Current Affairs 2017 General Election

[ToffeeTim]

You think he's being more harsh on Theresa?

I thought that for a minute or two but now I think I was just being influenced by the weird heckling in the background lol

 

[nsno-chris]

I know a head teacher who had a choice of keeping on an extra teacher, and thus make classes smaller (and keep the poor bloke in a job), or he could run after school French club. He bowed to parent pressure and kept the french club. And the bloke lost his job. And it made me angry.

Those in charge of budgets act in their own interests. And that interest is to pass stress onto those below them and then blame the government. I see it all too often. Money doesn't grow on trees.

There's less money coming in from government. It's that simple, they may have control over the budget but less money coming in puts those decisions at the hands of people.

Public sector has been hit hard

 

[tsubaki]

You think he's being more harsh on Theresa?

It is veering that way. He didn't mock Corbyn once (or if he did it got smacked straight back at him), but he has done it repeatedly to May.

 

[nsno-chris]

Proper biffs giving her a standing ovation

Swivel you Tory rats

 

[bring the ghost on]

It is veering that way. He didn't mock Corbyn once (or if he did it got smacked straight back at him), but he has done it repeatedly to May.

I think the audience jeering probably gave the mocking a bit more limelight. He seemed to constantly interrupt Corbyn a lot more, but that probably played into Corbyn's hands.

 

[Joey66]

Joey - Corbyn won the vote of Labour members. He got nearly 49% of them, not counting the affiliated vote or the £3 people.

Pity his PLP want him out momentum is a party within a party!
Paxman is ripping him to bits tonight!

 

[ToffeeTim]

Proper biffs giving her a standing ovation

Swivel you Tory rats

He was an absolute state that boy. And the labour heckler was annoying too.

People like that really put me off party politics. Stop clapping after a boring interview like you've just listened to something from Churchill when it was actually dull old Theresa, and equally stop heckling from the back and listen cause it makes you look like you're 16.

 

[edge]

Proper biffs giving her a standing ovation

Swivel you Tory rats

Does a fella on his own count as a starting ovation?.
Thought she was struggling a bit there midway point last few minutes she got it together a bit near the end.

 

[Walken]

I think the audience jeering probably gave the mocking a bit more limelight. He seemed to constantly interrupt Corbyn a lot more, but that probably played into Corbyn's hands.

I think Corbyn does well in one in one interviews largely because he actually believes in what he is saying, the Tories are constantly playing a devious game and when caught out look very silly,

 

[tsubaki]

Pity his PLP want him out momentum is a party within a party!
Paxman is ripping him to bits tonight!

 

[orly]

Does a fella on his own count as a starting ovation?.
Thought she was struggling a bit there midway point last few minutes she got it together a bit near the end.

Yep my read on it too. Very poor with the audience, started poorly with the Paxman bit, recovered by the end.

Small win for Corbyn.

 

[Gwladysstreetlad]

Paxman is an absolute plague. Does he ever add anything to ANY discussion he's involved in? Everything becomes about that attention seeking bell and his childish showing off. Wouldn't it be great of that fool actually allowed people to answer him?!

 

[Harryflashman]

Pity his PLP want him out momentum is a party within a party!
Paxman is ripping him to bits tonight!

You thought corbyn got ripped to bits ? Seriously, I'm not the blokes biggest fan but tonight only one person Stunk the place out and it was somebody who prides them self on being strong and stable .

As has been said it's clear why she swerved the debate , you don't do that if your confident in yourself.

 

[ToffeeTim]

Yep my read on it too. Very poor with the audience, started poorly with the Paxman bit, recovered by the end.

Small win for Corbyn.

Corbyn edged it in a split decision, but nothing of substance took place to have much of an impact on the campaign. That's my take anyway.

 

[Gouldy]

Debt vs deficit.... there is a big difference. The deficit needs to come down first.... and it has been doing so. When the deficit has been eliminated, then the debt can start to come down. This is basic and important economics that so many fail to grasp.....

The only way the Tory's could have prevented the debt from rising further would have been to inflict the most severe, immediate and brutal spending cut imaginable. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

Austerity is not the only option. Especially when its an attempt to balance the books on the backs of the poorest in society.