope, it will be sold so they can have £200/week of food.

Life-long elegance didn't do much for Oscar Wilde.

Politicians always campaign with the argument that it is either "tax increases or less nurses, teachers, firemen etc."

If a politician actually made a case for tax cuts or less HR, accountancy or HSE staff then I'm sure they'd get a good response.

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Brown is dead

What bets on his future existence
(a) A labour win
(b) A labour/lib-dem coalition
I don't think bets are accepted on the other election results

My bet is he won't survive no matter what the election result is
If you believe some of the "tory" press, the Blairite movement are pushing for a change of leader & are planning for a time out of office & looking toward the 2014/5 elections with Balls as leader.

I think Cameron has comitted electoral suicide in the debates.
I reckon we are in for
A Lab-Lib coalition on May 6th, Tories to ditch Cameron and go back to their roots, a further election within 6 months.

Bob

I am showing my ignorance here.

What is the legal position if the Tories hold the largest number of seats but are out numbered by Nulab and the Libs.

Can Gordon still remain as PM ?

Regards

Mick

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What is the legal position if the Tories hold the largest number of seats but are out numbered by Nulab and the Libs.

Can Gordon still remain as PM ?

The party with largest number of seats (in this example the Tories) would be compelled to gain the support of smaller parties to make sure the Bills it was proposing were passed by a parliamentary majority. Formally, this would entail the Queen asking the leader of the party with the highest number of MP's to form a working coalition.