******* Official Match Thread - ITV Leaders Debate *******

[TomandJerry]

7 leaders. There are 4 questions being asked, with a response from each leader, plus an introductory and a closing statement. That's 42 sections to start with. Being generous and saying that with no adverts (?) apart from following the program before the next one starts at 10pm, then that's 118 minutes of debate time. Cut that down to 116 to allow the presenter's speel/credits at the start. That's 2 mins 45 seconds per statement/reply without binfestery. It will not/cannot work well.

 

[clippedgull]

One advert break!

After this one we have two more

A Challengers Debate with Labour, UKIP, SNP, Plaid Cymru, Greens 16th April

Then Question Time with David Dimbleby with Cameron, Miliband, and Clegg taking questions taking questions from the audience sequentially 30th April

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

They need to set the criteria to take part in future debates in law.

Something like : you needed to have 5% of the vote, OR have taken 5+ seats at the last election. Qualifying Parties who don't want to participate, automatically empty-chaired.

7 participants means there is not enough time for each.

 

[Norman Potting]

There should be a Bake Off option, plus a Harry Hill type "Fight" one.

 

[Kuipers Supporters Club]

IMO - If PC are there - then so should the DUP - who have nearly triple the amount of seats.

It should be for Parties who have a national share of 5% and above by a certain time - over the whole of the UK.

SNP, DUP, PC, should all have and be in debates, but in their respective areas.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Hopefully Natalie Bennett will have stayed up late last night swotting up on her basic Green sums. Lot of ground to regain after her disastrous interview a month ago. Whereas Caroline Lucas is a hugely impressive constituency MP, the Bennett woman comes across as about as someone just playing at being a politician with no discernible conviction.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

for the realtime thread above that pussy poll thing

 

[Worthingite]

Anyone else think that the leader of the SNP looks like wee Jimmy krankie?

 

[shaolinpunk]

Farage has yet to answer anything without mentioning foreign aid

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Stop addressing the camera Ed, I'm going sexy Welsh

 

[GM98]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVxI7h8frpU

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Cameron playing the personal NHS card again

 

[carteater]

**** off Farage, stop talking about ( and blaming) foreign people.

 

[Deleted member 2719]

Ed has been taking extra lessons in smugness, he smug very smug surely no one can take him seriously.
If he gets in we are doomed.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Cameron is struggling, stat-quoted far too much imho

 

[happypig]

Half time. For me, the plucky Scots are ahead by a (vital) away goal.

 

[GreersElbow]

Cameron playing the personal NHS card again

What difference is this to what Labour have been doing?

Both as fallacious as each other.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

What difference is this to what Labour have been doing?

Both as fallacious as each other.

Agree 100%

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Ooh, Clegg has checks at the border. That'll sort it.

 

[Blue3]

Nick and David trying far to hard to discredit each other and Nigel is looking very scary