Mass debate

[oracleslave]

Milliband was very good

I can't think of a more unappealing, damp squib, uninspiring no hoper with less charisma than a mannequin that I have ever seen, either in real life or on telly. He needs a foam-hand style capital L permanently ensconced on his forehead.

[BolshieBastard]

I can't think of a more unappealing, damp squib, uninspiring no hoper with less charisma than a mannequin that I have ever seen, either in real life or on telly. He needs a foam-hand style capital L permanently ensconced on his forehead.

CAMERON.

[BrilloPad]

I'm watching these but I scarcely feel much more informed about these parties' policies, than I would by just watching interviews with Andrew Neil...

AndrewNeil is a twunt

[scooterscot]

What was it that Sturgeon said that was so impressive?

In a word Poverty.

It's an utter disgrace such a wealthy country expects poverty to increase its hold on a greater number of Brits in the coming years. She challenged the others how this can happen in a country such as ours when so much in aid is being pumped out. And yet the other leaders shrugged off the matter. Clegg brushed on mental health, made some good points. And it was clear Cameron was a passenger throughout.

[Euler]

In a word Poverty.

It's an utter disgrace such a wealthy country expects poverty to increase its hold on a greater number of Brits in the coming years. She challenged the others how this can happen in a country such as ours when so much in aid is being pumped out. And yet the other leaders shrugged off the matter. Clegg brushed on mental health, made some good points. And it was clear Cameron was a passenger throughout.

Poverty will always exist in every society.
Here for example.
Sturgeon came across well to the simple-minded because her "arguments" consisted of the simple, platitudinous, cliched verbiage that simpletons like.
I'm not surprised you were taken in.
In particular she showed no appreciation of the fact that the NHS needs reform in the direction of the European private-public partnership model if it is to survive at all.
I find it amazing how some of our wannabe leaders are so thick.

[BrilloPad]

Poverty will always exist in every society.
Here for example.
Sturgeon came across well to the simple-minded because her "arguments" consisted of the simple platitudinous cliched verbiage.
I'm not surprised you were taken in.

Most agreed that Sturgeon spoke common sense and came across well. The only ones who did not agree were the simple minded.

[malvolio]

In a word Poverty.

It's an utter disgrace such a wealthy country expects poverty to increase its hold on a greater number of Brits in the coming years. She challenged the others how this can happen in a country such as ours when so much in aid is being pumped out. And yet the other leaders shrugged off the matter. Clegg brushed on mental health, made some good points. And it was clear Cameron was a passenger throughout.

If you increase the nation's net wealth, poverty goes up in proportion. And while the overseas aid budget looks big (and I agree it's better spent at home anyway), it's a lot less than what they are aiming to cut from the welfare budget. So perhaps not all that significant in the greater scheme of things.

As for Cameroon, I get the feeling he was treating the whole thing as an unnecessary side show of no real value and, given it was one against six, he was never going to win any points so let's play the senior statesman card. A view with which I have some sympathy.

[Euler]

Most agreed that Sturgeon spoke common sense and came across well. The only ones who did not agree were the simple minded.

You have a double whammy issue, sadly: not only are you a simpleton but you're also a loon.

[minestrone]

I did not watch it, I find Sturgeon's chat utterly cringing and twee.

And if she was dribbling on about poverty then that is laughable, she cut 140,000 college places to pay for the free tuition fees for the middle class children, they were often the starting point for working class kids to get to uni.

So now there are less working class kids at university in Scotland than in England.

Her headline grabbing policies that were there to buy the votes of the middle classes have only entrenched poverty in Scotland.

[SueEllen]

ms#4 tells me most of her uni mates are going to vote green.

Least they are bloody going to vote.

I'm working on the younger members of my family though it's much easier to convince those who live in a marginal that their vote counts.....