Cameron wimps out of election debates

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Cameron wimps out of election debates, One debate is all he will do

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April View member profile	21st March 2015, 03:14 PM Post #21
changed the game with that digital drop Joined: 26 September 2010 Posts: 13,000 User: 11,905	A deal has been reached... Live Q&A session with David Cameron & Ed Miliband (separately) on Sky News + Channel 4 (26th March) Leaders debate featuring the 7 parties previously mentioned on ITV (2nd April) Opposition leaders debate featuring the 5 non-governing parties on BBC One (16th April) Primetime Question Time special with the 3 main party leaders (appearing separately) on BBC One (30th April)


Qassändra View member profile	21st March 2015, 04:10 PM Post #22
DROTTNING! Joined: 15 April 2006 Posts: 63,953 User: 480	FFS!


Suedehead2 View member profile	21st March 2015, 04:43 PM Post #23
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,684 User: 3,272	So, Miliband gets to appear in four debates, Cameron three and Clegg just two (including one which is so crowded that no leader will face any real examination). How does that satisfy impartiality rules?


Rooney View member profile	21st March 2015, 05:06 PM Post #24
WINTER IS COMING Joined: 7 March 2006 Posts: 45,606 User: 88	Sounds good to me. Stops Leaders scoring points off each other, and might be good to actually share their policies instead of trying to bat each other down.


Suedehead2 View member profile	21st March 2015, 05:14 PM Post #25
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,684 User: 3,272	QUOTE(Rooney @ Mar 21 2015, 05:06 PM) Sounds good to me. Stops Leaders scoring points off each other, and might be good to actually share their policies instead of trying to bat each other down. But will the people chairing these debates actually ask some difficult questions? Or will they just bow and scrape before Cameron in their usual way?


Klaus View member profile	21st March 2015, 05:19 PM Post #26
❤️❤️➕🟦 Joined: 3 June 2012 Posts: 22,246 User: 17,160	QUOTE(Rooney @ Mar 21 2015, 05:06 PM) Sounds good to me. Stops Leaders scoring points off each other, and might be good to actually share their policies instead of trying to bat each other down. I agree, hopefully it gives a chance for them to discuss policies properly. I'm extremely tired of every politician attacking the other parties, it's boring and does nothing to help me decide where my vote is going.


April View member profile	21st March 2015, 05:32 PM Post #27
changed the game with that digital drop Joined: 26 September 2010 Posts: 13,000 User: 11,905	QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Mar 21 2015, 05:14 PM) But will the people chairing these debates actually ask some difficult questions? Or will they just bow and scrape before Cameron in their usual way? The presenters are David Dimbleby (BBC), Julie Etchingham (ITV), Jeremy Paxman and Kay Burley (Channel 4 + Sky News). Dimbleby and Paxman have a proven record in the political world of course, Burley's get a record for being a dick but I don't know much about Etchingham. QUOTE(Suedehead2 @ Mar 21 2015, 04:43 PM) So, Miliband gets to appear in four debates, Cameron three and Clegg just two (including one which is so crowded that no leader will face any real examination). How does that satisfy impartiality rules? Apparently Clegg was excluded from the BBC debate at the request of David Cameron!


Popchartfreak View member profile	21st March 2015, 06:02 PM Post #28
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 July 2012 Posts: 22,876 User: 17,376	worst of all worlds. One show with 7 answers to the same questions will be tedious and fairly limited for time reasons. Miliband vs Cameron gives them opportunity to just slag each other off, as opposed to debate, 5 opposition parties without right of response from the the other 2 will just be government-attacking, so the only one that really counts is the last one. I would have preferred a tub of lard to be honest...


Suedehead2 View member profile	21st March 2015, 10:24 PM Post #29
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,684 User: 3,272	QUOTE(Apricot @ Mar 21 2015, 05:32 PM) The presenters are David Dimbleby (BBC), Julie Etchingham (ITV), Jeremy Paxman and Kay Burley (Channel 4 + Sky News). Dimbleby and Paxman have a proven record in the political world of course, Burley's get a record for being a dick but I don't know much about Etchingham. Apparently Clegg was excluded from the BBC debate at the request of David Cameron! So, if those presenters want to restore some faith in the process, here are some questions for Cameron. In the last election campaign, you said "No top-down reorganisation of the NHS. How did that work out?" How much money has your party received from companies and individuals who have benefited financially from your NHS reorganisation? In his first Budget, the Chancellor promised to eliminate the deficit by 2015. He failed, didn't he? Your party chairman, Grant Shapps lied about whether he had a second job after being elected as an MP. When a constituent accused him of having a second job, he threatened the constituent with legal action unless there was a full apology. Why is Shapps still in the Cabinet? Have you had any contact with Andy Coulson recently? You have accused the Leader of the Opposition of being "a waste of space". Is that language fitting for a Prime Minister or does it demean the office you hold? You said you wanted to be PM "because I thought I'd be good at it". Do you still think that?


Popchartfreak View member profile	21st March 2015, 11:12 PM Post #30
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 July 2012 Posts: 22,876 User: 17,376	Good questions. sadly most of these will be basically Andrew Mart type solo interviews so not worth watching as they will add nothing a normal interview couldn't cover.


April View member profile	21st March 2015, 11:50 PM Post #31
changed the game with that digital drop Joined: 26 September 2010 Posts: 13,000 User: 11,905	QUOTE(popchartfreak @ Mar 21 2015, 11:12 PM) Good questions. sadly most of these will be basically Andrew Mart type solo interviews so not worth watching as they will add nothing a normal interview couldn't cover. Jeremy Paxman is presenting though.


Suedehead2 View member profile	22nd March 2015, 12:22 AM Post #32
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 13 April 2007 Posts: 36,684 User: 3,272	QUOTE(Apricot @ Mar 21 2015, 11:50 PM) Jeremy Paxman is presenting though. That doesn't mean he will ask any of my questions. Nor does it mean that when Cameron goes blathering on about how the UK has the fastest growth in the G8 - and he will - he will be asked how UK growth compares with the rest of the G8 over the last four years. I'm restricting it to four years because, for the first year of this government, it is impossible to say how much was due to the actions of this government and how much was due to the actions of the previous administration. I would hope that Paxman would have the real answer in his notes - after all, given his record, Cameron will just make up an answer. However, I would be surprised if the question is even asked. This exceptionally dim-witted PM has rarely been asked any really searching questions.