The ITV Leaders Debate - 2nd April 2015
What is it?
A seven-way debate between the leaders of the Conservative Party, the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party, Plaid Cymru, the SNP and UKIP
Who’s the referee?
Julie Etchingham, co-presenter of ITV News at Ten and presenter of Tonight
When and where?
8pm to 10pm, broadcast on ITV
A seven-way debate between the leaders of the Conservative Party, the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats, the Labour Party, Plaid Cymru, the SNP and UKIP
Who’s the referee?
Julie Etchingham, co-presenter of ITV News at Ten and presenter of Tonight
When and where?
8pm to 10pm, broadcast on ITV
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God I hope not. I'm hoping it'll be something like this...
It all depends on how each leader approaches this debate. Concentrate on selling yourself, your party and your policies. Or, go after your nearest rival and attempt to downgrade his and his party's popularity.
hahaha!
It's going to be tough trying to work out who's speaking.
I was just going to post:
"8 posts so far and no sign of political animosity"
Having Cameron and Miliband on stage together for the only time would bear this out alone, but putting all the other major leaders from England, Scotland and Wales up there with them will ensure two hours of fascinating viewing - whether it takes the form of an orderly debate or a bunfight.
Clearly the goal is for each leader to make themselves and their message heard, but each leader has their own separate aims they'll be aiming to strengthen during tonight's proceedings - and watching those unfold along with the dynamics of the interactions between each of them will be fascinating.
Remember that any meaningful moments and stated points may carry more weight than they did last week because the public has the whole of the long Easter weekend to view them in the highlights packages and digest them accordingly.
This debate will also be analysed to within an inch of its life by way of three or four polls after it's concluded - and the continual feedback "worm" poll which will run throughout the debate itself.
Tonight's debate may not change the outcome of the election but it may give us the biggest indication yet to what will happen afterwards.
It's something people on all sides of the political spectrum can agree on
A pointless exercise that will just not work.
I would prefer leaders focus on this BUT I doubt it will happen. In particular at least 2 of them will not be able to help themselves as that is what , esp for one of them, they've been trained/coached to do ie ...attack attack attack with negative campaign so the attention is shifted away from their non-existent and ever changing "policies".
A debate drinking game could be fun. Could be dangerous though!
What if someone says "I agree with Nick"?
That's how Dave wanted it.
Hopefully people on all sides can also agree on the difficulty of keeping the debate running fairly and properly and the suitability of the lady ITV have chosen to do that - namely Julie Etchingham.
She sure has come a long way from Newsround and deservedly so.
I wonder how he'll play it. If I was him I would keep quiet and let the others come across like kids.
A loud raspberry every time somebody says "I was talking to a voter in the street this week......."
Class!:D;-)
Even with the anaysis the average voter isn't going to be swayed by much, or anything, out of these debates.
Tbh, i think he'l come unstuck. He might look a bit stupid!