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2015 Election and the Leaders Debates

For discussion of the Leaders Interviews and Debates on the BBC, ITV, Sky News/Channel 4. (October 2014)

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LL
London Lite Founding member
Considering they dropped a family for a participant becoming a PPC for UKIP, it's no surprise considering the people featured are not going to be trained in the rules regarding broadcasting impartiality during a general election, to avoid the subject all together until the general election has finished.

If you watch Leon, he has some leftish Labour type views which wouldn't meet the current rules on impartiality.
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steveboswell
They did review the Labour party political broadcast featuring Martin Freeman, though.
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A former member
They did review the Labour party political broadcast featuring Martin Freeman, though.


And UKIP.
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A former member
STV and BBC Scotland Debates are on Tuesday and Wednesday. Unlike the boring ITV debate and BBC opps debate next week. Neither of the two Scottish debates have very strick rules. This means it feels alot more like Question time or that Ref debate last week, were people can clap, moan or boo. Very Happy
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bilky asko
STV and BBC Scotland Debates are on Tuesday and Wednesday. Unlike the boring ITV debate and BBC opps debate next week. Neither of the two Scottish debates have very strick rules. This means it feels alot more like Question time or that Ref debate last week, were people can clap, moan or boo. Very Happy


That's what we need, pantomime politics.
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Cando
According to the radiotimes.com, the BBC opposition debate will be held at Westminster Central Hall. http://www.c-h-w.com/

The debate is 8-9.30 pm.
Followed by a 30 minute 'reaction' programme with Emily Maitlis. Including interviews with Lib dem and Conservative politicians.
Dimbleby returns at 10.45 for Question Time.
So from 6pm to 12.30am there is only one hour of non news and current affairs on BBC ONE!
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A former member
Cando posted:

So from 6pm to 12.30am there is only one hour of non news and current affairs on BBC ONE!


Some people are never happy Wink
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bilky asko
Cando posted:
According to the radiotimes.com, the BBC opposition debate will be held at Westminster Central Hall. http://www.c-h-w.com/

The debate is 8-9.30 pm.
Followed by a 30 minute 'reaction' programme with Emily Maitlis. Including interviews with Lib dem and Conservative politicians.
Dimbleby returns at 10.45 for Question Time.
So from 6pm to 12.30am there is only one hour of non news and current affairs on BBC ONE!


You never know, there might be a Walford hustings chaired by Dot.
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fanoftv
Is anybody else confused on what ITV News' election logo is meant to represent? Is it a ballot box/cube or the edge of a 3D 'X'. Either way I'm not a fan of how it is cropped and it looks odd on when scaled down on GMB graphics.
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Cando
Also looking at that week Evan Davis has taken over from Paxman on the BBC ONE "Leaders interviews" series. Clegg on Monday at 7.30 and Cameron at the same time on Wednesday. Pretty sure those are produced by the Newsnight team so the choice of host may not be surprising.

Because ITV are airing a 90 minute drama next Monday at 9pm. The Agenda gets pushed to 11.15. Presumably that's 11.45 in STV/UTV land. The Thursday edition remains against Question Time at 10.45.
AN
Andrew Founding member
There's the first of a series of Tonight programmes tonight interviewing the main party leaders. That's at 7:30 - prime time current affairs on ITV!
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Nicky
Is anybody else confused on what ITV News' election logo is meant to represent? Is it a ballot box/cube or the edge of a 3D 'X'. Either way I'm not a fan of how it is cropped and it looks odd on when scaled down on GMB graphics.


It's a cube (ballot box) viewed through a square. Seems pretty straightforward to me...

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