TV Debate - who did best?

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So there you have it. History in the making; the UK's first live Leaders' election debate. Who do you think did best? Has it confirmed/ clarified your choice or even changed your mind?

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i personally thought it was a bit 'goodNIGHT london' and silly, but i wasn't under the impression that people thought he'd remembered. it's okay to like good manners, though, and to think it's well-mannered of him to make the effort to write the names down, imo.

Spidermama - Agree - it was vomitworthy. We want him for Prime Minister becaue he can look dewy eyed and pleading at the camera and write down Jackie, Roger, Dave and June. FGS

lol. whereas we should want dave because he can look sweaty, pink and cwoss.

I agree with Drosophila's post above. I keep asking myself this: what if we all woke up on May 6th and said, sod it, I'm going to vote Green even though I know they aren't going to win my local seat, or run the government. It would still cause enough of a stir to "send a message" that we are actually very concerned about the future of the planet.

(My dd is lobbying hard for me to vote Green, and does not accept at all the idea that it could be a "wasted" vote.)

anyone who votes for GB and labour are mad. They have completely ruined the country. They have allowed people to have all sorts of rights, but people have made to accept no responsibilities. Parents have rights but their children are rude, except no ownership of the way they behave. Benefits have gone mad, with a majority of people sitting nicely on them with no intention of coming off them. We have somehow got to go back to when you work hard you can achieve, things should not be handed on a plate. We have all got to take responsibility of what is happening and stop blaming others. GB has a lot to answer for.

lol at rude children being GB's fault.

Are people really too shy to say they vote Tory? I would have thought people would be deeply ashamed about voting Labour. Voting Lib Dem is a reasonable thing to do though. At least they seem to know what they stand for.

Swedes, bet you had a whale of a time in '92. I remember people walking around in shock asking 'who the hell voted THAT lot in again'.

Think you are fairly safe to organise a Tory victory party in our town, however the nation goes. Someone used that old line about 'you could stick blue rosette on a monkey and get it elected in H' the other day and I had to concede. (Although have to admit PL is not a bad stick, top voting record on civil liberties and good constituency MP.)

Will be interesting to see how the next leaders' debate goes - how Clegg copes with being favourite to win that contest and how the others try to deal with him.

I think I might be a shifty Labour voter. I checked my MP's voting pattern, and he voted strongly in favour of quite a few things I feel quite strongly about myself, though (obviously) the other way.

I would really like to see PR come in.

I'm not too shy to say I'm voting Tory. I don't like the thought of the left lurch this county will take if there is some sort of unholy alliance between to libs and lab.

Lib dem policies will now come under the spotlight- very pro Europe I fear futher sell outs to Brussels and god help us all if we are pushed into the Euro. I think we will be diminished as a nation.

Edam - I'm going for drinks with PL (at someone's drinks party) next week. Have you met the LibDem or the Labour candidate. I've had NO leaflets whatsoever. Have you?

Tash, it was Maggie who signed the Single European Act (or whatever it was called) that handed significant powers over to the EU (or whatever it was called at the time - the EEC IIRC). And it was Major who tried to take us into the ERM. Voting Tory is a pretty ineffective way of protesting against the EU.

Short of voting for a minor party, you are pretty scuttled on that one, sadly. (I'm very suspicious of the democratic deficit in Europe myself, wish there was a way of protesting without voting for that bunch of racists and dodgy geezers in UKIP.)

No, not a sausage.

I dare you to ask PL whether he cringes at the memory of his infamous G&S-stylie party conference speech with his little list attacking single parents etc. etc. (But feel free to tell him your token plebian Labour mate thinks he's a jolly good stick, actually.)

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.

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...)

Good grief, our way, of course!

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.