Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will appear head to head in telly debates on April 15th, 22nd and 29th. I'm SO excited I can't wait!
The first chinwag will be under the auspices of ITV when Alastair Stewart will be the referee. The debate will deal with domestic issues.
Sky will host the second debate, international affairs will be the curriculum and Adam Boulton will be the invigilator
The final debate will be hosted by good old Aunty BBC with David Dimbleby in the chair presiding over a debate on economic issues
Any member of the voting public can send a question into the programmes, the theory is that the most asked questions will be put to the three great leaders, but the questions will be dismissed unless they are relevant to the themes of the debate.
If you would like to suggest a question you can do so through the following links:
http://www.itv.com/electiondebate/
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Election/debatequestion
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/election_2010/8589502.stm
I doubt if it would be asked, even if it was the most popular question, but what I would ask on the ITV programme is Why are the three representatives of the London Parties frightened of debating domestic issues with representatives of Plaid Cymru and the SNP?
I would ask Sky: Why are the three representatives of the London Parties frightened of debating international issues with representatives of Plaid Cymru and the SNP?
I would ask the BBC: Why are the three representatives of the London Parties frightened of debating economic issues with representatives of Plaid Cymru and the SNP??
I would encourage every Welsh and Scottish Nationalist to post the same questions, and after posting them to announce the fact on their blogs, and their Facebook, Twitter etc accounts.
A two minute protest, that will make a pertinent point if many of us take up the challenge!
All done Alwyn.
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It's going to be shocking. Car crash TV. Mock dividing lines between 3 parties that have agreed on almost every main issue for the past three terms.
ReplyDeleteAfghanistan- all three in favour of it
Iraq- Lib Dems against but chickened out of calling for a withdrawal
Self-determination- All three finding various ways to try and thwart Wales & Scotland (see Lib Dems shocking proposal to reduce the number of Welsh MPs WITHOUT a corresponding increase in AMs)
Welfare reform- all three supporting privatisation
PFI- all three supporting privatisation
The list could go on. But it's the same old London parties or Plaid at this election.
Plaid are better off being left out of these debates in the end, seeing as most people will loathe the men on them and will be wanting an alternative.