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DV
DVB Cornwall
Breaking News

Confirmed the three leaders will appear pre election.

ITV Alistair Stewart, SKY Adam Boulton and BBC David Dimbleby to present.
JO
Joshua
ITV 1st to air, then Sky News, then BBC holding the last debate.

It will certainly be interesting in terms of ratings - in peak time.
JP
jpeg987
Unlike ITV,Sky and the BBC will make their debates available to other broadcasters to simulcast live.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8425280.stm
:-(
A former member
You bet my now deleted post by 2mins Laughing

So if Mr Alex take this to court, could there still get not go ahead?
BR
Brekkie
Unlike ITV,Sky and the BBC will make their debates available to other broadcasters to simulcast live.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8425280.stm

Don't blame ITV as if the BBC showed it, they'd steal the viewers.

Really though this will be a massive anti-climax and shouldn't' worry the ratings - our politicians are simply too dull to carry such an event, and these events are about personality, not politics.
DV
DVB Cornwall
The detail is covered in this BBC Press Release .
IN
itv News fan
I really do hope LABOUR WIN! The last time the Tories were in power they brought are towns and cities to there knees! Labour has never and will never do that! The recent poll showed the tories have a 14 point lead over Labour and if they win, we'll go back to the times were the country was at unrest and I never want to see those times return. So please people vote LABOUR in the General Election! Please
SC
Schwing
I really do hope LABOUR WIN! The last time the Tories were in power they brought are towns and cities to there knees! Labour has never and will never do that! The recent poll showed the tories have a 14 point lead over Labour and if they win, we'll go back to the times were the country was at unrest and I never want to see those times return. So please people vote LABOUR in the General Election! Please


I see that the patients have taken over the asylum... Tell me, itv News fan, have you read the title of this website? Which part of 'TV Forum' do you not understand? It's a forum (hence the word 'Forum' in the title) for discussing TV (ditto 'TV'). Now if it was called TV and Politics Forum, I could understand your little diatribe, but, no, I can't quite bring myself to do it. Perhaps because you're wrong.

Now if you want to have a real debate on whether the Conservatives did (or did not) bring the country to its knees during the 80s and 90s, if you want to discuss the (supposed) merits of Labour, then I suggest you take your opinions and views elsewhere. Perhaps to fora which discusses politics. Call me old fashioned, but I think that that is best. Don't you?
IN
itv News fan
Well obviously I know it an tv debate, im just airing my opinion. Now don't speak to me like that again, don't know who you think you are!
PE
Pete Founding member
I really do hope LABOUR WIN! The last time the Tories were in power they brought are towns and cities to there knees! Labour has never and will never do that! The recent poll showed the tories have a 14 point lead over Labour and if they win, we'll go back to the times were the country was at unrest and I never want to see those times return. So please people vote LABOUR in the General Election! Please


Are you 12?
IN
itv News fan
Me 12! Are you 12? This is supposed to be a tv debate and I put 1 point and im slagged off for it! Your just childish!
DO
dosxuk
Me 12! Are you 12? This is supposed to be a tv debate and I put 1 point and im slagged off for it! Your just childish!


A "Yes" would have sufficed...

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