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I expected Ed to walk this, in all honesty. Obviously saved the worst performance 'til last.0
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What Ed is saying is Vote for me because we made loads of mistakes last time!0
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I'm a Leanne Wood fan.marke09 said:Any Leanne Wood fans ? She is on BBC one Wales at 10.40pm
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The asking the name business getting irritating. Isn't it Rebecca?
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Ed sounds much less fake but perhaps that's because he's got a more engaging personality. As for content....they're all talking bollocks0
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A friend has just texted me and pointed out that Ed's only name checking the female members of the audience.0
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Seems like it, this will be thrown at him if he does try it.Saltire said:Is Miliband really just ruling out any Labour government unless it is the biggest party?
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He certainly isRoger said:Ed sounds much less fake but perhaps that's because he's got a more engaging personality. As for content....they're all talking bollocks
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Ed has just effectively ruled out being PM. EICWNBPM0
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So if ed doesnt get a majority, he wont be PM?0
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Tootipegs is dying in a ditch here, all it needs is someone to bury him. Spades anyone!!!!!0
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Miliband not getting the opportunity to say anything positive.
He's just fending off:
- Overspending
- SNP
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Yes it is... what's your name again?!foxinsoxuk said:The asking the name business getting irritating. Isn't it Rebecca?
When he kept saying "My manifesto" then it reminded me of One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest... "I want MY cigarettes!!"0 -
"I want to govern"
But do we want him to? That's the point.0 -
First friendly question cut off by Dimbleby?0
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Ed might not do a deal with the SNP, doesn't mean Labour won't ditch him for a leader who will.0
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Ed's doing well.0
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Oh Dear! Millibland train crash and on the BBC as well!0
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Paul Waugh @paulwaugh 57s58 seconds ago
Someone in Team Ed blundered by telling him to keep asking the Questioner's name. Comes off as cheesy at best, insincere at worst0 -
Blueberry said:
I'm listening on the radio and get the impression Cameron is nailing this. Lots of energy, articulate and very strong on the detail. He's doing well.
Interesting Blueberry - I listened to Cam on the radio as well and he sounded really good. With his many Cameron Direct meetings where the audiences are not screened he will have been very used to hostile questioning.Blueberry said:I'm listening on the radio and get the impression Cameron is nailing this. Lots of energy, articulate and very strong on the detail. He's doing well.
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If Dumblby had a pistol he would have put Ed out of his misery by now.0
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Cameron mispoke in his first answer because he was trying to avoid waffling, ed isn't as sharp tonight.0
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he asked the girl her name and 5 mins later he refers to her as the woman at the end.0
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Yep, that's the overriding impression: he's not talking about any of his manifesto, just reacting to attack.MikeL said:Miliband not getting the opportunity to say anything positive.
He's just fending off:0 -
I say "Yeah!" to Fox's Universal Constituency Knowledge.foxinsoxuk said:
This just gets worse. Do I need to introduce you to Fox's Universal Constituency Knowledge?JosiasJessop said:
Or an apathyism?JackW said:Coming to a TV near you in a few minutes .... multiple gasms, but will it be a :
Camgasm or Miligasm or a Cleggasm
A rather-be-watching-the-other-channelism?
A they're-as-bad-as-each-otherism?
I think you missed my predictions this morning, the Jessop Integrated Summing Mechanism (JISM), which will overtake your ARSE to become the outstanding electorate prediction benchmark.
Fox's Universal Constituency Knowledge Yeah!0 -
What at?Jonathan said:Ed's doing well.
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Think Ed is doing well under heavy fire.0
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BBC editing team going to have their work cut out to make Ed look good...I guess they will have to settle for making Cameron look shit as well.0
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He wants to implement all his manifesto but won't do a deal with anyone else or compromise. What if they all vote everything down?0
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I would love it if some one replied with a Bart Simpson name. Is Ben Dover in the audience?tlg86 said:A friend has just texted me and pointed out that Ed's only name checking the female members of the audience.
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I said yesterday that Labour would not cooperate with SNP. Ed just confirmed it.0
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You write incredibly good comedy, thank you.Roger said:Ed sounds much less fake but perhaps that's because he's got a more engaging personality. As for content....they're all talking bollocks
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Questioner got to repeat it a moment later. Meaning hostile question on Tories repeated twice. I don't recall any of Cameron's questioners savaging Labour while asking a clearly staged question.Casino_Royale said:First friendly question cut off by Dimbleby?
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Ed is unemployable. If this was for a junior office role, you'd be calling for the next interviewee.
