I was working so I had to listen to the radio rather than watch the TV coverage. One thing that stood out was the sound of papers being turned whenever Gordon Brown was speaking. I have no idea where this sound was coming from. Was it Gordon? Was it the presenter? I have no idea but the impression I got was that someone had to use notes when speaking.
Party spin doctors and strategists now have six days to plan for the next show, coach their man, guess their opponents' strategies.
Reading through the comments around the internet I have to conclude that the debate tonight was pretty much worthless. No-one seems to have been swayed by the arguments at all apart from to have their pre-debate beliefs strengthened.
As a piece of theatre, a way of generating news, it has to be the election story of the week but I'm not sure if it works with three people in the same way that the American debates work with the two presidential candidates. Not sure I'll be tuning in next week.
Friday, April 16, 2010
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I listened in the car on the way home from Lahndan-innit.
It sruck me that the only one of the three with the personal chippy jibes was Gordoom. Fucking cheek that he remarked to Cameron that "...this isn't question time, this is answer time..." - rich coming from the bastard that never answers a single question at PMQs.
I think that most people on the internet and tweeting have already made their minds up, particularly on the sites that we follow.
As above Henry, the same thing struck me. The Bastard hasn't answered a question in the house since he was annointed over us.
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