I agree on your point about dodging the questions but unfort DC is better at dodging questions and coming out better. The problem with Ed is he actually tries to answer them instead of lying in all bar the coalition question.

 

He was between a rock with the post election coalition stuff - if he had gave in at all every tory paper tomorrow morning would have led with it and he would have lost alot of undecided middle england votes next thursday. He stod his ground ok i thought. I missed the guy from the financial centre who said a Labour government want to destroy the money making sector of the economy. What did he say?

He basically took huge offence when Ed said that the crash came because we were too reliant on the financial sector and we needed to diversify.

Watching Ed tonight was the first time throughout this campaign I've felt cringing a bit at him, that audience was ruthless (to be fair they were ruthless to all three but especially Ed it felt like), but all that shit about the last Labour government spending too much got tiring very quickly and it didn't seem like he had a great defence.

 

But the notion that he is going for a minority government is rather intriguing, I hope it doesn't backfire on him, he's got to be under an extra onus to deliver what he says now that he's made such a big deal of being an honest underpromising guy.

 

 

That stuff was ridiculous and the prop DC had of Liam Byrnes note left behind was all done to control the debate and ignore the fact the economy hasnt recovered yet because of Osbornes financial austerity measure and the deficit hasnt been reduced. I was shouting at the screen when that silly 'small business woman' said if Ed Balls had said that as a ceo he would have got sacked - BEING A POLITICAN ISNT THE SAME AS BEING A CEO OR AN ACCOUNTANT!!!!!

 

Milliband didnt successfully swipe away these views on the last labour government by saying the economy was growing in May 2010 and it was a global financial crisis not labour overspending. And most annoyingly of all the tories had agreed to follow labours spending plans from 2007-10 before lehman bros. But these arguements are probably too hard to narrate to the public in a way most will understand compared to the rights simplistic narrative of the crash.

He basically took huge offence when Ed said that the crash came because we were too reliant on the financial sector and we needed to diversify.

 

 

Imagine wanting a balanced economy not in awe of one sector which isnt regulated at all??

So it turns out one and possibly two of the questions to Ed last night were Tory plants.

 

http://labourlist.org/2015/05/about-that-q...-time-audience/

I havent recieved my Labour List today yet, was wondering what happened. This doesnt surprise me in the slightest!!

Millibands little SNP announcement last night is going to go down about as well as UKIP this side of the border. If anything it's going to push more people too the SNP and not bring people back to Labour.

 

Firing Jim Murphy would make a difference. He's probably the biggest f***wit outside of UKIP in Scottish politics. honest to God want to smack him in the face with a shovel every time he opens his mouth. He makes my skin crawl

Will the SNP support Labour in the House of Commons?

Firing Jim Murphy would make a difference. He's probably the biggest f***wit outside of UKIP in Scottish politics. honest to God want to smack him in the face with a shovel every time he opens my mouth. He makes my skin crawl

Why is Murphy opening your mouth? :unsure:

:drama: that'll teach me to try and be sneaky and browse Buzzjack on my phone at work

Why is Murphy opening your mouth? :unsure:

It helps when feeding someone a Cornetto :basil:

Bloody Scottish politicians and their pseudo-sexual ice cream feeding sessions.

The new Ashcroft polls are in - Jim Murphy looks like hes getting some tory support as hes reduced the gap in his seat!!

 

Esther McVey also closing the gap in Wirral West!

One thing that should help Labour in the Wirral is that the Greens aren't standing (purely to try and unseat Esther McVey), but Ashcroft is still including them in his polls for it. That said, Labour would still probably need to keep within about 3% of the Tories nationally to have a chance to have a chance, which is increasingly doubtful.

 

In any case, it just shows what a nonsense the media mantra that Miliband's problems are with "Middle England" when they're competitive there while apparently well behind in far poorer constituencies.

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That Battersea Tory majority does pain me though. Talk about the ground zero of homeless spike and poor door Britain.

She does have the support of David Attenborough and Joanna Lumley though.

If one were to choose 2 celebrity supporters I can think of none better to have on board.

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That Battersea Tory majority does pain me though. Talk about the ground zero of homeless spike and poor door Britain.

 

 

I'm not overly knowledgable about specific uk seats but I always assumed Batersea was a labour area - the name sounds poor - or is it a UKIP target?!

One thing that should help Labour in the Wirral is that the Greens aren't standing (purely to try and unseat Esther McVey), but Ashcroft is still including them in his polls for it.

The fact that they're not doing the same in Hallam may save Clegg his seat.

The TORY I mean erm.. MORI poll has a 6 point Tory lead, YouGov has a 1 point labour lead, Survation now has a 1 point Labour lead after having a 4 point Labour lead not so long ago.

 

Interestingly The Guardian are not saying they are now a Labour paper but they are saying that they are backing Labour! http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2...on-needs-labour

 

But yeah their poll of polls has the Tories 2 points ahead as some said already unfortunately.

May2015's Poll of Polls has Labour 0.1 ahead.

This is the man who's in the best position to take Nigel Dodds' seat in North Belfast -

 

 

Did no-one at any point stop and think that maybe this isn't the best advertisement for a candidate?