He is that most dangerous person to have in any company - arrogance matched with stupidity.0 -
Ed doing very well now. Survived the onslaught at the start. good stuff.0
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Market reacting to Miliband comment - huge move in next PM.
Cameron in from over 2.5 to 2.28
Miliband out from 1.64 to 1.74
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Amanda Hugandkissfoxinsoxuk said:
I would love it if some one replied with a Bart Simpson name. Is Ben Dover in the audience?tlg86 said:A friend has just texted me and pointed out that Ed's only name checking the female members of the audience.
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I was asked to be up at 5am and go knock up the voters in West Yorkshire on election day.
I was umming and ahhing about it.
After tonight, I soooo am0 -
Will anyone stay watching for Clegg?0
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He's toughing it out under hostile fire. Prepared to disagree with people he disagrees with. Much more substance than the flannel before.nigel4england said:
What at?Jonathan said:Ed's doing well.
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Ed has modelled his q&a style on Blair.0
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You must be watching a different programmeIOS said:Ed doing very well now. Survived the onslaught at the start. good stuff.
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What a shame they didn't get PBers to ask the questions then they could have crowned Dave this evening.0
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Bet they don't even use Overspend-gate.FrancisUrquhart said:BBC editing team going to have their work cut out to make Ed look good...I guess they will have to settle for making Cameron look shit as well.
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How does your wife feel about this?TheScreamingEagles said:I was asked to be up at 5am and go knock up the voters in West Yorkshire on election day.
I was umming and ahhing about it.
After tonight, I soooo am0 -
Maybe the BBC have got in an impartial audience (must note this in my diary). Note that 75% WERE non-Tory voters. (Perhaps Farage calling in the police and other politicians drawing attention to their innate leftwing bias has scared them a bit.)Alistair said:
I'm shocked that an audience e of 75% non-Labour voters is hostile to the leader of the Labour party. Shocked.JackW said:Ed being grilled too.
This is not an easy gig.
Hope those champagne bottles were on a sale-or-return basis.0 -
Politics geeks like us.Casino_Royale said:Will anyone stay watching for Clegg?
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There are always worms with the Sun :-)Chameleon said:
Is there a worm?chestnut said:His worm has just gone subterranean
http://www.sunnation.co.uk/what-will-twitter-make-of-tonights-question-time-debate/0 -
Not doing well is he ? (Milliband) - pleases me the audience sees through him.0
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Ty.chestnut said:
There are always worms with the Sun :-)Chameleon said:
Is there a worm?chestnut said:His worm has just gone subterranean
http://www.sunnation.co.uk/what-will-twitter-make-of-tonights-question-time-debate/
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Not a chance.Casino_Royale said:Will anyone stay watching for Clegg?
Big new drama 'The Game' starts on BBC2 at 9pm.0 -
He really isn't, Jonathan. Believe me, I'd begrudgingly acknowledge it if he was.Jonathan said:Ed's doing well.
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Wow Miliband has a tough gig here. He was quite good in the earlier debates but to my mind he's saved the worst til last - and on prime time BBC TV!0
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Lol would you hell Casino!0
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He's rambling now about zero contracts.Jonathan said:
He's toughing it out under hostile fire. Prepared to disagree with people he disagrees with. Much more substance than the flannel before.nigel4england said:
What at?Jonathan said:Ed's doing well.
If he lived in the real world he wouldn't even get offered one of those.0 -
@Roger
'What a shame they didn't get PBers to ask the questions then they could have crowned Dave this evening.'
A left leaning audience,with Dimbleby not asking any awkward questions & letting Ed not answer the questions, even with your blinkers on should see how hopeless Ed is.0 -
Employers are the reason for high migration now.
Is there any problem in Ed's ivory tower that isn't caused by employment.0 -
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I divide my officers into four groups. There are clever, diligent, stupid, and lazy officers. Usually two characteristics are combined. Some are clever and diligent -- their place is the General Staff. The next lot are stupid and lazy -- they make up 90 percent of every army and are suited to routine duties. Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the intellectual clarity and the composure necessary for difficult decisions. One must beware of anyone who is stupid and diligent -- he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always cause only mischief.MarqueeMark said:Ed is unemployable. If this was for a junior office role, you'd be calling for the next interviewee.
He is that most dangerous person to have in any company - arrogance matched with stupidity.
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Is ED looking for a date....0
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Another female name check. Is he looking for a date?0
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Then you don't know me very well. I have said for months the Tories have been underestimating Miliband.IOS said:Lol would you hell Casino!
