2015 election TV debates

[Benfleet A1]

A handful will do nicely. From little acorns and all that.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

A handful will do nicely. From little acorns and all that.

I said to a mate back in September that I thought it would be two.Think I'd go with Ladbrokes forecast of three atm.

That's not exactly pulling up a lot of trees.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

Funny how UKIP are only scheduled to be in ONE TV debate but nearly the entire thread is talking about UKIP.

Not a lot of discussion needed re Cons and Labour deserving their spots - UKIP being included and Greens not is the contention.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

You'd be unwise to extrapolate from UKIP's performance in the Euro's, as any sort of reliable guide to how well they'll do in next year's General Election,IMO.

I agree, I was merely countering your point about the Greens.

 

[Uncle Leo]

The BBC have confirmed that the Green Party won't have a spot on any of these debates. The decision to include UKIP and not the Greens was due to the former showing a "substantial increase in electoral support".

Still a poor shout in my view. The Greens are actually polling not far behind the Liberal Democrats in some cases.

 

[Pubey]

The BBC have confirmed that the Green Party won't have a spot on any of these debates. The decision to include UKIP and not the Greens was due to the former showing a "substantial increase in electoral support".

Still a poor shout in my view. The Greens are actually polling not far behind the Liberal Democrats in some cases.

Absolutely, although it's chicken-and-egg, it definitely feels like their increased electoral support is in response to their disproportionate increase in the media. Their rise is a self-fulfilling prophecy when they're on the front page, all the time.

 

[dingleydangley]

The BBC have confirmed that the Green Party won't have a spot on any of these debates. The decision to include UKIP and not the Greens was due to the former showing a "substantial increase in electoral support".

Still a poor shout in my view. The Greens are actually polling not far behind the Liberal Democrats in some cases.

Very poor show. The Greens, and the issues that they campaign on will be here long after the demise of Nige's Tea Party. Silly, misguided populism on the part of the Beeb.

 

[North Banker]

The BBC have confirmed that the Green Party won't have a spot on any of these debates. The decision to include UKIP and not the Greens was due to the former showing a "substantial increase in electoral support".

Still a poor shout in my view. The Greens are actually polling not far behind the Liberal Democrats in some cases.

Above in fact, even according to a YouGov poll today that usually underestimates them.

This is a blatant attack on democracy and I hope the Greens challenge it all the way.

Incidentally was one of the people that complained to the BBC (which I urge you to do to), and I got this excuse for a response: http://i.imgur.com/1JHzyQ8.png

 

[Berrichonne shrimper]

Above in fact, even according to a YouGov poll today that usually underestimates them.

This is a blatant attack on democracy and I hope the Greens challenge it all the way.

Incidentally was one of the people that complained to the BBC (which I urge you to do to), and I got this excuse for a response: http://i.imgur.com/1JHzyQ8.png

Loving the way you bl;ank your name out on the letter but its all over your shrimperzone profile.

 

[North Banker]

Loving the way you bl;ank your name out on the letter but its all over your shrimperzone profile.

To be fair it was blanked out from when I posted it on reddit days ago, I just happened to take the opportunity to post it here as well.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

The Greens were represented on QT tonight.

 

[North Banker]

The Greens were represented on QT tonight.

And she did a fantastic job as ever. Refreshing bursts of common sense, and she didn't try and dodge half the questions like the Tory bloke.

 

[Shrimpers are Magic]

And she did a fantastic job as ever. Refreshing bursts of common sense, and she didn't try and dodge half the questions like the Tory bloke.

Easy to be popular when you don't have any real decisions to make - LibDems finding that out the hard way.

 

[Another Surrey Shrimper]

The Greens were represented on QT tonight.

UKIP are represented by Farage in 'an alcohol fuelled Gogglebox special'.

There are a few ways to register that news....