observer Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Should UKIP be included in these TV debates prior to the next election; or are you happy listening to the same thing from the other three Party Leaders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 All interested parties should be involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Sounds about right, but in the UK the "centre parties" don't like competition from the "extremes"; even or especially when the extremes are closer to public opinion than they are! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 well if UKIP are now the 3rd party (according to polls) they should be there in place of the now irrelavent Lib Dums Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 Unfortunately, Nigel isn't a member of their cosy club! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 18, 2013 Report Share Posted January 18, 2013 I don't know why they bother anyway. America this is NOT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 personally I think it is a complete waste of air time when they could be showing something more educational,like the potters wheel or the test card. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 I like watching someone on a potter's wheel and seeing useful things, vases, bowls and pots being formed out of lumps of clay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Having listened to comments on the news and Q/Time by members of the public - they seem to want "the facts", especially if there's to be a referendum. So perhaps the Parties should be allowed to put their arguements on TV, followed by a "fact check" assessment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Politicians and facts in the same sentence??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 But politicians and facts go well together. How many politicians do you know that cannot produce facts to refute the facts put forward by the opposition? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 The "facts" would be supplied by the TV prog; they could do it with sub-titles, as the politician is speaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Clones.....................or Clowns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 20, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Problem is - the majority of the public vote for them, so what does that say about the public?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Problem is - the majority of the public vote for them, so what does that say about the public?! Sheep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Sheep. we can't pull the wool over your eyes can we Peter?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Facts Obs, everyone has their own facts, If the Tv program produced facts you did not like you would say it was a white wash, Who's facts are the Tv program to use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 we can't pull the wool over your eyes can we Peter??Baa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Thought you were the one for "facts" Kije. TV progs have already carried "fact check" progs on the Budget for example, compiled from official sources and deciphered by the experts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Ah well if you are going to involve experts Which set of experts are you going to use. the ones that support the "Facts" or the ones that refute them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 The same set of "experts" (economists etc), that interpret your TV news every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algy Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 In an ideal world you would wish to use neutral 'experts' however in my view there are no such creatures as everyone has a political bias and as professional as they are supposed to be that bias will always filter through!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted January 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 But it's as near as you'd get to providing objective info, which many folk seem to require prior to a vote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Get real Obs, If the experts disagreed with your stand point you would call it a white wash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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