TV Debate - who did best?

Italy,

Like you I can't see any good reasons to vote Conservative yet but I do feel disappointed about that. I still don't really get what they are saying about a lot of things especially schools I don't see how we can solve the problems ourselves. I hadn't considered the crime rates but you make a good point.

I am trying to keep an open mind. I too find myself veering leftish this morning but as I live in a 'fairly' safe Conservative seat I don't know that it makes any difference. I found out the previous results and am now considering a tactical vote.

I'm still a 'floating' voter at the moment, but I'm starting to think GillieBollie has made a very good point. We certainly don't want things to get worse recession-wise and my other fear with a Tory government is a rise in crime rates. I understand that many people in this country are cheesed off with the benefits culture, but at the end of the day if these people have their benefits stopped are they likely to start commiting crimes, which I have been told happened under the last Tory government? NC put me off Lib Dem with all the Trident stuff. Can anyone tell me some good reasons to vote for Tory? I think I am veering towards Labour.

This will be my 8th General Election.

Voted for the first time ever(Lib Dem in 1979, when Maggie got in) and I had to justify debate my voting opinions as part of my A level exams, as part of my oral exam. In French.

We were so engaged with politics back then.

I think giving 16 year olds the vote is great.

At the risk of being called odd - I am fascinated by the different interpretations, not least how the polls are all over the place. I'd always just assumed that polls were well - accurate as far as they went. Its a whole new world to me. I've been checking out the BBC.

I have not read the entire thread but will say this from the first few bits.

Everyone employed by the Govt. is probably cacking their pants as we will not need as many advisers/social workers.......or Consultants.

So many of you will be out of a job and stop advising people to act on the party rule.

Yayyyyyyy!

Edam - Yes, let's get together v soon. Will email you once they all go back to school. DS3 got into R nursery btw and we should hear about DD for school next week. So we'll be seeing you at the school gate.

"poll results are horribly incomplete. ... Can we please have all the results?"

It would make sense for a separate Topic area to be created that only MNHQ could post in, so the announcements of polls and their results could be posted in one place.

I saw Justine's posts in a couple of other threads (by which time MNHQ had closed the poll) so just got a message as if there was a technical problem with the poll site (didn't just give the results like polls on most forums).

18 year old son is disgusted to live in a Tory safe seat on his first opportunity to vote. I suppose that's as it should be. I would be kind of appalled if he was a young Tory.

I absolutely will!

hilarious, twinker. i hope you and your fantastically funny pals are ptsl.

i take it you'll not be voting, then?

that was a dare! lol

BOGIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I shall await your report with interest, young Swedes...

(pray explain the GS thing - in what way is it baloney? Must catch you for a drink and fill you in on v. entertaining scandal re. my old boss and a proper police fraud investigation and everything... it is rather satisfying when an enemy gets their comeuppance!)

Edam - Will see how getruncken I get.

Oooh Goldman stuff on telly. V exciting development - a load of old balloney the SEC charge. Politics at play.

Nick Clegg seemed to have more empathy with the audience - very smart with his body language too. I thought he seemed the most human of the lot so, I think people in general will find it easier to relate to him. We'll see if he will be able to maintain it for the other debates - I think he will.

I think David Cameron was a bit nervous and didn't come across that well compared to the one to one interview with Mark Austin on Monday. He looked like he was having an out of body experience. He will recover.

I still can't believe Gordon Brown got a laugh. He was better than I thought and wasn't that stilted; his smiles were genuine to me. He seems a safe pair of hands in spite of the economic situation.

I know who I'm voting for but I'd decided before the election was announced.

Sweedes, You need perhaps to look at the Primark thread and several others you'll find me on lots of them. I post on what I am interested in.

Alicatte - V sorry. But we have had poltical infiltrators before now.

Swedes - wiki, while far from infallible, suggests Alain doesn't have any brothers.

Thanks Aitch - people have the right to express their ideas I know.

Aliacatte - I'm not upset. Your posts just seemed a little odd. Sorry, certainly didn't make you feel unwelcome. But I looked earlier at your threads and you only seem to have posted on politics threads. Surprised you aren't interested in wider issues on Mumsnet.

ach, don't worry alicatte, i'm sure you can understand why people might be sus about infiltration etc. welcome to mn.

Sweedes,

I'm sorry that you feel upset - I can see that you feel strongly and that is, of course, your right.

I only looked at this site this week - I saw it on the television. I'm a schoolteacher and don't really get much time outside the holidays. I have quite enjoyed sharing opinions and reading those of others. I think it's a wonderful site and have been reading and posting on a lot of threads.

You don't make me feel very welcome.

Good grief, our way, of course!

Have been wondering the same thing but haven't bothered to find out. Name can't be a coincidence, though, surely?

I bet the bookies round are way aren't taking much money on PL losing! (Go on, I dare you to remind him about that speech...)

Edam - Is our Labour candidate the younger brother of Alain de Botton? I think he seems nice. But v v young. Wm Hill are offering 500/1 for PL retaining his seat.