General Election 2017

[midnight_rendezvous]

Blimey, the blinkered lefties are out tonight.

And what was your take on the event? Please share your wisdom with us 'blinkered lefties'?

 

[beorhthelm]

Regardless of any allegiances,

rubbish, all the left think Corbyn had a blinder, the right think May had a blinder. i thought neither said anything of interest, both played a straight bat with Paxman, we've learnt nothing from this.

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

'No deal is better than a bad deal'??

No life is better than a bad life? Bollocks. I want to live and am prepared to suffer hardship to do so. I'm not going to ****ing top myself if I get ill or suffer financial issues.

If she thinks threatening to flounce off is the best plan, she's an idiot.

 

[Bozza]

Blimey, the blinkered lefties are out tonight.

Yep.

That was as decent a performance from May as I can remember seeing, and across this thread I have been very critical of her. I still couldn't vote for her, but I suspect many who were sitting on a fence will have been impressed by that.

The odds of May being the next PM on Betfair have shortened over the last half hour - that won't be a coincidence.

 

[Is it PotG?]

rubbish, all the left think Corbyn had a blinder, the right think May had a blinder. i thought neither said anything of interest, both played a straight bat with Paxman, we've learnt nothing from this.

Neither of them said ANYTHING of any note. Both swerved the tricky ones and refused to give figures. Waste of time.

 

[Ernest]

That awkward moment when you think you're leading a standing ovation and you end up stood up alone like a plum

 

[Soulman]

And what was your take on the event? Please share your wisdom with us 'blinkered lefties'?

Same as any debate, if you support one, you see it that way. As there seems to be more lefties on the board tonight, and in general, the Corbyn will come out the winner.
As for me, neither Tory or Labour, but letting Corbyn anywhere near our Brexit is madness...in my opinion.

 

[Is it PotG?]

As for me, neither Tory or Labour, but letting Corbyn anywhere near our Brexit is madness...in my opinion.

100% correct Sir.

 

[Milano]

That woman is dangerous. The Conservatives have made a major mistake with their choice of leader.

 

[Albumen]

May got a mauling.

 

[Albumen]

No Prime minster is better than a bad Prime Minister.

 

[Husty]

Yep.

That was as decent a performance from May as I can remember seeing, and across this thread I have been very critical of her. I still couldn't vote for her, but I suspect many who were sitting on a fence will have been impressed by that.

The odds of May being the next PM on Betfair have shortened over the last half hour - that won't be a coincidence.

Most political scientists seem to agree that these kind of events make extremely little difference to the outcomes of elections because the only people who watch them already know who they are going to vote for. Probably most likely to influence journalists if anything. Don't think anything really changed after tonight, there were no gaffes or particularly bad moments from either. I think if anything the barometer would swing slightly towards Corbyn as I feel he has more to prove, simply putting in a performance would achieve more for him.

 

[Deadly Danson]

rubbish, all the left think Corbyn had a blinder, the right think May had a blinder. i thought neither said anything of interest, both played a straight bat with Paxman, we've learnt nothing from this.

I'm neither left or right - just saying as I see and certainly the evidence is showing more and more people abandoning May and supporting Corbyn - and on tonight's evidence it's easy to see why. I doubt I will vote for either.

 

[vegster]

Yep.

That was as decent a performance from May as I can remember seeing, and across this thread I have been very critical of her. I still couldn't vote for her, but I suspect many who were sitting on a fence will have been impressed by that.

The odds of May being the next PM on Betfair have shortened over the last half hour - that won't be a coincidence.

Very light on detail and big on evasion and offloading any definitive costs, numbers etc well in to the future by when she hopes to have the majority to do what she thinks we want.

 

[ManOfSussex]

'No deal is better than a bad deal'??

No life is better than a bad life? Bollocks. I want to live and am prepared to suffer hardship to do so. I'm not going to ****ing top myself if I get ill or suffer financial issues.

If she thinks threatening to flounce off is the best plan, she's an idiot.

'If we fail, the consequences for Britain and for the economic security of ordinary working people will be dire.' - Theresa May, 18th May.

 

[JCL666]

How the f**king hell are they are the best two candidates for the job?

And the fact that one of them is in number 10 already is incredible.

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

Same as any debate, if you support one, you see it that way. As there seems to be more lefties on the board tonight, and in general, the Corbyn will come out the winner.
As for me, neither Tory or Labour, but letting Corbyn anywhere near our Brexit is madness...in my opinion.

I agree with your first point but I fail to see how May had a 'good game'. She didn't answer any questions and the audience laughed at her. I know I'm biased but...

 

[seagulls4ever]

Yep.

That was as decent a performance from May as I can remember seeing, and across this thread I have been very critical of her. I still couldn't vote for her, but I suspect many who were sitting on a fence will have been impressed by that.

The odds of May being the next PM on Betfair have shortened over the last half hour - that won't be a coincidence.

The odds have drifted on May becoming the next PM. That won't be a coincidence - Corbyn smashed it compared to May.

 

[Ernest]

I didn't hear 'strong and stable' once, Lynton Crosby has binned that

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

I still think that Corbyn and Abbott's previous support for the IRA makes Labour unelectable.