Brexit Arms: the discussion continues....

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I'm not promising to be the resident landlady, and I can't even hope to moderate the discussion or offer up great memes etc because I don't know how, but here's opening the next iteration....

First drink is on the house.

WTF is she playing at?

Will you agree to play nicely?

oh crap they have adverts on ITV, thats a bit shit

Bloody hell WTF? A handshake, like they're making up after a playground punch-up?

Handshake was hilarious! Personally think BJ has come out best so far. Still a while to go though.

Level pegging so far, I think, but Boris got the first cheer and Jezza got the first jeer.

Those wonky specs are a distraction...

Surely Corbyns repeated refusal to state which way he’d vote if there was another referendum is proof that a vote for Labour is a vote for the unknown WRT to Brexit

Agreed Bear Everything does come back to Brexit, and JC's bum is chock-full of splinters from sitting on that particular fence for so long.

Singing 28% of income tax. NI, VAT and Council tax and even corporation tax not so much.

If you want to see pay high earners what they demand taken to its logical conclusion then this article on SF from a couple of days ago gives a clue.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50295130

Still voting Tory to get Brexit done though - panic not.

This is a truly ridiculous format - patronising twaddle

Extra pair of glasses on JC's table? That left eye is almost closed.

agree, awful format. bloody waste of time

Well that was a complete waste of time wasn’t it.,

DH noticed that as well Limer - wonder if someone whispered something about his other glasses being wonky??

I think he changed them to make that final statement to camera Arse - the second pair didn't have that weird odd lens look to them.

They are so coached it just looks stage managed even though they didn't know the questions. Surprised that it didn't get nastier - well done both on that count. Not sure what anyone learned though.

Lots of people on Twitter talking about Corbyns glasses, some comparing it to when Hillary collapses in 2016

Neither of them said anything new to convince any floating voters. I think BJ was the better performer though (seeing as it was a piece of theatre rather than a genuine political debate).

Howabout

It was a terrible format, wasn't it? Fewer questions, allowing longer answers, in the first half might have been better followed by probing questions in the second half. If Julie Etchingham had spent less time talking over them, it would have helped too. She's not the most naturally authoritative at this.

The 'A Christmas Carol' line was the best bit of that debate! There were some open goals missed by Corbyn. Islamophobia in the Tory Party? Not a peep of retaliation. Surely he could have come up with a stance on Brexit. Even if just to explain his neutral stance. The clapping was irritating too. Luckily some sore hands put a stop to that pretty soon. At least the other leaders interviews will be on in an hour to make these two look like titans of political debate

Well. What a dissapointment.

Stupid, pointless effort by ITV.

How they are supposed to debate when natural flow is suppressed, by constant interruptions, clapping, no time for full answers and ad breaks???

Total joke.

I could have chaired a debate between a group of over tired toddlers better.

I swerved the debate and consensus on my twitter was format made it a complete waste of time. AF Neil reckons the format being so formulaic gave JE an impossible job.

Not gonna criticise anyone on their glasses. I have several pairs and can't get on with any of them.

And when the future of the country hangs in the balance, let’s waste yet more time with a daft question about christmas presents.

Unbelievable.

Yougov say Boris won the debate 51% to Corbyns 49%. Apparently Labour supporters thought Corbyn did better and Conservatives preferred Boris.

yawn

LOL Walking ...and in other news, the pope is catholic.

There are other leader debates lined up, don't think I'll be bothering with them unless anything game changing comes up in the meantime.

The country it truly split 😮!
For a palette cleanser heres the debate between Jenkins & Benn back in the day
m.youtube.com/watch?v=_zBFh6bpcMo