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"And let me tell you what we're going to do "
The man's come across fucking awfully tonight.0 -
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"overpromise and under-deliver"---nice riff0
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If Ed is getting a negative on twitter, then he has a problem.Casino_Royale said:
He really isn't, Jonathan. Believe me, I'd begrudgingly acknowledge it if he was.Jonathan said:Ed's doing well.
The twitter demographic should generally be a little bit more favourable to him.0 -
Blair was the undisputed master at this stuff, but I suppose he never had a crashed economy to defend.geoffw said:Ed has modelled his q&a style on Blair.
He had Iraq to defend but he fiercely believed he was right on Iraq and argued it as a matter of opinion. It's a fact that the economy went south and Miliband was a Treasury adviser. It's tougher for him.
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He fell over (well nearly)0
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Miliband's ending slightly better. He got back on track a bit. But I don't think he'll be very pleased with that.0
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Miliband had a tough start and handled it alright. He got a lot stronger as it went on too. But overall he was weaker than Cameron.0
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Bet Clegg does okay. He's good at this, like Cammo.0
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Student Loan question is essentially softball now for Clegg as it's so predictable he's dealt with it so many times before.0
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Not watching, but shocked to find that on PB all righties think Ed is doing badly and all lefties think he is doing well. Whoever would have thought it?0
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Southam I've voted Tory in the past and frequently do but trust me Ed didn't do too well. That's my honest opinion.SouthamObserver said:Not watching, but shocked to find that on PB all righties think Ed is doing badly and all lefties think he is doing well. Whoever would have thought it?
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It was a good ending, but he struggledToms said:"overpromise and under-deliver"---nice riff
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Check out the worm - no contest Ed was poorSouthamObserver said:Not watching, but shocked to find that on PB all righties think Ed is doing badly and all lefties think he is doing well. Whoever would have thought it?
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Nice quote, Sir!dr_spyn said:
I divide my officers into four groups. There are clever, diligent, stupid, and lazy officers. Usually two characteristics are combined. Some are clever and diligent -- their place is the General Staff. The next lot are stupid and lazy -- they make up 90 percent of every army and are suited to routine duties. Anyone who is both clever and lazy is qualified for the highest leadership duties, because he possesses the intellectual clarity and the composure necessary for difficult decisions. One must beware of anyone who is stupid and diligent -- he must not be entrusted with any responsibility because he will always cause only mischief.MarqueeMark said:Ed is unemployable. If this was for a junior office role, you'd be calling for the next interviewee.
He is that most dangerous person to have in any company - arrogance matched with stupidity.
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I'm getting the impression from EdM that he's getting pissed off with this. Not a good look - his voice rises and gets very emphatic. Not reassuring, annoyed.0
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Farage would have excelled here, shame he was given the shut out
Was going to say Clegg is like the bumper race at the end of a decent jumps card that no one hangs around to watch.. but Nige is still to come haha
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Trying to be impartial about this, I was shocked how hostile the audience was towards him and I'm afraid Ed did not handle it well. Of course, it may make little difference. The line about the SNP could make things interesting though.SouthamObserver said:Not watching, but shocked to find that on PB all righties think Ed is doing badly and all lefties think he is doing well. Whoever would have thought it?
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Thought that Ed did well under harsher questions.0
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Seriously, Cam was on form and Mili had a poor night.SouthamObserver said:Not watching, but shocked to find that on PB all righties think Ed is doing badly and all lefties think he is doing well. Whoever would have thought it?
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Clegg seems kinda irrelevant0
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tom bradby ✔ @tombradby
Ed is impressively calm and confident, but I am not sure he has got through this entirely unscathed. Really hard questions
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Just wait for the after-show poll... (if there is one)SouthamObserver said:Not watching, but shocked to find that on PB all righties think Ed is doing badly and all lefties think he is doing well. Whoever would have thought it?
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A lot of this sort of thing is so subjective. Your bloke always sounds better than theirs.
Spoke with Portsmouth contact tonight and Penny looking safe as houses in Pompey North and Flick in with s good chance in South. Portsmouth in the 21st C is not on paper natural Tory territory. Hoping this bodes well for next week.0 -
He started really poorly and looked dumbstruck under hostile fire but he got better towards the end. Saying Labour didn't overspend to chuckling ridicule from the audience didn't look so good.SouthamObserver said:Not watching, but shocked to find that on PB all righties think Ed is doing badly and all lefties think he is doing well. Whoever would have thought it?
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Douglas Carswell ✔ @DouglasCarswell
Gosh! This is a tough audience. Far better, more insightful questioning than the pro pundits dish out #bbcqt
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Oh dear. Harry did not look at the times.Tykejohnno said:Don't know if this means anything.
https://twitter.com/MrHarryCole/status/593866608113745921/photo/1
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