The 2015 Popularity Contest (aka UK General Election )

[tonyhorne]

How do you mean?

It's just that I am very wary of the current trend to cause a problem and then immediately and categorically state a convenient cause as though it were obvious. It stops proper analysis of the situation and probably allows the real culprits to carry on gaining personally at the expense of the rest of us.

 

[The Cowboy]

For thou very worried about immigration, I appreciate some of the concerns you have.

You have the right to move freely in Europe too. Emigrate to somewhere where you're happier and use the system to your advantage?

Just a suggestion, something to bear in mind. I know it isn't always practicable.

But why should one have to consider it? Even if we were fluent in other languages, I rather like the country of my birth. Saying I can always leave to help the net migration figure is rather avoiding the real issue.

 

[Pienaar's gloves]

But why should one have to consider it? Even if we were fluent in other languages, I rather like the country of my birth. Saying I can always leave to help the net migration figure is rather avoiding the real issue.

I'm not suggesting it solves the problem, just something to bear in mind.

 

[Clint Planet]

Ed using the questioner's name, bang on cue.

 

[bring the ghost on]

Q1 is about the national debt... Let's go to Nigel Farage... ''we need to cut foreign and and come out of the EU''.

Think that's gonna be his answer to everything tonight.

 

[roydo]

They arent looking straight at the camera this time. Creeped me out when they did that in the last one.

 

[Tubey]

"Now is not the time to provide tax cuts for the rich." - Nigel Farage

That's not exactly a "No" Nigel - that's saying you wouldn't do it 2015.

 

[roydo]

Is Sturgeon actually standing as a candidate btw? How could she?

 

[harry]

Q1 is about the national debt... Let's go to Nigel Farage... ''we need to cut foreign and and come out of the EU''.

Think that's gonna be his answer to everything tonight.

If people are going to ask the same questions they will get the same answer. Unless they are allowed to make new answers up, but that sort of goes against what they are trying to do.

 

[Tubey]

Greens are basically playing fairytale populist politics. Transparent and useless.

 

[Tubey]

Sturgeon is a phenomenal politician. Running rings round all of them yet again.

 

[Pienaar's gloves]

I want Nicola Sturgeon, Caroline Lucas and *Cymru girl, forgot her name* whipping Ed Miliband. I think they are brilliant politicians.

 

[Tubey]

I want Nicola Sturgeon, Caroline Lucas and Natalie Bennett whipping Ed Miliband. I think they are brilliant politicians.

Seriously?

 

[Tubey]

Miliband doing well - coming across as rational and not populist.

 

[Tubey]

... and this is an utter disaster for Cameron thus far.